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Great DVDs of Alex Hurricane Higgins in action in his heyday! These are almost unobtainable from any other source.
We
are presently cataloguing a good number of Alex Higgins video tapes from
the 80's and early 90's. We are offering these on DVD to all those fans
who are dying to be reminded of the People's Champion at his best (or
worst?). These have proved immensely popular - 29
titles (30 discs), including 2 CD ROMs, now on offer below. Each
DVD comes with its own attractive DVD sleeve and list of contents.
N.B. Please ignore the prices on this page. Please email me at snookermag@aol.com to enquire.
Please email us below to make enquiries, or to give us
your Wants List. We cannot guarantee to provide all requested matches.
This footage is very scarce, as few people have recorded it, they have
taped over the original, or the tapes have perished with the years. If you
want something to treasure for future years, this is one of the very few
sources available! This footage is provided
on the understanding that it will not be copied and offered for sale
elsewhere (especially eBay or your own website). Please
note that these matches were originally recorded on video tape and quality
is generally good to very good. We have rejected anything below a certain
standard to ensure that we supply only the best footage.
We have a large number of returning customers
with follow-up orders, because they know from experience that they get
swift despatch, good quality, value for money and a fair deal in the rare
event of complaint! As a matter of interest, we have several customers who
have bought every Alex Higgins DVD we have produced. What does that tell
you? Our record as a trader on eBay (ID snookermag2) shows over 1700
transactions without a negative!
Latest unsolicited comment from a buyer: "Hi Graham, Just wanted to
say thanks for the latest batch of DVDs. They are superb and the quality
is absolutely outstanding. I dare say I'll be back for more! Thanks again."
Reduced Price: NTSC copies of these (USA, Canada, etc): £12.50
inclusive of shipping; PAL: £11 inclusive UK, £11.50 elsewhere.
Wanted:
Snooker footage (preferably complete or extended highlights matches) from
the 70's, 80's and 90's, any players, particularly Jimmy White, Ray
Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk, Stephen Hendry and
others of interest. Any Pot Black tournament footage is of great interest.
Must be original recordings. Good prices paid.
Stephen Hendry v Jimmy
White!
Are
you a Stephen
Hendry or
Jimmy White
(Brown)
fan? We are making available some
of the best footage from their Matches
(1988 - 1994). Click to view.
Please
for details. 
All DVDs on this and our other pages
are offered for personal viewing and enjoyment only, and are sold on that
basis. We have much other snooker and 9 ball footage available: please
email for a list. Please note that in
future video tapes will only be provided to regular existing customers, as
the work involved is prohibitive.
Pot
Black 1983: Three hours forty minutes of the 1983 Pot Black series,
including six group matches, one Semi Final and the complete Final!
Players featured: Alex Higgins, Jimmy White-Brown, Steve Davis, Kirk
Stevens, Tony Knowles, Willie Thorne, Ray Reardon and Steady Eddie
Charlton. Very good quality recording. Great nostalgia! Very scarce, hence
£11 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
However, we will include this in our offer of £29
with any 2 other DVDs below.
For more Snooker and 9 Ball Pool footage, click here.
Nos 28, 29 & 30 below. Most popular
title: No. 7 - The 1983 Coral UK Final v Steve Davis.
Newest offerings now at the top! (1/2/05) Buy
any 3 single DVDs below for £27 inclusive of postage to the UK, £28
inclusive elsewhere! Full set £235 inc.
30. 
World
Championship Semi Final 1982. The complete last 5 frames of
Alex v Jimmy White in that famous Semi Final showdown, including that 69
clearance, described by one commentator as 'the best and probably the
worst break I've ever seen'! Almost one hour of good quality coverage. Not
quite the usual length of most of our DVDs, hence £6 inc postage to
the UK, £6.50 elsewhere. PAL version only. Buy Now below!
29. The
International Open 1994 plus a different Big Break from No.
6 below, featuring Alex and an interview with Alex on Kelly Live. Alex
plays Darren Morgan in the International Open 1994, plus an appearance on
Big Break with Joe Swail and Stephen Murphy and an interview on Irish chat
show Kelly Live (about 16 minutes) from around 1998,
including a progress report on Alex's illness. Almost two and three
quarter hours in total. Good quality in the main (some 'sparklies' in the
second half of the main programme, but very watchable). £10 inc
postage UK, £11 inc elswhere. PAL version only available. Buy Now
below!
28.
The World Team Cup 1985 plus
Alex Higgins Profile 1982.
Alex plays for All Ireland against Wales: Ray Reardon (2 frames), Doug
Mountjoy (partial frame), and, in the Final, England A: Tony Meo (2
frames) and Steve Davis (deciding 2 frames). Plus a 43 minute profile of
Alex after his World Title victory in 1982, interviews with former
managers, school teachers, team-mates, Alex's attempt to become a jockey
and much more! The main title is good quality, the profile a little
grainy, but quite watchable. Please note
that the disc is incorrectly labelled '1984'. Over three
hours in total. £9 inc postage to the UK, £10 elsewhere. Buy Now
below!
27.
