Eagles news

Capitol Records will release acclaimed documentary History of the Eagles on DVD/Blu-ray on April 30.

 

The three-disc set includes Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, with never-before-released performances from the band's two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the Hotel California tour.  

 

History of the Eagles will be available in 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo audio, packaged in a six-panel digi-pak with accompanying photographic booklet. A Super Deluxe Box Set will be released as a limited edition, complete with three Blu-ray discs; a 40-page casebound book featuring still photos from the films; 10 archival-quality photographs of the band from throughout its storied history; and a specially created lithograph of the band’s desert-bleached skull icon.

 

All elements in the limited edition deluxe set will be packaged in a specially designed foil-stamped and embossed box, with a Native American blanket-inspired liner, beautifully wrapped in a leather tie, and fastened with a bone button.

 

All three versions of History of the Eagles are available to preorder through Amazon.com and eaglesband.com.

 

For the documentary, the Eagles partnered with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) to produce the film. Directed by Alison Ellwood (Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place), History of the Eagles contains rare archival material, concert footage and home movies that explore the evolution and popularity of one of the world’s biggest-selling and culturally significant American bands.

 

History of the Eagles made its television broadcast debut on Showtime last month, earning the network its highest ratings for a music documentary in eight years. Part One premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January to great acclaim.

 

More than 25 new and exclusive interviews were conducted with all current band members -- Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit - as well as former members Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner and Don Felder.

 

Also featured are new and exclusive interviews with Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Rogers, Irving Azoff and other artists and band contemporaries who have been closely involved with the Eagles’ history.