Videos / DVDs and Laser Discs

The Hits Video Take 2 / Hunting High And Low / Making of Gatsby / Headlines & Deadlines / Live In South America / The Living Daylights / Summer Moved On / Live at Vallhall - Homecoming / a-ha The Videos / One Night at McCools / Bravo / Warner Video Collection / Kamilla og Tyven / Kamilla og Tyven del 2 / Celice promo DVD / Live 8 Berlin / Analogue promo DVD / Cosy Prisons promo DVD / Live at Vallhall & Headlines And Deadlines 2 DVD set / Live at Vallhall DVD & CD set / Promo Videos

The Hits Video Take 2 (1985)

The video for "Take On Me" is one of 22 videos featured on the compilation "The Hits Video Take 2". The cover is blue with the title in large orange and yellow letters in the middle. Pictures of the artists included on the compilation are printed across the top and bottom of the front and back sleeve. The 22 tracks are listed on the back of the sleeve.

The inside of the sleeve is white with the tracks printed in black down the left hand side.

UK

Video

The Hits Video Take 2

WEA

WEAMV1-3

Hunting High And Low (1986)

The laser disc of "Hunting High And Low" has a cover just like the LP, the only difference is the text in the upper left corner: "Digital sound" and the upper right corner: "The compact laserdisc: The Audio and Video Album". The back sleeve has the same photos as the LP whilst the index marking has 13 chapters. The first three are Take On Me, Train Of Thought and Hunting High And Low (all videos) and then comes the 10 tracks from the LP. While they are playing the screen only shows a text information on each track, no video-material. The disc has been repressed several times in the US, but is now deleted. Running Time: 50 minutes.

There is also a UK promotional video including these 3 videos (?) - no further details available.

Making of Gatsby - cm a-ha (1988)

This promotional only video includes the making of the Japanese adverts for new make-up products "Gatsby" (Mandom Corporation) which feature a-ha (running time: approx. 20 minutes). The adverts were made in the 109 Studios, Shibuya, Tokyo and the money from which went to "Worldview International Foundation". On the front sleeve is a band shot (Morten, Mags with Pål behind) dressed in white. The video comes in a side opening card box which fastens shut. The title 'Making of Gatsby - cm "a-ha"' is printed in dark grey letters down the left handside of the front sleeve over a pale pink background. "Madom - that aura of smartness" is printed in small letters in the top right hand corner with "NOT FOR SALE" printed in the bottom right hand corner.

The back sleeve features a shot of the band on set, bordered by a segment of film strip (shot 28A). Underneath, the following message is printed "Dear GATSBY Fans GATSBY applauds the spirit of a-ha. Not just their phenomenal sound, but the complete concept of their lifestyles. We take greatest pleasure in presenting to you Making of GATSBY - CM "a-ha". GATSBY with a-ha -- the spirited combination." The video tape is black with a light pink sticker. The title plus "Stay On These Roads" and "The Blood That Moves The Body" are printed in black text on the sticker. Additional information is printed in black at the bottom. The sticker on the spine of the tape is also light pink with the title in black letters.

Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of a-ha (1991)

This compilation of promotional videos has sleeve design is similar to that of the album "Headlines And Deadlines" with a band shot (Morten, Magne, Pål) on a petrol blue background. The a-ha logo and title "Headlines And Deadlines The Hits of a-ha" are printed in beige, light blue and white in the lower right hand corner. The back sleeve is black with a band shot at the bottom plus track listing and track details in white, light blue and beige. The reverse of the insert includes picture adverts for other Warner releases. The cassette tape is black with a white sticker and black text. It includes promotional videos for the following 16 tracks:

1. Take On Me
2. Cry Wolf
3. Touchy
4. You Are The One (Remix)
5. Manhattan Skyine
6. The Blood That Moves The Body
7. There's Never A Forever Thing
8. Early Morning
9. Hunting High And Low
10. I've Been Losing You*
11. Crying In The Rain
12. I Call Your Name
13. Stay On These Roads
14. Sycamore Leaves*
15. Train Of Thought
16. The Sun Always Shines On TV

All tracks are the regular videos used to promote the singles except * which are live recordings from the NRK TV special (1991) and "There's Never A Forever Thing" which is a film of the homeless directed by Lauren Savoy. Note, there was a promotional video made for "I've Been Losing You" (live footage taken from a 1986 US concert), but the live NRK TV version was included in place of this video. Note also the absence of videos for "The Living Daylights" and "Move To Memphis". These two tracks are included on the CD compilation, but have been replaced by "There's Never A Forever Thing" and "Sycamore Leaves" on the video compilation.

