I purchased this DVD - Carl Perkins and Friends - Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session which was released in 2002. Another DVD called Blue Suede Shoes was released in 2006. I knew the DVD's were exact but I figured the covers were different. When it was shipped I found out it was the exact DVD and cover which I already had from the 2006 release. The DVD is awesome but you need to advertise the correct cover. This DVD shipped was the same cover as the Blue Suede Shoes cover released in 2006.

I watched this show on HBO when it first was released and loved the program. My complaints with the VHS are all technical. The picture is grainy and the sound skipped so badly I wouldn't watch it. Spend the money on the DVD and hope it is better, because the program was great.

This is a wonderful session in honor of one of the founding fathers of rock and roll -- The music is superbly played by a great band containing personnel - not only with a high recognition factor (Harrison, Clapton, Starr, etc...) - but by people who were indirectly mentored by Perkins and profess a deep respect and admiration for the music and the man...Perkins himself more than holds his own on the guitar and has the strongest vocal performance. Members of the Stray Cats blend their strong rockabilly sense with the star power of Clapton, Dave Edmunds and the ex-Beatles -- all of whom contribute strongly to a session that rocks harder as it progresses.

I got the VHS version when I heard that the DVD transfer was ostensibly a bit runny with an inferior sound...Whether or not that's true, the VHS picture is clean and the sound very good...Since this was meant as an hour TV special, there aren't many extras, except for a brief introductory tribute by Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash...No matter...The best advice that I can give is to pop it in the tape player, sit back and watch it straight through...and to pick up the audio CD, which provides me with some of the best traveling music while I'm driving.

This is one of the best music specials ever made. I remember watching on TV when it was first shown and recorded and watched it over and over and over. Below are the tracks and featured artists:

Boppin' the Blues (Carl Perkins)
Put Your Cat Clothes On (Perkins)
Honey Don't (Ringo Starr)
Matchbox (Eric Clapton)
Mean Woman Blues (Eric Clapton)
Turn Around (Carl Perkins)
Going to Jackson (Rosanne Cash)
What Kind of Girl (Cash)
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (George Harrison)
Your True Love (Perkins/Harrison/Edmunds)
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (Perkins)
Medley: (All)
Thats Alright Mama
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Night Train to Memphis
Glad all Over (All)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (All)
Gone All Down The Line (All)
Blue Suede Shoes (All) & Encore

To pick highlights is very difficult because its all great. But for me the rare appearance of George Harrison is an absolute treat. Eric Clapton plays some truly blistering guitar solos, that put all the other guitar players into the shade, and Carl Perkins admits as much himself.

However it is Carl Perkins who is the star of the show and its great to see him in prime form. My only reservation is the picture quality which is OK but could be a lot better.

If you like 50's Rock 'n' Roll and a hint of country than this is an absolutely essential purchase.

Amazing and inspiring performances by the King of Rockabilly, Mr. Carl Perkins. Get this! Buy it! Own it! Add it to your collection! Turn it up!! Enough said.