Alex in 1986: Alex plays
Dennis Taylor at the Belgian Classic 1986,
played in Ostende, (the first tournament in Europe) followed by Alex v
Terry Griffiths at the B & H Masters
1986. The latter is a very tense and gripping match with a
rather abrupt ending, but great viewing! Followed by a nice
musical interlude. Over two
hours and ten minutes of interesting snooker. £9 plus £1 postage
UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below.
26. Alex
at the Tennents UK Championship 1986 Disc 1.
Alex plays Mike Hallett (best of 17 frames) plus interview and news of his
latest controversy. 2 hours, 36 minutes. Not quite up to our usual video
standard (some disturbance and occasional colour banding), but quite
watchable. Hence reduced price of £8 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
25. Alex
at the Tennents UK Championship 1986 Disc 2.
Alex plays Wayne Jones and Steve Davis. 3 hours 26 minutes. Same quality
as above. £9 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now
below. Special offer: Nos 25
& 26 for £17 inclusive of postage anywhere.
24.
Alex at the Dulux British Open 1985.
Alex plays Cliff Thorburn, Eugene Hughes and Silvino Francisco. Includes a
142 break by Alex, details of how he acquired his new cue from a Mansfield
taxi driver and typical interviews with Alex and his opponents, including
his outspoken opinion on a controversial freeball incident and the
referee! Two hours 49 minutes of good quality footage. £10 plus £1
postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
23.
Alex v young John Parrott. Alex and Jimmy White play John Parrott and
Terry Griffiths in the Quarter Final of the Hofmeister
World Doubles in 1984, followed by Alex v John Parrott,
aged 19 and in his first television appearance as a
professional, in the last 16 of the Lada
Classic 1984. Good quality recording, almost two and a half
hours in total. £9 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy
Now below!
22.
Alex Higgins plays Dennis Taylor at
the Mercantile Credit Classic 1986,
complete with black eye! Almost two hours thirty minutes of good quality
recording and play, including news reports on Alex throwing the family
television out of the window and his subsequent arrest, plus his own
explanations (false and true versions) for the black eye! A most absorbing
and close-fought match. And a bonus of another nice musical
interlude (including some cracking flukes!) of old-time players. £9
plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
21.
Alex Higgins in 1985: Alex v Steve Davis at the B
& H Masters 1985. Super quality recording and match!
Plus Alex v Dean Reynolds at the 1985 World
Championship and two of those old-time musical interludes.
A total of almost two and a half hours of great entertainment! £9
plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
20.
Alex Higgins v Stephen Hendry in the
B & H Irish Masters Final 1989.
Another much sought-after match, with Alex taking on the 20 year old
Stephen Hendry, just making a name for himself. Best of 17 frames, with
coverage (about two hours) mainly of the latter stages. The recording is
rather 'grainy', with some picture 'ghosting', but stable and quite
watchable. We will offer this at a reduced price to
compensate. This is a must for any Alex Higgins collector! £8
plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
19.
Hofmeister World
Doubles 1986.. Alex & Jimmy White play Rex
Williams & Graham Miles, and Dennis Taylor & Terry Griffiths.
Includes a controversial respotted black incident, some Jimmy White
exhibition shots and an impromptu song and dance routine from Alex, as
well as some exciting snooker and hilarious moments. Excellent quality
footage. Followed by a rarely seen 40 minute interview (plus snooker and
archive footage) with Alex in 1997, on the occasion of an exhibition in
Belfast with Ken Doherty, with early references to his throat problems.
Almost two and a half hours running time. £10 plus £1 postage
UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
18.
Alex &
Jimmy White play 9 Ball Pool for Europe v USA in the Mosconi
Cup 1995. Two matches of doubles with some amazing shots,
'flukes' and combinations! Opponents include trickshot wizard Mike Massey
and "Machine Gun" Lou Butera, who, at 58 years of age, often
made Tony Drago look slow! Also features Butera against 8 Ball ace Daryl
Peach, the conclusion of Jimmy v Butera and the incredible
'bottle-juggling barman'! £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below! (We also have complete coverage of the 2003
Mosconi Cup in digital quality. Please ask for details.)
17.
Alex at the
Pearl Assurance British Open 1990 Vol 1.
Alex plays Welshmen Mark Bennett and Doug Mountjoy. Includes an interview
and a press conference, with Alex in typically modest mood! About 2 hours
50 minutes. £10 plus £1 postage UK and Ireland, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below!
16.
Alex plays Dave Harold at the Royal Liver
UK Open in 1994. One of his last TV tournaments, and he
wears his bowtie! Three hours of footage. The quality is a little variable
(but quite watchable), hence reduced price of £8
plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
15.