The German made laserdisc (PAL system) of "Headlines And Deadlines The Hits Of A-ha" has a similar front and back cover to the video. The text on the front beneath the main text states: Laserdisc Digital Sound Stereo.

There is also a German made DVD of "Headlines And Deadlines" which again has a similar sleeve to the video release. The disc is silver with grey text. First editions come in the hard plastic transparent cases, but later pressings came in the softer plastic cases. The DVD includes the promotional video for "Move To Memphis".

To coincide with the release of the singles collection 1984-2004, "Headlines And Deadlines" was re-released with a different sleeve (early in 2005?). The content of the DVD is exactly the same as the original release, but the sleeve is quite different. The top section of the sleeve is almost identical to the cover of "The Singles 1984|2004" / "The definitive singles collection 1984-2004". The bottom section of the sleeve uses some of the artwork taken from the album booklet. There is a black strip along the bottom with a white "G" indicating that the content is suitable for general viewing. The DVD claims that it is suitable for regions 2 to 5 rather than 2 to 6 like the first version.

Variations

• Japan: Headlines And Dealines was released on video, but in NTSC format. There were also at least 2 slightly different pressings of an NTSC Japanese laserdisc of Headlines And Deadlines. The laser discs features the same tracks as the VHS, but in addition include the promotional video for "Move To Memphis". The laser discs have slightly different catalogue numbers. One of the laser discs comes with a green obi-strip, the other has a cream coloured obi-strip. There are also 2 slightly different DVD editions, one comes in a card sleeve.
• Russia: This promo DVD of "Headlines And Deadlines" comes in a plain white sleeve. It is not clear if this is an official item or not. The disc features a black and white shot. Magne can be seen on the right hand side with possibly Paul and Morten(?) in the centre and on the left. There is a "film strip" of smaller pictures along the bottom. a-ha is printed in large black letters at the top with the title in pink and black underneath. Other details unknown.
• South Africa: The sleeve of the video differs from the European release in that a coloured border surrounds the pictures. The video also includes "Move To Memphis" as a bonus video track.

Australia	DVD	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	7599-38383-2
Europe	VHS (PAL)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision
Europe	DVD (Regions 2-6)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	7599-38282-2
Europe	DVD (Regions 2-5) re-issue	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	7599-38282-2
Europe	Laser Disc (PAL)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	7588-38282-8
Japan	VHS (NTSC)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	WPVP-9072
Japan	DVD	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	?
Japan	Laser Disc (NTSC)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	WPLP-9072
Japan	Laser Disc (NTSC)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	WPLR-66
Russia	DVD - promo	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	?
South Africa	VHS (PAL)	Headlines And Deadlines	Warner Music Vision	7588-38282-8

Live in South America (1993)

This live video features video footage from different shows from a-ha's tour of South America in 1991. It also includes some backstage clips. The film was produced and directed by Lauren Savoy. The sleeve features a shot of Morten drooped over his microphone with orange light behind. The title is printed in beige letters at the top of the sleeve with the a-ha logo in white below. The back sleeve is black with shots of the crowd and a back-view shot of the band on stage under green light. Track information and list is printed in beige letters. The video has a U certificate (Universal - Suitable for all). The reverse of the insert includes pictrue adverts of other Warner releases. The cassette tape is black with an orange label with white text. A white sticker on the front sleeve reads "Featuring live versions of Take On Me, The Sun Always Shines On TV, Touchy, Cry Wolf".

