Advantages: An impressively accurate and very well made re-issue of a classic retro toy. Disadvantages: The "dilemma" ... should I open and play or keep sealed and display ???
of toy technology. Robots that "transformed" into vehicles was probably the coolest toy concept to have hit the shelves and for those of you lucky enough to have owned some of the first generation Transformers toys you would have been the envy of your friends !!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FROM THE AUTOBOTS !!!
1984 was a long time ago but to mark that special anniversary Hasbro have released a commemorative 25thAnniversary Edition of the greatest Transformer of all time ... Optimus Prime !!!
And, whilst the toys based on the CGI created Optimus Prime from this summer's blockbuster may look impressive nothing can quite beat the retro feel of the original Transformers toys ... and this Optimus Prime toy has been accurately produced so that it has both the look and feel of the 1984 original.
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE ...
Advantages: all the episodes! Disadvantages: nothing original extra :(
This is a double series set of DVDs to celebrate 25 years since the creation of the young ones on BBC.
The Young ones was a sitcom broadcast on BBC two in the 1980's, written by Rik Mayall and Ade Edmunson it is about 4 students who attend 'Scumbag College' North London. Although set in north london it was actually filmed, well most of it actually in Bristol. The four students are called Rik Prick, Neil, Mike, and Vyvyan. Each can be seen to portray teenagers of different decades. Neil as the 1960's Hippy who studies peace studies, Mike as the 1950's 'happy days - like' Fonze (aka lady killer), Vyvyan as the 1970's Punk rocker (ironically studying to be a Doctor!), and Rik the anarchist studying Socailism. Although through all of the series's not once do we actually see any of them spend any time at thier institution, or working, nor ...
Advantages: Fantastic History of the band who invented Folk Rock Disadvantages: No Family Tree, but you can get it in "History"
The band's name is FairportConvention, not Fairground Convention.
There is a wonderful CD compilation , callled "History" which a fine selection of Fairport's music, but this compilation has two CDs and as such provides a more exhaustive selection of the band's work for the Island label.
It opens with a track from their debut album (which was on the Polydor label) and featured Judy Dyble on vocals,) a version of Joni Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning" demonstrating their early leanings towards their West Coast influences of Bob Dylan , Jefferson Airplane and Phil Ochs.
The band have always had a fluid line up and around 1968 virtually single handedly invented British Folk rock. Sandy Denny (ex of the early Strawbs) came in on vocals and Richard Thompson on guitar, The groups history is detailed concisely and beutifully in the liner ...
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