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Title : Hard Rock Treasures / Wikipedia(En) | |
Record Label : Nowondvd | |
Number : NODD00101 | |
Date : 21 December 2007 | |
Price : 4620yen | |
Length : 86min | |
Artist : Various Artists |
CD Description : The best treasure hunt ever for all rock fans! The Hard Rock Café has 125 shops worldwide. The memorabilia of big artists that adorn the walls of the café is a coveted treasure for fans. Collected through direct negotiations with artists, donations from family members and purchases at auction, the memorabilia ranges from guitars and other instruments and stage costumes to gold discs, signed posters and photographs, autographed notes and notebooks. The memorabilia collection, which began with Eric Clapton's guitar, a regular at the first London shop, on the wall, continues to this day and is said to be the world's largest collection of memorabilia, currently comprising some 69,000 items, totalling over 2.5 billion yen. This documentary closely follows Don Bernstein, in charge of collecting memorabilia at the Hard Rock Café, and follows his direct negotiations with the artists. It interweaves promotional videos and live footage of iconic songs such as Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water, Van Halen's Jump and Black Sabbath's Paranoid with rarely seen behind-the-scenes footage of the artists' luxurious homes, huge warehouses, studios and other locations. and behind-the-scenes footage of the artists' luxurious homes, huge warehouses, studios and more. There are also plenty of interviews with artists such as Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, as well as the late Pantera's Dimebag Darrell and The Who's John Entwistle. The film also features a series of treasures never before seen outside the gates, including a vast collection of memorabilia from the Hard Rock Café's vaults, far beyond anything imaginable, and footage of the donation of Eric Clapton's guitar, the first memorable memorabilia of its kind. A total of 44 musicians from 28 bands will perform! Thousands of pieces of memorabilia will appear! An unprecedented ‘treasure’ documentary! |