Track list:

1. The Sun Always Shines On TV
2. Cry Wolf
3. I Call Your Name
4. Slender Frame
5. Touchy
6. Scoundrel Days
7. Rolling Thunder
8. I've Been Losing You
9. Early Morning
10. Take On Me

The first pressing has "I've Been Losing You" printed incorrectly as "I'm Losing You". Later pressing have this mistake corrected. They also have the green "Universal" certificate logo in the bottom right hand corner rather than bottom left.

There has, so far, been no DVD release.

Variations

• Japan: There are at least 2 slightly different Japanese laserdiscs (NTSC system) of "Live In South America". They have a similar cover to the VHS video release, but have different catalogue numbers. One of these laser discs comes with a green obi-strip, similar to that of the Headlines And Deadlines laser disc.

The Living Daylights (2000)

In 2000, there was a "Special Edition" DVD and VHS release of the James Bond film "The Living Daylights" (titled Der Hauch Des Todes in Germany and Iskallt Uppdrag in Sweden). The DVD (and VHS?) includes the promotional video of a-ha's "The Living Daylights", The Making of this music video plus an a-ha and John Barry interview as bonus material.

 

UK	DVD - Region 2	The Living Daylights	United Artists	16193DVD
Germany	DVD	The Living Daylights (Der Hauch Des Todes)	United Artists	?
Sweden	VHS	The Living Daylights (Iskallt Uppdrag)	United Artists	62523-3S

Summer Moved On (2000?)

A promotional video cassette of "Summer Moved On" was produced in Spain. The cover features the artwork from the "Minor Earth | Major Sky" album placed at an angle over a background of desert and sky. The a-ha logo is printed in large black letters above and the title in smaller black letters below. The back sleeve features more of the desert and blue sky with a large black a-ha logo and the text "su nuevo video summer moved on" below. The spine is black with the title in white. The cassette is black with a black label with the title printed in white.

Live at Vallhall - Homecoming (10/2001 / 20/05/02)

This live release features the full show (excluding the final encore "Angel") taken from a-ha's performance at Vallhall, Oslo, Norway on 24th March 2001. The first version was available as a limited edition exclusively through www.a-ha.com. The DVD release features around an hour and half of bonus material including a documentary on what the band members have been up to individually since the release of their previous album, interview, backstage feature on a-ha, after fan party footage, band facts, 4 promo videos (Summer Moved On, Minor Earth Major Sky, Velvet (kissing version), I Wish I Cared [previously only available through a-ha.com]) plus additional live footage from Grimstad 19th May 2001 (Early Morning and Summer Moved On).

The cover is light blue, pink and orange with a faded shot of Morten and backing band at the top. The title "a-ha live at vallhall homecoming" is printed in white across the middle with "limited edition" printed on a green circle at the bottom right hand corner. The disc of the DVD has the cover shot screen-printed on it. The DVD booklet features colour shots of the band on stage.

The video has a similar cover design, but doesn't come with a booklet. The reverse of the video insert is blank. The bonus material on the video is only the 4 promotional videos plus the live footage from Grimstad. The cassette itself is black with a white bordered black label with white text.

Copies of the DVD and video ordered through www.a-ha.com came with an exclusive limited edition live CD featuring a-ha's set from the Grimstad show at Fjæreheia, Norway, on 19th May 2001 (Stay On These Roads / Early Morning / You'll Never Get Over Me / Summer Moved On), plus The Living Daylights taken from Vallhall, Oslo 25th March 2001 and Angel from Vallhall Oslo 24th March 2001. The bonus disc is of similar design to the DVD. DVDs and videos available through a-ha.com were produced in both NTSC and PAL with versions suitable for the different world regions.

