I've just compiled this DVD for someone here. Since they don't have an official DVD yet (ever?), does anyone else here want a copy for a nominal fee/trade? email me if interested.

Specifications: PAL, 4:3 fullscreen, encoded in SP (~5 Mbps), single-sided DVD-R.


contains:

1. It Ain't What You Do +
2. Really Saying Something ++T
3. Shy Boy ++T
4. Cheers Then @
5. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) ++T
6. Cruel Summer %T
7. Robert De Niro's Waiting ++
8. Rough Justice @
9. State I'm In @
10. Hotline To Heaven #T
11. The Wild Life @
12. Do Not Disturb #T
13. Venus +
14. Venus (12" version) %T
15. More Than Physical %T
16. A Trick of the Night (version 1) $
17. A Trick of the Night (version 2) #T
18. I Heard a Rumour ##T
19. Love In the First Degree %T
20. I Can't Help It ##
21. I Can't Help It (12" version) *
22. Mr. Sleaze *
23. I Want You Back (version 1) ##
24. I Want You Back (version 2) #
25. Love, Truth and Honesty #
26. Nathan Jones ++
27. Help %T
28. Cruel Summer '89 #
29. Only Your Love #
30. Preacher Man #
31. Long Train Running ++
32. Tripping On Your Love #
33. Movin' On #T
34. Last Thing On My Mind #
35. More More More #


source/comments:

+ official DVD

++ official club DVD with transparent dotted > watermark (barely visible) in bottom right corner of screen

@ 'And That's Not All...' VHS

* 'The Greatest Hits Collection' VHS

# other official promo VHS

## other official promo VHS - looks virtually DVD quality

$ VHS recording from TV

% Rage - digital TV capture

T - contains brief artist and/or title superscript


I've used the 'best' source of each video that I have. Many of the clips have the full intro/outro unlike those that appear on their official VHS compilations.


To give an idea of what some of the videos are like, I've uploaded these ones to youtube:

'Do Not Disturb' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGzNhrSkjUA

'A Trick of the Night' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjWnFWmZ5c

'I Can't Help It' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MxczbPmCw

'Love, Truth and Honesty' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDrvfVKn0_M


I uploaded some Rage-sourced clips too, but won't post them here as I'm sure most of us have seen them already/can imagine.


The lowest-quality clips on the compilation are:

'Last Thing On My Mind' - second generation VHS copy from official promo vid, audio re-done however with CD.

'Tripping On Your Love' - as for 'Last Thing On My Mind', but has some tape-wear evident on a couple of scenes plus some colour instability.


I haven't uploaded to youtube yet any of the promo DVD sourced clips with the transparent > watermark, but to get an idea of what this looks like, you can view it on this clip I've uploaded:

Yazz 'Good Thing Going' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV0WGx3xxTs


I have the videos complete from 'I Found Love' to 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' - will be compiling a 2nd DVD of Bananarama clips soon.

I made a Bananarama DVD for me a few years ago and gave a copy to Michael here...

I used the video compilations which I have including:

"and that's not all"

"the videosingles (True Confessions video's)

I stopped after that as I didn't get to do the later stuff as I don't **** the S/A/W period as much...

I do have the Bananarama "Greatest"

I do want to ask if your dvd has promo's from the 1st video compilation or is it from the same one as mine with all the carry on in between video's?

I would be interested in buying this DVD of yours though as the later stuff is more RARE.

I have Version 2 of "Trick Of The Night" (PWL No.1 Mix) BUT not in the best condition.

How is your copy?

"Trick Of The Night" is actually my favourite Bananarama track of ALL time :-)

> I do want to ask if your dvd has promo's from the 1st
> video compilation or is it from the same one as mine
> with all the carry on in between video's?

I've taken 'Cheers Then', 'Rough Justice', 'State I'm In', and 'The Wild Life' from that VHS - I've put that in the (admittedly confusing) source key below the list.

I hate the 'And That's Not All...' VHS myself, talking over the vids/cutting them off

I've sourced much better copies of the other vids. My 'Hotline To Heaven' vid isn't quite as bright colour-wise as the one I have from 'And That's Not All...', but it has a clean intro and some seconds at the end that are cut off on the 'And That's Not All...' copy.

I hate their 'The Greatest Hits Collection' VHS as well. Regrettably I've had to use 'I Can't Help It (12" version)' and 'Mr. Sleaze' from there. I have another (complete) copy of the 'I Can't Help It (12" version)', but it's in NTSC. I'm probably also going to put together a 3rd DVD in NTSC as I have a few remix videos from Rockamerica/Telegenics etc.

> I have Version 2 of "Trick Of The Night" (PWL No.1
> Mix) BUT not in the best condition.

> How is your copy?

I've actually listed it as version 1, as it was filmed before the 2nd version for the US market (which appears on their 'The Video Singles' VHS - but I've sourced a better 'clean' copy).

