The latest releases reviewed.

STEREOPHONICS Rewind Liberation Entertainment ****

A hugely impressive bunch of contributors, including Bono, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Jimmy Page, Jools Holland and Roger Daltrey, are all present to talk with no little knowledge and insight about the career of the Welsh indie popsters. Directed by Danny O'Connor (who has also directed a new documentary on The Thrills), Rewind is a well produced retrospective that artfully charts each and every stage of the band's progress, from the early struggles to multi- platinum sales status. Backstage footage, tour diaries, over two hours of live performance . . . this really is an "Everything You Ever Needed To Know" affair; the production values are so good that it could appeal to the non-fan - a real rarity in the music DVD world. Brian Boyd

BOB DYLAN Don't Look Back/Bob Dylan '65 Revisited Sony/BMG *****

Did cinéma vérité exist in rock music prior to DA Pennebaker's revelatory documentary (1967) of Bob Dylan's 1965 English tour? Placing Dylan, then as now the most astute observer of Americana myth and reality, in the midst of a dour British climate might have been a right- time/right-place thing, but it works wonders in this 40th anniversary reissue. The primary joy, of course, is seeing Dylan on the cusp of growing out of his folks roots and swaying towards rock (on his next British tour he would be accompanied by The Band), as well as his prickly comings and goings with the likes of Donovan, Alan Price, Joan Baez and the musty UK media, who clearly viewed Dylan as an alien from Planet Weird. Don't Look Back is a terrific snapshot in time, but the true gem here is a second Penne-baker film made from unused footage. Extras in this treasure trove for Dylan fans (and anyone with an interest in pop culture) include a deluxe booklet. Tony Clayton-Lea