[Slowhand] Secret Policeman's Balls - a 3 disc DVD set to be released in North America

[John Walasko]

Hi everybody,

A news item courtesy thedigitalbits.com:


Shout! Factory has just announced a VERY cool 3-disc DVD release: The  
Secret Policeman's Balls, due in stores on 1/27 (SRP $39.99)! Those of  
you familiar with these live U.K. fundraisers for Amnesty  
International will know that they've featured an amazing array of  
musical and comedy talent over the years, including Monty Python,  
Beyond the Fringe, Rowan Atkinson, Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Laurie,  
Pete Townshend, Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel,  
Donovan, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Joan Armatrading, Eric  
Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins.

The set includes FIVE complete classic Balls, including Pleasure at  
Her Majesty's (1976), The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979), The Secret  
Policeman's Other Ball (1981), The Secret Policeman's Third Ball  
(1987) and The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989), along with the  
2004 Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? documentary, introductions  
and audio commentaries by series co-creator Martin Lewis, ultra-rare  
and never-before-seen sequences and performances, and TV spots,  
trailers and news footage from the events.