Alex double
documentary: "Hurricane Higgins",
much sought-after 1972 documentary, made just after his World title win,
including rarely seen footage of Alex at the funfair and the racetrack and
a century break in 3 minutes! The DVD also includes "I'm
No Angel" (1989 documentary). £10 plus £1
postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
14. Alex
at the Benson &
Hedges Masters 1987 Disc 2. Alex plays Tony Meo and
Dennis Taylor. This last match produced one of the most riveting finishes
in B & H history, in a battle between the Northern Ireland team-mates
to lift the trophy. Includes a cameo appearance by Jimmy White, Alex's
doubles partner, and some totally unexpected magic! Over 3 hours 50
minutes, tremendous value for money! £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
1. Our first offering (without giving away the result!) Two People's Champions together - Alex v Jimmy White in the Coral UK Championship 1985. A three hour DVD of the two most talented players of their time. Please note that the disc is incorrectly titled '1988'. £10 + postage (£1 to the UK, £1.50 elsewhere). Paypal welcome. Click the Buy Now button below!
2. Alex's penultimate World Championship match v Steve James in 1990, followed by that well-known Press Conference ('You can shove your snooker up your jaxi!"), and ensuing news coverage; an appearance on the Wogan Show; and two bonuses: Alex playing Jimmy White at Ten-Ball (a variant of snooker) and a few old-time musical clips, of players, flukes and antics! These are not included on our Flukes DVD's (see our Video List Page). Almost 3 hours on one DVD. Not to be missed! £10 + postage (£1 to the UK, £1.50 elsewhere). Buy Now below!
3. Don't forget our Alex
Higgins Special DVD: The People's Champion 1982, plus one
hour life story documentary and various clips - 3
hours 45 minutes of super stuff-: £10 plus £1.00
postage to the UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
4. Hofmeister World Doubles 1984:
Alex Higgins and Jimmy White v Steve Davis
and Tony Meo, acknowledged as the world's best doubles
combination, previously undefeated in the competition and reigning
champions. Best of 17 frames - riveting stuff! £10 plus £1.00
postage to the UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
5. Alex at the Rothmans Grand Prix
1988. 2 DVDs, around 7 hours 30 minutes play. Dene O'Kane,
Neal Foulds, Rex Williams, Alain Robidoux and Steve Davis featured as
Alex's opponents, Great stuff! £20 plus £1.00 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below!
6. The British Open Final 1990
v Bob Chaperon (Canada). Over two hours, plus Big Break featuring Alex,
Ray Reardon and John Campbell. £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below!
7. Now available: The match we all want to see again (or for the
first time)! Alex Higgins v Steve Davis in the Coral
UK Final 1983. Alex Higgins 7-0 down ... What happened
next? Extremely hard to come by, this is the first contemporary footage I
have come across. 3 hours of high drama! This item has got rave reviews
from all those who bought it! £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere.
8. Hofmeister
World Doubles Final 1984: Alex Higgins & Jimmy White
(Brown) v Cliff Thorburn & Willie Thorne. Best of 19 frames Good
coverage of the match. £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
9. Alex at the Dulux British Open
1986. Alex plays South African Peter Francisco, the late
and much-missed 'Big' Bill Werbeniuk (Canada) and Steve Davis. About two
and three-quarter hours. £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
10. The World Team Cup 1986.
Alex's matches for Ireland A against Patsy Fagan (Ireland B), Doug
Mountjoy (Wales), and Big Bill Werbeniuk, Kirk Stevens (2 frames), Cliff
Thorburn (2 frames), representing Canada. Includes the improbable sight of
Alex kissing Dennis Taylor, plus a seldom seen 10 minute profile of Alex,
with an interview and rare footage of Alex playing golf. 2 hours 15
minutes in total. I have included the Big Break from No. 6 above as a
bonus, in case anyone else would like to see it. £10 plus £1
postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below.
11. Alex at the Benson & Hedges Masters 1987 Disc 1. Alex's opponents on this disc are 1979 World Champion Terry Griffiths and current World Champion Joe Johnson. A fantastic finish in one match and a riveting black ball frame in the other. Over 3 hours of excellent snooker on this DVD. £10 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50 elsewhere. Buy Now below!
12. Please
note that this is a CD ROM, not a DVD. Volume
1: Two slideshows titled Alex
Higgins, The Early Years (to 1980) and
Typical Alex. A mixture of
photos and video stills set to music (which you can turn off if it's not
to your taste), with some captions to the Early
Years. Typical Alex
shows Alex in a variety of moods and poses. Together there are over 100
different images in colour and black-and-white. Produced using an
excellent commercial slideshow program. £8 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
13. Another
CD ROM, Alex Higgins Images,
containing almost 300 bitmap images of Alex or related to Alex, including
at school, his life, newspaper clippings, triumphs, controversies, etc,
including a very recent public appearance. The quality of these images may
vary due to the sources used.
Click to view a
selection. Just 3p per image! £9 plus £1 postage UK, £1.50
elsewhere. Buy Now below.
Special Offers:
Complete set of the above DVDs only (29 DVDs, no CD ROMs): £245
inclusive to the UK, £255 elsewhere (PAL versions only). If you have
already made a purchase or purchases, you may deduct the price you paid
from the total to make up your set. This
price includes all discounts and sale prices. Buy any 3
single DVDs (not sets) for £27 inclusive UK, £28 elsewhere. Buy
Now below!
Don't forget Stephen Hendry v Jimmy
White!
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