The Tomorrow Show and most of the Beatles hit DVD

Tom Snyder was never the hippest looking guy. With his perfectly parted hair, sharp suits and well-annunciated voice, he'd have made a solid stand-in for Tom Brokaw on some square nightly news program. But on his Tomorrow Show, Snyder was frequently a few miles ahead of the curve. From 1973 to 1982, The Tomorrow Show featured some of the era's most cutting edge performers, including The Clash, Public Image Limited and a baby-faced U2. Snyder was always there to keep things topical, frequently wrangling compelling interviews out of taciturn or bitterly sarcastic rock stars.

The Shout! Factory has compiled some of Snyder's work before, but on April 1, the label will put out Tomorrow Show interviews with three of the Fab Four on a DVD entitled John, Paul, Tom & Ringo. Included in the package is John Lennon's final televised interview, originally filmed in 1975 and rebroadcast on December 9, 1980, the day after he was shot dead. If you think that Lennon's mystique has diminished at all over the years, just check out the going rate for a lock of his hair these days.

Also included in the 2-DVD package are chats with Paul and Linda McCartney (shot in 1979) and Ringo Starr (1981). We're unfortunately one Beatle shy of a cycle, however: the collection contains no George Harrison material. Well, he always was the shy one.

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