Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold 2 [DVD]

I think it's great that they released DVD compilations of Olivia's many videos. They are a nice lasting tribute to this great singer. However, I'm a little disappointed at the effort invested in the project. The visual and audio quality of the videos are no better than VHS quality. And then there are the live tracks. They are out of place in this compilation of music videos. But more importantly, the quality is terrible. They are very grainy. This is surprising given the fact that there is a high quality DVD of this entire concert available for purchase.But I would still recommend this compilation for loyal Olivia Newton-John fans. Even though the quality is sub par, I think it is the best we are going to get. Every Olivia fan should have these videos.

I had gotten the first DVD years ago, but was missing the 2nd version. So glad I have the complete set now, thank you!

This collection is going to be a prized possession for the rest of my life. The musis is one thing, but the pleasure of watching Olivia Newton-John sing her songs is like being right there with her. My favorite on GOLD 2 is "The Rumor" because it is a fun video to watch and the music written by Elton John rocks. It's too bad he didn't have a cameo in the video. Now if Olivia & Elton would just do an actual duet together, that would be killer!

Was not good quality sound, returned it.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2005--All of the Superstar's Video Classics from "I Honestly Love You" to "Magic," "Hopelessly Devoted To You" to "Physical"Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was one of the first and most endearing artists of the video generation. Her clips for hits such as "Deeper Than The Night," "Twist Of Fate," "Physical," "Soul Kiss," "Magic" and others became instant MTV staples. Today, many of these highly treasured videos have found a second life on VH-1.Now, on the heels of a new tour and the June release of her first two-CD retrospective -- Olivia Newton-John - Gold (Geffen/UMe) -- the DVDs Olivia Newton-John - Video Gold I and Video Gold II (Geffen/UMe), released August 16, 2005, bring together for the first time all of the video highlights and biggest hits of this groundbreaking music video artist. Combined, the two volumes include all of her conceptual videos from the Physical, Twist Of Fate and Soul Kiss video collections plus a handful of live videos of earlier hits as well as rarities.Featured among the 19 selections on Video Gold I are live 1982 performances (shot on her Physical tour) of the early '70s classics "Let Me Be There" (gold, #6, Grammy winner), "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (gold, #5) and "Please Mr. Please" (gold, #3). In 1978, she starred in Grease, the most successful movie musical in history, and this video compilation contains the video clip version of "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (#3, gold). That same year, she issued Totally Hot, which spun off the pre-MTV videos for the title track, two versions of the gold #3 "A Little More Love" and "Deeper Than The Night." Her 1980 film Xanadu yielded a blockbuster album and the #1 gold "Magic."Video Gold I also boasts not only the videos for the best-known songs from 1981's Physical -- "Physical" (platinum, #1 for 10 weeks) and "Make A Move On Me" (#5) -- but also those for the album's eight other tracks: "Landslide," "Carried Away," "Recovery," "The Promise (The Dolphin Song)," "Love Make Me Strong," "Stranger's Touch," "Falling" and "Silvery Rain."Video Gold II presents 20 selections, reaching back to Xanadu with live versions of "Suddenly" and the Top 10 "Xanadu" (featuring ELO), Grease's "You're The One That I Want" (#1, platinum) and '70s fan favorite "Sam" all taped live in 1982. "Heart Attack" (#3) and "Tied Up" appeared on 1982's Greatest Hits. "Livin' In Desperate Times," the John Travolta duet "Twist Of Fate" (#5), "Take A Chance" and "Shaking You" debuted on 1983's Two Of A Kind soundtrack. The 1985 album Soul Kiss contributes its title track, "Culture Shock," "Emotional Tangle," "Toughen Up" and "The Right Moment."Also seen and heard are: from 1988's The Rumour, "Can't We Talk It Over In Bed," "Reach Out For Me" and the title track; from 1992's Back To Basics, "I Need Love;" and the 1998 #1 Adult Contemporary remake with Babyface of Olivia's double Grammy winning "I Honestly Love You" (gold, #1).

As expected

It's a wonderful compilation and I love how Vol 1 & 2 fit together like a puzzle!

These are the TOTALLY under-rated years of Olivia!! Check out "I NEED LOVE" - my favorite ONJ video - totally hot sex-kitten!! Love it!! If you can find a copy, get your hands on the CD Single Dance Mix of "I NEED LOVE" - This version was #1 at the hottest New York City gay dance clubs summer of '92. Both Video Gold 1 & 2 are FANTASTIC!! Looking forward to seeing Olivia in concert in Red Bank, NJ this fall, October 2006, YEEEAH!! Also, just read the news of Liv's Spring 2006 concerts at Sydney Royal Opera House having been filmed for a late 2006 DVD release... you GO girl!! Keep on rockin'babe!!

I just got this DVD Thursday afternoon and couldn't wait to get back home to watch it and see the insert. I started with volume I and it played all the tracks from volume II! I figured I had 2 of the same discs but realized the problem had to do with the pressing. Although each discs are labelled, coded and packaged as volume I and II, disc 1 contains the other disc's material and vice-versa. This problem should only affect the Canadian editions and will hopefully be fixed, as people buying only one out of the two volumes might not be particularly happy with their purchase!This comes in a clear Amaray-type case and the booklet has 8 pages, including 4 full pictures. The cover is designed to represent one half of a full picture and, as the result, the artwork for volume I is reversed. The DVD menus are very simple and feature the ONJ heart logo but no Olivia pictures, except for animated previews on the tracks selection pages. The cool thing is that on top of being able to play separate songs and the whole DVD, there's also a playlist feature, giving the option to view them in a different order.If you think all Olivia Newton-John related reviews should be 100% positive, please stop reading here.The digital transfer for this single-layer release is very average, at best, and overly compressed. In most cases, it's better than the "20th Century Masters" DVD but very grainy for the live songs and with a strong pink-ish hue for the most of the videos, compared to the "Olivia Live In Concert" bootleg DVD from Korea. On the plus side, the audio sounds better than the tapes and the Korean bootleg.While the audio presents noticeable limitations due to the fact that it's only available in Dolby Digital 2.0, the worse part is the remastering. Instead of using the original audio tracks, they edited the actual album tracks. The result is even more annoying than the hackjob done with "Livin' In Desperate Times" on the "Two Of A Kind" CD. The videos affected by this editing issue on volume II are "Twist Of Fate" and "Livin' In Desperate Times". "The Right Moment" is now available without the closing credits but fades out before the end and "Reach Out For Me" doesn't have its original spoken intro.Overall, it's great to finally have a lot (though not all) of Olivia Newton-John's videos on DVD but I feel they could've put more effort into it, quality-wise. Also, the live songs should've been released separately as the original "Olivia In Concert", since they're not actual videos and don't quite belong on this collection. While the retail price for this DVD is midline, I would rather have paid more for a better product.

これはQueenのVideo Hitsに似ているが今時ONJのプロモーションビデオなんて観たい人は多くないと思う。Sydney Liveを薦める。