DVD Releases   

In March of 1985, during their World Slavery Tour, Iron Maiden played four sold-out concerts at Long Beach Arena in California.

Almost 23 years later, the two disc Iron Maiden: Live After Death DVD is finally available for preorder — the first time the original 35mm footage of these legendary shows is available on DVD.

The first disc includes 13 tracks from Long Beach with two audio options — a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix by Kevin Shirley and the original stereo soundtrack by Martin Birch.

The second disc features bonus footage from Rock in Rio '85 and Ello Texas '83, “The History of Iron Maiden (part 2)” and “Behind the Iron Curtain” documentaries; plus photo & artwork galleries, promo videos, tour dates & program, and other features.

New this month on DVD is the creatively named Santana: In Concert two disc set. The set features just under two hours of high-energy music from Carlos Santa's performance at the Lorely Festival in Germany from 1998.

In addition to Santana on guitar, percussion and vocals, the lineup includes: Chester Thompson, keyboards and vocals; Karl Perazzo, percussion and vocals; Paul Rekow, percussion, congas and vocals; Rodney Holmes, drums; Benny Rietveld, bass; and Tony Lindsay, lead vocals. There's also a guest appearance by the Dave Matthews Band to round things out.

Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid DVD is a two disc set featuring some remarkable Queen performances from Montreal in 1981 and Live Aid in 1985.

The 1st disc features footage from two nights at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 24 and 25, 1981. This was about ten years before the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury. A commentary track features guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.

Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival took place July 28, 2007 at Toyota Park in Bridgeville, Illinois, featuring some of the world's best guitar players (and a few others) performing together on one stage.

The 2 disc Eric Clapton: 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD contains 4 hours of music from the festival including performances by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, Jimmie Vaughan, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, John Mayer, Jeff Beck and more. Here's a review of the show and chronological event breakdown.

The Crossroads festival benefits the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. The Clapton-founded center assists people overcoming chemical dependency.