The bonus tracks on this release feature two classic sets. In a blast from the past, The Dovells perform their rocking hits "The Bristol Stomp" and "You Can't Sit Down" at Little Darlin's. New Seekers' vocalist Lyn Paul sings a slightly rocked-up version of Johnny Ray's "Cry" then takes a softer approach on a pure country interpretation of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" to an appreciative country music audience at Church Street Station. Here again, the bonus sets are quite different from one another and make an interesting contrast.
The "Fanzone" on this release features an extensive biography of Tillotson along with a very limited discography of his album releases only. These sections make interesting reading but, once again the visual quality is far less than ideal.
"Quantum Leap Propaganda" is more than just propaganda. It includes three interesting, if quirky and a bit rough in many aspects, clip-packed video presentations plus a brief commercial for the Quantum Leap website. Rather than complete finished productions, these short videos have the look and feel of samplers pieced together from diverse sources. The viewer never knows what will come next.
Showing up on several of these Quantum Leap releases, "W.P.M.A." is a seven minute plug for the World Peace Music Awards concerts, a large event featuring hundreds of well-known musicians and broadcast worldwide. This promo appears to have been pieced together from two separate pieces advertising the concerts in San Francisco, California (2002) and in Nagasaki, Japan (2005) plus other materials. While now out of date, this short video is still interesting to watch.
Like the "W.P.M.A." promo, "Pure Pop" seems to be standard fare on releases in this series. At almost seventeen minutes long, "Pure Pop" is a pastiche of interesting clips that comes across as a chaotic attempt at a documentary film. It features a half-dozen or more popular stars performing and in interviews and commentary and in performance. The purpose appears to be to sell other Quantum Leap releases. At the left side of each title bar is what appears to be a release number. The clips include part of a documentary on New York songwriters featuring Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield; a musical performance from The Frank Sinatra Timex Show featuring Sinatra, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr. and others; a segment on Dusty Springfield featuring commentary from Petula Clark and others and a performance by Springfield of her signature song, "I Only Want To Be With You;" John Sebastian joking with his audience and then singing "What a Day for a Daydream;" very cool blues sung by Bonnie Koloc, a blues instrumental featuring the trumpet of Arturo Sandoval, and a long lost music video of "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel; and a dramatic segment from the movie "The Fabulous Dorseys." Although the visual quality is inconsistent and often leaves a lot to be desired, this piece is still interesting to watch.
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