Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16373 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-11-18
• Rating: Exempt
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This Greatest Hits compilation charts the period (1987-92) in Kylie's career when there was the most rapid change in both her image and music. Every single promo she made during her PWL period is featured, including the previously unreleased videos for "Made in Heaven" and "Celebration". Although the track listing is out of sequence, if watched in chronological order the distinct stylistic phases of Minogue over this five-year period soon become evident. From the cute bubble-perm Kylie of the "I Should Be So Lucky" era, to the sex-Kylie phase that commenced with 1990's "Better the Devil You Know", the videos represent all her early incarnations.

Her fashion disasters are also recorded, too, such as the bizarre outfit and shoes she wore for "Got to be Certain" and the Parisian wartime look adopted for "Je ne sais pas pourquoi". Her most outrageous but greatest video moment is where she parodies certain movie stars in the chic video for "What Do I Have to Do?", and because of her heavy eye make-up almost earns herself the title drag-queen Kylie (watch out for sister Dannii who briefly stars in the video, wearing a blonde wig). All in all it's an excellent collection for those wanting a visual introduction to early Kylie, and/or those too young to remember her first time round.

On the DVD: Kylie Greatest Hits unearths some very rare pieces of Kylie history and the producers of the DVD have gone out of their way to make the compilation as comprehensive as possible. However, the transfer quality is not much better than awful, both for rarities and more popular material such as "Especially for You". Diehard fans will be pleased, though, by the majority of the videos from the late-1980s including vintage personal introductions from Kylie about the making of the promos etc. Other bonus features include the videos for the Australian versions of "Locomotion" and "Word Is Out", and alternate promos of "Got to be Certain", and "I Should Be So Lucky". --John Galilee

Special Features
Video intro from Kylie
Alternative version of videos
Interview footage
Making of video footage
Bonus Video "it’s no Secret"
Photo Gallery

Track listing
I should be so lucky
The Loco-Motion
Hand on your Heart
Got to be Certain
Better the Devil you know
Wouldn’t change a thing
Celebration
Never Too Late
What Do I Have To Do?
Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
Step back in Time
Especially for You
Shocked
Word is Out
Made in heaven
What kind of fool? (Heard it all before)
Give Me Just a little bit more time
Finer Feelings
If you were with me now
Tears on my pillow

Synopsis
Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue's years with PWL are covered hear with this collection of 20 of her singles from 1987 to 1992. Includes such smash hits as "Better The Devil You Know," "Step Back In Time" and her number 1 debut "I should Be So Lucky".

Customer Reviews

Classic Kylie At Her Best.
Ignore the fuss over the coverart - this DVD is must-have stuff for any Kylie fan. It features all the videos from the PWL era (including the scare Made In Heaven and Celebration), plus some truly fantastic bonus material. Particularly impressive are the alternative versions of I Should Be So Lucky and Got To Be Certain (both previously unavailable on any release - anywhere) and the Aussie version of the Locomotion video. If that weren't enough, Kylie The Videos parts 1 and 2 and Let's Get To...The Videos are also there, handily chopped up to sit alongside the clips. There's also a previously unseen Behind-The-Scenes documenatry for Never Too Late.
My only complaint would be that a few of the videos are rather poorly transfered, with Especially For You in particular suffering from some awful contrast control. But, ignore this minor flaw and BUY IT TODAY!!! It'll make you glad you own a DVD player.

Pete Waterman cashes in... again!
I would recommend this DVD to all Kylie fans, however a few things to be aware of. It only contains material from her PWL years and it is rumoured Kylie herself was not happy with Pete Waterman's idea of cashing in on the early days with the recent Kylie phenomenon. With that said it is a nice collection of material on one DVD, many of the extra clips are taken from the Kylie videos released along side the original releases of the early albums.

So to sum up if you're a Kylie fan and are nostalgic with the 80's PWL Kylie buy it now! If not maybe opt for the Fever Tour instead.

Fantastic compilation of Kylie's videos from her 87-92 era
This DVD features an extensive collection of the videos she released between 1987 and 1992, when she was signed to the PWL record label. If you're looking for her most recent stuff, you won't find it here, but if you enjoy classic Kylie, you will definitely enjoy this release.

Here you'll find the videos for ALL her PWL singles, including the US single "It's No Secret" and the video for the double A-side to "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", "Made In Heaven" + the rare video for "Celebration", which was previously available only in the Japanese release of the "Greatest Hits" video from 1992.

You will also find alternate videos for:

- "I Should Be So Lucky" (the "car" version)
- "Locomotion" (the original australian version of the song, Kylie's very first video)
- "Hand On Your Heart" (live from her "Enjoy Yourself" / "Disco In Dreams" tour)
- "Got To Be Certain" ("paintings" version)
- "Got To Be Certain" ("location only" version)
- "Word Is Out" (the video for the Summer Breeze mix)

+ Small intros / Interviews for:

- "I Should Be So Lucky"
- "The Loco-Motion"
- "Hand On Your Heart"
- "Got To Be Certain"
- "Better The Devil You Know"
- "Wouldn't Change A Thing"
- "Never Too Late"
- "What Do I Have To Do"
- "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"
- "Step Back In Time"
- "Tears On My Pillow"
- "It's No Secret"

+ behind the scenes footage from "Never Too Late"

+ a photo gallery (with the instrumental version of "Turn It Into Love" played in the background)

+ a list of Kylie's discography

I think you can tell that the people behind this release put a lot of effort in trying to include as many bonus material as they could. Be warned, however, that the quality of the DVD transfer of a couple of the videos ("Especially For You" and "Got To Be Certain") is not as good as it could be (the first one is too bright and the second one looks kinda blurry at places).

Overall this is a fantastic release and a must have for any Kylie fan, any PWL fan or any pop collector in general, it shows you Kylie's evolution from her "Locomotion" days to the beginning of her more "mature" phase and it's definitely a pop classic.

Totally recommended!