Tracks:

1: Minor Earth Major Sky
2: The Sun Never Shone That Day
3: Little Black Heart
4: I've Been Losing You
5: Manhattan Skyline
6: Thought That It Was You
7: I Wish I Cared
8: Cry Wolf
9: Mary Ellen Makes The Moment
10: Stay On These Roads
11: Early Morning
12: You'll Never Get Over Me
13: Velvet
14: The Sun Always Shines On TV
15: The Living Daylights
16: Hunting High And Low
17: Summer Moved On
18: Crying In The Rain
19: Take On Me

Bonus (DVD):
Documentary - 'The Seven Year Itch'
Backstage with a-ha featurette
After Party Vallhall featurette
Facts - History of the band
4 Promo Videos:
Summer Moved On*
Minor Earth Major Sky*
Velvet*
I Wish I Cared*
Additional Live Performances:
Early Morning (Grimstad Version)*
Summer Moved On (Grimstad Version)*

Note: * items are included as bonus material on the video edition.

Text printed on the reverse of the DVD / Video:

"The year 2000 marked the triumphant return of a-ha to the international scene. After a seven-year break, the band reformed and released the CD "Minor Earth Major Sky" to widespread critical acclaim, and scored a European hit with the single "Summer Moved On".

Having completed a successful tour of Japan and Europe, a-ha returned to their native Norway on the 24th and 25th of March 2001, for two two sell-out shows at Oslo's new football arena; Vallhall. This DVD is a recording of the first night.

This DVD contains lots of extra material, including documentation of their seven years apart, interviews, unreleased live footage, and 4 videos from "Minor Earth Major Sky""

Note: There is a spelling mistake on the a-ha.com release: documentation is printed incorrectly as "documentatition".

The DVD and video were also released to record stores across the world (Norway - 20/05/02, Japan - 20/05/02, Europe 27/05/02, UK - 10/06/02, Australia - 15/07/02, Canada - 15/10/02, plus USA and Brazil around the same time as in Canada). These releases do not come with the exclusive bonus CD, but include the same bonus material. The cover is similar to the version released via the internet, but the "limited edition"-circle is replaced by the DVD trademark rather inplace of the text "limited edition". The back cover also differs and features different text.

Variations

• Japan:The Japanese release has the same front sleeve as the European release, but on the front is a green sticker with a-ha and some Japanese text printed in white.
   

  There is also a promo DVD of "Vallhall" which comes in a jewel case. The cover is light brown with Japanese text in black. The date "2002/5/22" printed top right and "Promotion Only Not For Sale" is printed at the bottom. The disc is plain with the title, catalogue number and "Not For Sale" printed in white on an orange rectangle at the bottom of the disc. The DVD comes with a negative strip which features the "Hoemcoming" sleeve.

   

• South Africa:The South African release was manufactured in Europe, but distributed in South Africa by Gallo.

>a-ha The Videos DVD (03/2003)

This limited edition DVD of a-ha videos was given away by the Spanish record store "FNAC" with purchases of the live double album of How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head. The DVD comes in a 5" card sleeve with a brown and white band shot on the front (Paul, Magne, Morten) and track listing on reverse. The title "a-ha The Videos" is printed in white on the front and reverse of the sleeve. The disc features the cover shot of the band, but in black and white. The title is printed in white letters on the top right hand side of the disc. The DVD features 13 promotional videos (mastered as only 1 track on the DVD) including the original video for "I've Been Losing You" (printed incorrectly as "I've been loosing you"), the live video of "The Sun Always Shines On TV", the slightly different version of Crying In The Rain (compared to that on Headlines And Deadlines) plus "Forever Not Yours", "Lifelines", "Did Anyone Apprach You?" and "The Living Daylights" which have not been previously released on Headlines And Deadlines or Live at Vallhall. The total running time is 55 minutes.

 

Tracks: Forever Not Yours / Minor Earth Major Sky / Manhattan Skyline / I've Been Loosing You / Crying In The Rain / The Sun Always Shines On TV (Live) / Did Anyone Approach You? / Lifelines / Stay On These Roads / Hunting High And Low / Take On Me / The Living Daylights / Summer Moved On

Spain

DVD

a-ha The Videos

Warner/ WEA

SP229W

Other Releases

One Night at McCool's (22/10/2001)

The film "One Night at McCool's" includes the promotional video of "Velvet" as bonus material.

