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Where to watch "Classic Albums"
14. Frank Zappa: Freak Out!
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The Mothers of Invention's 1966 cult classic debut "Freak Out!" is analyzed, with insights from Frank Zappa's band members, family and fans.
13. The Doors: Morrison Hotel
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A look at the American rockers' fifth studio album. It saw them return to their blues-rock style and earned them their highest charting album in the UK.
12. Gil Scott Heron - Pieces Of A Man
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An exploration of Gil Scott Heron’s 1971 debut and most critically-acclaimed album, featuring hip-hop precursor The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. The album skilfully and consistently blends musical excellence with powerful message in its wonderful combinations of words, poetry and jazz.
11. Suede: Coming Up
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They heralded the arrival of Britpop and released two stunning and acclaimed albums, but, when they lost guitarist Bernard Butler, Suede were written off by everyone. Two years later, the band emerged from the Studio with a refreshed line up and Coming Up, a triumphant, globally successful pop rock album that spawned five top 10 UK hits, not least their massive anthems Trash and Beautiful Ones. Thanks to extraordinary archive and in depth interviews, this is the story of how the band pieced itself - and their biggest album - together. It’s an incredible tale of revenge, doubts, self-belief, instinct and, ultimately, re-birth.
10. Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol. One (Classic Album)
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The remarkable story of Soul II Soul, who went from sound system DJs to international recording superstars with their first attempts at song writing and producing. Their 1989 album topped the charts in the UK and the USA - featuring debut hit Fairplay and the singles that propelled them to unexpected world wide fame, Jazzie’s Groove, Keep on Movin’ and the global hit Back to Life. The film tells the very personal story of a black collective who against the odds and the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain achieved what no other sound system had done before.
9. The Who - Sell Out (Classic Album)
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The Who Sell Out successfully acknowledged the Who’s past while pointing to the future – not only for The Who, but for how rock and roll would be packaged and presented to the public. What is beyond doubt is that it represents the Who’s first truly great album and is deserving of its status as a Classic Album. In keeping with the spirit of the times the film will be a visual representation of the album’s concept as a pirate radio broadcast.
8. Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair
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Documentary that explores Songs from the Big Chair, Tears for Fears second, seminal album, which saw the band's music transform from synth-pop into arena-ready anthems.
Apple TV+ (itunes)6. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
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The making of Amy Winehouse's classic 2006 album, Back to Black.
5. Don McLean: American Pie
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Don McLean takes listeners and viewers behind the making of 1971's "American Pie" album, a bittersweet portrait of baby boomers' new reality.
4. Carly Simon: No Secrets
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The story of the making of Carly Simon's classic album "No Secrets", including the massive hit "You're So Vain."
2. Peter Gabriel: So
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A documentary examining the production of the album which transformed former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel into a mainstream pop star in 1986.
