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If you are still looking for that perfect gift for someone on your list (or even yourself), Time Life Music has the nostalgic CDs and DVDs you’re looking for. There’s something for everyone, whether it’s classic rock, soul music, or timeless concerts. These award-winning DVD and CD collections from Time Life music will bring you back to the past with nostalgic memories!
Time Life Music Collections
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY
Austin City Limits is the longest-running music show in television history, and since the beginning, it has held a special connection to country music. Beloved by artists and fans alike, Austin City Limits is known for authentic music presented in live and uncut performances. With AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY, home audiences can experience Austin City Limits country music like never before!
Hand-selected from over 40 years of Austin City Limits archives, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY brings together the most iconic country artists across five decades of performances, their most beloved hits, and features an astounding 164 live, uncut performances from 1974 – 2018, including Willie Nelson’s “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” George Strait’s “Amarillo By Morning,” Reba McEntire’s “Whoever’s In New England,” Vince Gill’s “Whenever You Come Around,” Alan Jackson’s “Livin’ On Love,” and Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.” Other country icons featured include Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins, and Buck Owens, superstars such as Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and Randy Travis, plus today’s greats including Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brad Paisley.
Plus, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY includes once-in-a-lifetime collaborations like Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson singing “Me and Bobby McGee,” Vince Gill and Patty Loveless singing “After The Fire Is Gone,” and Emmylou Harris singing “Crazy” along with Willie Nelson who wrote the song. Also featured are bonus interviews, a FREE bonus DVD of the Austin City Limits 1974 pilot episode featuring a complete Willie Nelson concert, and a collectible memory booklet. (MSRP $119.96)
SUMMER BREEZE COLLECTION
Beaches, sunsets, and lazy afternoons filled with sun-kissed melodies and cherished memories. These are the songs that make every day feel like summertime. Sit back and relax with the soft rock sounds of the ’70s and ’80s with Time Life’s SUMMER BREEZE COLLECTION.
Across 10 CDs, SUMMER BREEZE soft rock fans will thrill to the most unforgettable smooth rock classics, including “Breeze” by Seals & Crofts, “Sailing” by Christopher Cross, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. “Sara Smile” by Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Still the One” from Orleans, and “Even the Nights Are Better” by Air Supply. Other favorite artists of the time include Ambrosia, America, Bread, Chicago, Phil Collins, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins, Toto, and so many more! Included is also a FREE Bonus CD, Classic Rock Ballads, filled with 16 hits, including “Let Me Take You Home Tonight” by Boston, “Lady” by Styx, “Heaven” by Warrant, “Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon, “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” by Meat Loaf and more! (Available exclusively on TimeLife.com; $139.95)
FOREVER SOUL
Nothing matches the unmistakable passion of Soul music. The legends of Soul in the ’50s and ’60s brought us songs packed with intense passion and emotion, and these hits bring back wonderful memories of that era when all-time legends gave us the true beginnings of Soul. Now, for the first time, the most beloved hits from this golden age of soul are together in Time Life Music FOREVER SOUL, a superlative 9-CD collection.
FOREVER SOUL features 154 original classics that defined a generation, including “Respect” by Aretha Franklin, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” by Otis Redding, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown, “I’ve Got A Woman” by Ray Charles, “Get Ready” by The Temptations, “In The Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett, and so many more! Other legendary artists on the collection who’ve reached deep into our hearts and touched our souls include Four Tops, The Impressions, The Isley Brothers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Temptations, and more! Also included is a FREE Bonus CD, The Best of Sam Cooke, filled with 15 great hits by one of Soul’s most influential artists, including “Wonderful World,” “Chain Gang,” “Bring It On Home To Me,” “You Send Me,” “Cupid,” and many more! (Available exclusively at Time Life.com; $149.95)
FOREVER 60s
The ’60s were a decade of change. New hopes, dreams, and attitudes created the fantastic music scene that still echoes today. Now, for the first time, the most significant artists performing their biggest pop hits from an unforgettable decade are together in FOREVER 60s, a 9-CD set guaranteed to bring you back to yesteryear!
Only Time Life could bring music lovers such a variety of musical magic, including original hit recordings such as “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys, “Cherish” by The Association, “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” by Frankie Valli, “These Eyes” by The Guess Who, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” by Jackie DeShannon, “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison, and so many more. Other iconic performers of the time include the best-loved hits from Bobby Darin, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, The Monkees, Neil Sedaka, The Rascals, Sony and Cher, and more! FOREVER 60s also includes a FREE bonus CD, “Motown’s ’60s Classics,” which includes hits from The Supremes, Four Tops, The Temptations, and Stevie Wonder, along with a collectible 24-page booklet featuring photos and stories about the artists and their timeless ’60s songs. (MSRP $149.95)
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CONCERT
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors rock music’s greats yearly during a prestigious black-tie ceremony. These induction ceremonies—featuring the biggest names in classic rock from the ’60s, ’70s, and 80s—have become nearly as epic as the artists they celebrate. Across 10 DVDs, ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CONCERT brings together the best performances from 34 years of induction ceremonies – over 33 hours of incredible entertainment and poignant reunions, one-of-a-kind collaborations, moving and often hilarious induction speeches!