The UK DVD release includes both video versions of "Velvet" - the 'licking version' and the 'kissing version'. The Norwegian version includes only the 'kissing version' and the US release (10/9/01) includes only the 'licking version' - information to be confirmed.

Norway	DVD	One Night at McCool's	?
UK	DVD	One Night at McCool's	EDV9091
USA	DVD	One Night at McCool's	96306-0028-2

Bravo (2002)

This compilation DVD release includes the promotional video of "Lifelines".

Tracks:
01 Loona - Rhythm Of The Night
02 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
03 Tiziano Ferro - Perdono
04 Massive Toene - Cruisen
05 Britney Spears - I Love Rock'n Roll
06 Nickelback - How Your Remind Me
07 Xavier Naidoo - Bevor Du gehst
08 Westlife - Bob Bob Baby
09 Jeanette - Sunny Day
10 Mad'House - Like A Prayer
11 No Angels - Something About Us
12 B3 - I.O.I.O.
13 Sasha - This Is My Time
14 KC Da Rookee - Four Fists
15 Lambretta - Bimbo
16 Billy Crawford - Trackin'
17 Scooter - Nessaja
18 Jan Wayne - Because The Night
19 Bro'Sis - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
20 A-HA - Lifelines
21 Jennifer Lopez - I'm Real
22 Anastacia - One Day In Your Life

Germany

DVD

Bravo

DVD-1

Video Collection (2003)

This WEA (Warner) promo only DVD collection features Minor Earth Major Sky live at vallhall by a-ha plus videos by 10 other artists. The cover and disc features pictures of the artists featured on the DVD including a-ha taken from the Headlines and Deadlines album cover and live shots of the band members (on the disc).

Germany

Promo

DVD

Video Collection

2564 60053-2

Kamilla og Tyven / Kamilla og Tyven del 2 (31/08/2005)

Previously only available on video, these two films featuring Morten acting the part of Kristoffer were released on DVD. The covers of both DVDs feature artist drawings of characters in the film. Morten is featured mid-right on the cover of "Kamilla og Tyven" (getting married) and in two places on the cover of "Kamilla og Tyven del 2" (in an small aircraft with his brother, Kjetil, and in his car). The back of the sleeves features pictures plus information about the films. The discs are picture discs with more drawings of the characters in the films, similar to the front sleeves. The DVDs include bonus material.

Kamilla og Tyven(running time 1h 41m):

Kamilla og Tyven del 2 (running time 1h 33m):

Norway	DVD	Kamilla og Tyven	Penelope Film	DVD 1479531
Norway	DVD	Kamilla og Tyven del 2	Penelope Film	DVD 1479631

Celice promo DVD (10/2005?)

This promo only DVD-R features both versions of the video for "Celice" (Explicit version and Soft version). The DVD comes in a black Universal card wallet with a white sticker with the following text: A-HA "Celice" Promotional Video Clip 1. Explicit Version 2. Soft Version Not for broadcast 2005 Universal Greece. Similar text is printed in black on the disc.

A second edition of this promo features a third version of the video. The disc and packaging are similar to the other promo, but the sticker has the following text: A-HA "Celice" Promotional Video Clip 1. Version 3 - Final Edit (Versions 1+2 not to be used). Not for broadcast. 2005 Universal Greece.

Greece	promo (versions 1 and 2)	DVD-R	Celice	Universal	/
Greece	promo (version 3)	DVD-R	Celice	Universal	/

Live 8 Berlin (07/11/2005)

There were 4 DVDs available featuring live tracks by the artists who performed at Live 8 in Paris, Berlin, Roma and Toronto on 2 July 2005. The Berlin DVD features 20 tracks including "Take On Me" performed live by a-ha.

