On January 30 (yes, a Sunday), Best Buy will exclusively offer the Blu-ray edition of
Almost Famous. Cameron Crowe's award-winning semi-autobiographical look at the world of 1970s rock music will be presented in its longer "bootleg cut," with a 162-minute run time. It carries a list price of $24.99, and is now up for preorder for $19.99.
Special features include:
- Audio commentary with Cameron Crowe and Alice Crowe
- Audio introduction by Crowe
- Featurette: The Making of Almost Famous
- Interview with the real Lester Bangs
- Cameron Crowe's Top Albums of 1973
- Music video: "Fever Dog"
- Stillwater's Cleveland Concert
- "Small Time Blues"
- Stairway
- "B-Sides" behind-the-scenes footage
- Seven Rolling Stone articles with audio introduction by Crowe:
- The Allman Brothers from Dec. 6, 1973
- Led Zeppelin from March 13, 1975
- Neil Young from Aug. 14, 1975
- Peter Frampton from Feb. 10, 1977
- Fleetwood Mac from March 24, 1977
- Van Morrison from May 19, 1977
- Joni Mitchell from July 26, 1979
Thanks to forum members "Guydowood" and "IndyMLVC."