My copy of the original (black & white) video is not perfect but is good. I don't think any 'perfect' copies of this exist (other than maybe in the BBC's archives) as it was only aired on the BBC as far as I'm aware. The Nanas hated it so much that they paid for the 2nd video themselves

WOO-HOO!

Finished compiling the rest:

Bananarama music videos 2 (PAL):

1. I Found Love ~
2. Every Shade of Blue #
3. Take Me To Your Heart #
4. Waterloo $
5. Careless Whisper #
6. Move In My Direction +
7. Move In My Direction (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal Mix Edit) +T
8. Look On the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) +
9. Love Comes ++
10. Love Don't Live Here ++
11. Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid) #
12. Let It Be (Ferry Aid) #
13. Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid II) #


Bananarama music videos 3 (NTSC):

1. Venus (12" version - alternative edit) +T
2. I Heard a Rumour (Rockamerica remix) +T
3. I Can't Help It (12" version) [complete, unlike the PAL copy] #T
4. Megamix +T
5. Take Me To Your Heart (Rockamerica remix) #T
6. Look On the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) (Rockamerica remix - Angel City Alternative Radio edit) +T
7. Look On the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) (Solasso remix) +T



Source:


+ official DVD

++ official club DVD with transparent dotted > watermark (barely visible) in bottom right corner of screen

# official VHS

$ VHS recording from TV

~ download

T - contains brief artist and/or title superscript


email me if interested in copies.

Siobhan can wax my board anytime.

Ha ha, I'm a huge Siobhan/Shakespears Sister fan. She was always the most interesting Nana IMO.

Siobhan is INDEED the most interesting and creative Nana.

I think if I met Siobhan I would literally DIE!

LOL! Yeah, the other 2 are pretty much just drunks....but I do love them!

Keren is my favourite as she's just too gorgeous! :)

Sarah's always looked like a tranny IMO!

I had a friend in high school who reminded me a bit of Sara (looks-wise). Coincidentally, her name was Alice, which is the name of Sara's daughter!

I loved the commentary Keren & Sara did on their albums and the artwork a few years ago, for a magazine article. I can't remember which of the pair said this, but when reviewing the 1984 'Bananarama' album sleeve, they said:

"Left to right: Boy George, Marilyn, Hazell Dean" (Keren, Sara, Siobhan)




Spot on, if you ask me.


Have you guys seen this copy of 'Please Yourself' they signed for a fan? Utterly hilarious!




just remembered this mockery I did of it:




..and this one

LOL! I bought the remastered editions of their albums a couple of years ago. It's a shame they didn't release a DVD comp as well, but i have to be happy with the VHS editions. I like the classic line up and haven't really listened to the stuff that they have released as a duo. I had a crush on Karen at the time.

Here's some of the videos on the Bananarama DVDs I've compiled that I've just uploaded to youtube:


Robert De Niro's Waiting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3ufH9PPI6w

I think this is the only complete version of the 'Robert De Niro's Waiting' video on youtube.



Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKN-iDm_rU


More More More:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9heoTps5E

Sorry for those who have been waiting a (long) while for these... I will be posting them next week. I've gotten hold of better copies of several videos since I started this thread, and have used these on the DVD compilations.

^ Lee, I removed the 'More More More' video myself, and re-uploaded it, as I used a faulty input lead when re-encoding it for youtube - resulting in sound only coming from the left speaker.

Here's the re-uploaded one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAiYpWrEbk


Other Bananarama vids from this (although I've re-done the audio on a couple since) are linked on the playlist on this channel's page:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ohnoitisnathan19



PS the vids ('It Ain't What You Do' through to 'Love Don't Live Here') are spread over 3 DVD's, as I didn't want to compress them.

WOW, the signed Shakespeare's Sister 'Stay' is AMAZING!. I f u c k i n g hate this song signed from Siobhan is GREAT!!!

I have HEAPS of Bananarama stuff signed to from when I met them in 1997 :-) I still have YET to meet Siobhan though :-(

Nathan, can I buy this Bananarama dvd off you?

I have all the videos but I like the way you have put yours together :-)

I like how Sara thinks 'Please Yourself' is rubbish as I don't like Please Yourself much either. Once Siobhan left there was a lot of hit and miss unfortunately. BUT I love, love, love lots of their stuff post Siobhan as well... Like Love Truth And Honesty, Exotica, Pop Life and Viva which i ADORE!!!

Hey saw your post. Nice collection, but... you're missing one of their rarest videos from your collection, "Every Shade Of Blue". I have a very nice laserdisc rip. PM me. :D Also, I'd be interested in that Bananarama dvd compilation, although I have most anyway.

I do actually have a good copy of 'Every Shade of Blue', sourced form a promo VHS with no logos or anything over the top. I did list it above. If you want a copy of these DVD's, I've linked my email (just take out the NOSPAM bit). Willing to trade.

Email sent.