All four DVDs have similar covers, blue with the Live 8 'Africa guitar' logo in the centre, the date underneath and the back view of a naked poverty-stricken child. The location is printed down the side on a coloured strip: Paris on blue, Berlin on red, Roma on green and Toronto on orange. The back of the Berlin sleeve is white with a blue strip across the top with the text "ein tag ein konzert eine welt" the names of the featured artists printed in coloured letters in the centre and additional black text at the bottom. The DVD comes with an insert featuring a cartoon drawing of the poverty-stricken naked child facing a table of cakes and sweets at which some of the world leaders are sitting. There is a world map behind the table and the flags in front. The text "Live 8 July 2nd 2005" is printed in large black letters at the top. The back and inside of the insert are blue with the track listing and messages from Paul Valley and Bob Geldof in German. The disc features part of the cartoon picture from the insert.

All four DVDs are available together in a box set.

Analogue promo DVD (2006)

This promo only DVD-R features the video for "Analogue" plus a-ha's appearance on "CD:UK" (The Sun Always Shines On TV, Analogue and interview) - total 15 minutes play time. It comes in a black Universal card wallet with a white sticker with the track details plus the following text: A-HA "Analogue (All I Want)" Promotional Video Clip Performance on CD:UK. Not for broadcast 2006 Universal Greece.

Greece

promo

DVD-R

Analogue

Universal

/

Cosy Prisons promo DVD (2006)

This promo only DVD-R features the video for "Cosy Prisons". It comes in a black Universal card wallet with a white sticker with the following text: A-HA "Cosy Prisons" Promotional Video Clip Not for broadcast 2006 Universal Greece.

Greece

promo

DVD-R

Cosy Prisons

Universal

/

Live at Vallhall - Homecoming / Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of a-ha (27/11/2006)

The previously released "Live at Vallhall - Homecoming" and "Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of a-ha" are being re-released as a 2 DVD set on 27 November. The front cover features some of the pink and orange artwork from the Homecoming DVD at the top and the group shot from the 2005 re-release of "Headlines and Deadlines" DVD over a light blue background at the bottom. The a-ha logo is printed in large white letters at the top with the DVD titles underneath.

Live at Vallhall - Homecoming (28/07/2008)

Live at Vallhall - Homecoming was released in a CD & DVD "Classic Performance Live" set which comes in a fold-out digi-pak. The cover is white with a picture of the regular Vallhall sleeve in the centre. "Classic Performance Live A-HA" is priinted in black and pink letters in the top left. The "Sight & Sound" logo is printed in the bottom right hand corner in black, grey and pink. Some of the tracks includes on the CD & DVD set are listed in the bottom left on a pink background. The reverse of the sleeve is white with the DVD tracks listed in pink on the left and the CD tracks listed in grey on the right. The DVD is white with black, pink and silver text, while the CD is pink with black, white and silver text.

The discs are housed in clear plastic trays. Through the left hand tray you can see other titles by different artists in the same series while through the right hand tray you can red track information. The DVD disc 1 features the live Vallhall show, while the CD disc 2 features the 19 tracks from the show, but in a different running order and have been faded out.

DVD tracks: 1. Minor Earth Major Sky / 2. The Sun Never Shone That Day / 3. Little Black Heart / 4. I've Been Losing You / 5. Manhattan Skyline / 6. Thought That It Was You / 7. I Wish I Cared / 8. Cry Wolf / 9. Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count / 10. Stay On These Roads / 11. Early Morning / 12. You'll Never Get Over Me / 13. Velvet / 14. The Sun Always Shines On TV / 15. The Living Daylights / 16. Hunting High And Low / 17. Summer Moved On / 18. Crying In The Rain / 19. Take On Me

CD tracks: 1. Take On Me / 2. The Living Daylights / 3. The Sun Always Shines On TV / 4. Little Black Heart / 5. Minor Earth Major Sky / 6. Cry Wolf / 7. Crying In The Rain / 8. Manhattan Skyline / 9. The Sun Never Shone That Day / 10. Stay On These Roads / 11. You'll Never Get Over Me / 12. Summer Moved On / 13. Thought That It Was You / 14. I've Been Losing You / 15. Early Morning / 16. Velvet / 17. I Wish I Cared / 18. Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count / 19. Hunting High And Low

Promo Videos

The follwoing promotional videos have been release by a-ha: