Rock Family Tree

6 Dvd Set
Based on the work of former ZigZag editor Pete Frame, the two series of Rock Family Trees plotted the history of assorted bands and music scenes by tracing the shifting lineups of musicians. First broadcast by BBC TV in 1995 and 1998, all the programmes were narrated by John Peel

Series 1
The Fleetwood Mac Story
The history of Fleetwood Mac, who formed in 1967 have survived many different line-ups

The Birmingham Beat
A look at the stories behind the Birmingham music scene.

Deep Purple People
The tempestuous history of one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.

New York Punk
Tracing the roots of the New York music scene of the mid-seventies.

The British R&B Boom
Pop history series. Featuring the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and Cream.

The New Merseybeat
15 years after the Mersey sound, Liverpool was once again at the heart of the music scene.
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Series 2
California Dreamin’
The stories of the Mamas and the Papas and the Lovin’ Spoonful, two classic 60s bands.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath have caused outrage with their lifestyles as well as their lyrics.

The Mersey Sound
Tracing the rapid rise and fall of the Mersey Beat scene in the early and mid-1960s.

Banshees and Other Creatures
The story of Siouxsie and the Banshees and other bands to emerge from the punk explosion.

The Prog Rock Years
The stories behind the biggest bands in the progressive rock movement of the seventies.

And God Created Manchester
Featuring the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and Monaco.

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