Featuring 201 total performances on ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CONCERT, you’ll be treated to unforgettable performances by the likes of AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Chicago, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Mick Jagger, Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, Prince, R.E.M., Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Sting, James Taylor, and U2. Classic rock enthusiasts will thrill by the once-in-a-lifetime on-stage collaborations, including “Born To Run” – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and Billy Joel, “Gimme Shelter” – U2 with Mick Jagger, Fergie, and will.i.am, “The Weight” – The Band with Eric Clapton, “Teach Your Children” – Crosby, Stills & Nash with James Taylor and Emmylou Harris, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, and Prince.
And the biggest and best video music collection Time Life has ever produced is now bigger and better than ever, with 22 performances from 2018 and 2019 that have never been available before by artists including Bon Jovi, The Cars, Def Leppard, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, The Cure, The Moody Blues and more! Also included in this set is a free 3 DVD bonus collection: the complete 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, an Emmy® award-winning celebration called “the best concerts ever”; it also includes a 36-page Rolling Stone Magazine souvenir booklet commemorating these shows. (MSRP $119.96)
RUSSELL SIMMONS’ DEF COMEDY JAM COLLECTION
Time Life delivers RUSSELL SIMMONS’ DEF COMEDY JAM COLLECTION, the dopest, deffest DVD collection hailing from the smash-hit HBO series, a showcase for some of the biggest names in comedy – from Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart to Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, and more! This iconic TV series gets the award-winning Time Life boxed set treatment with an epic 12-disc set featuring 36 of the best episodes from all 9 Seasons, a bonus DVD of Shaq & Cedric the Entertainer Present: All Star Comedy Jam, and a 24-page Def Comedy Jam collector’s booklet!
When Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam premiered on HBO in the winter of 1992, the nation’s cool kids took notice. The “for mature audiences only” show aired Fridays at midnight, leading legions of college students and young adults to exit the clubs and finds TVs — or not go out at all — so they could catch a half-hour glimpse of the would-be stars who made them laugh, and the hip-hop stars and superstar athletes who were in the studio audience. Def Comedy Jam would become one of HBO’s earliest mega-hits, and by the late ’90s, it was the #1 comedy show to ever air on pay TV and cable. No other modern-day comedy tour or series can boast a run so successful that dozens skyrocketed from regional obscurity to international superstardom, including Martin Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, and Kevin Hart.
Now, Time Life delivers this smash series to comedy lovers everywhere with a 12-disc DVD set featuring the best episodes from the biggest, groundbreaking, star-making comedy show of all time! Included in the jam-packed set are 36 episodes across all nine history-making seasons — over 23 hours of non-stop laughs from comedy giants such as Bill Bellamy, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Earthquake, Mike Epps, Adele Givens, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Queen Latifah, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Tracy Morgan, Chris Tucker, Sheryl Underwood, Damon Wayans, Jr., and so many more! Aside from far too many celebrity cameos to mention, the set also includes a bonus episode of “2 Raw 4 TV,” which speaks for itself. (MSRP $99.95)
AMAZING GRACE: COUNTRY STARS SING SONGS OF FAITH AND HOPE
Since the earliest days of country music, gospel music spilled from the Sunday morning church pews and was recorded by the famous artists of the day. And that powerful and undeniable connection between its most iconic performers and the gospel is celebrated in the inspirational 10-disc collector’s set, AMAZING GRACE: COUNTRY STARS SING SONGS OF FAITH AND HOPE, available just in time for holiday gift giving!
Spotlighting some of the best-loved artists in country music and featuring 153 incredible live performances, this collection is filled with the sharing of powerful songs of faith that have reverberated inside church walls and concert halls for decades.
Now for the first time, home audiences can enjoy live performances of the greatest country artists performing songs of faith and hope, all in one stunning, star-studded collection. Highlighted by live performances from Alan Jackson, Alabama, the Statler Brothers, Josh Turner, Vince Gill, Randy Travis, George Jones, Reba McEntire, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Tennessee Ernie Ford, the Gatlin Brothers, and dozens more, they’ve all gone back to their roots to revive such timeless hymns as “Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art,” “In the Garden,” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” and more! A powerful intersection between faith and art, this collectible set also includes bonuses too numerous to mention but has more than a dozen exclusive interviews and performances, a full-color 36-page collector’s book loaded with archival photos, and two bonus DVDs from the “Opry Gospel Classics” set, featuring live performances from the stage of the iconic theater (Available exclusively on Time Life; $134.95)
Time Life Music Giveaway:CLOSED
7 winners will receive 1 of the following Time Life CDs/DVDs at random: AMAZING GRACE: COUNTRY STARS SING SONGS OF FAITH AND HOPE ($135), RUSSELL SIMMONS’ DEF COMEDY JAM COLLECTION (RV $100), ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CONCERT ($120), FOREVER 60s (RV $150), FOREVER SOUL ($150), AUSTIN CITY LIMITS COUNTRY ($120) or SUMMER BREEZE COLLECTION ($140). Prizes will be random, but we will do our best to accommodate your selection. Open to U.S. residents of the 48 contiguous United States. You must be 18 years old to enter to win. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on 12.30.22. See below for terms and conditions.
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Jaye Smith says
Wow didn’t know they had these available.
Vera Ann Woodward says
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Barbara Fox says
It’s a hard decision! I’ve got it narrowed down to 2. Forever 60’s or Forever Soul. I’ll let the sponsor pick for me!
athena graeme says
I would pick the Summer Breeze collection. Some great stuff there!