The Johnny Cash Show: The Best of Johnny Cash 1969-1971

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DISC 1 Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash - Girl From The North Country
Kris Kristofferson - Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash - Blue Yodel #9
Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash - I Will Never Marry
George Jones - Medley (White Lightning with Johnny Cash, She Thinks I Still Care, Love Bug, The Race Is On)
Johnny Cash - Hey Porter
Waylon Jennings - Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash - The Singing Star's Queen
Waylon Jennings - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man
Marty Robbins - Medley (Big Iron, Running Gun, El Paso)
Johnny Cash - Come Along And Ride This Train
Johnny Cash - As Long As The Grass Shall Grow
Johnny Cash - Man In Black
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash - Cripple Creek, Worried Man Blues
Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny Cash - Old Time Religion
Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and The TennesseeThree - Daddy Sang Bass
Mother Maybelle and The Carter Sisters - Wildwood Flower
Neil Young - The Needle And The Damage Done
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three - Tennessee Flat Top Box
Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash - The Long Black Veil
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three with Carl Perkins - Big River
DISC 2 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
June Carter Cash - A Good Man
Derek And The Dominos - It's Too Late Derek And The Dominos with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins - Matchbox
Charley Pride - Able Bodied Man
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Loretta Lynn - I Know How
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Johnny Cash - Ride This Train (America The Beautiful, This Land Is Your Land)
The Everly Brothers with Ike Everly and Johnny and Tommy Cash - That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
Ray Charles - Ring Of Fire
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Conway Twitty - Hello Darlin'
Mother Maybelle Carter - Black Mountain Rag
Tony Joe White and Johnny Cash - Polk Salad Annie
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
Ray Price - For The Good Times
Roy Orbison - Crying
Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash - Oh, Pretty Woman
Johnny Cash - Wanted Man
Chet Atkins and Johnny Cash - Recuerdo De La Alhambra
Chet Atkins - Medley (Country Gentleman, Mister Sandman, Wildwood Flower, Freight Train)
June Carter Cash with Homer And Jethro - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Merle Haggard - No Hard Times
Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash - Sing Me Back Home
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers - The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
Roy Clark - Medley (In The Summertime, 12th Street Rag)
The Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall
Johnny Cash - Working Man Blues
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash - Jackson, Turn Around, I Love You Because
Hank Williams Jr. - Medley (You Win Again, Cold Cold Heart, I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You, Half As Much)
Johnny Cash - A Wonderful Time Up There

Customer Reviews:

WOW! Can't wait for this one!.......2007-09-15

I've been waiting to see these shows for, well, forever! Up until now the only way to see these performances was on bootleg video (although I believe the CMT Network ran some of these at one time)and YouTube. This is some amazing music from a man who simply loved playing good music. And good musicians, young and old, black and white. It's a shame it lasted barely 2 years. But it's a blessing that someone had the smarts to preserve these wonderful shows. This will be worth it for the Clapton and Dylan footage. There is precious little performance footage of his tenure with Derek and the Dominos, and here he really shines. You can tell by his face how amazed he is to be onstage jamming with both Cash and Carl Perkins. I've never seen Dylan's performance but this was (arguably) his first ever live tv performance, he'd been out of the spotlight since his 1966 motorcycle accident and gone back to his folky roots while the rest of the world turned up the volume. So this is prime Dylan with one of his idols. As well as seeing CCR at their peak. The Neil Young footage can also be seen on the special edition of his "Live at Massey Hall" CD. Can't wait!

Great collection of hippie-era country and pop.......2007-09-09

This two-disc set collects highlights of Johnny Cash's short-lived musical variety show, which aired on network TV between 1969-71. At the peak of the hippies-vs.-straights culture clash, Cash boldly invited guests from across the American musical spectrum -- longhairs, country traditionalists, Nashville insiders, jazz musician, rock stars, pop tunesmiths and folkies. The guest list is truly astonishing, given the tensions of the times. Bob Dylan -- one of Cash's favorite artists -- was on the first show in '69, tipping viewers off that this wasn't gonna be your typical country TV show. Appearances by Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Wonder and John Fogerty followed, as well as master entertainers such as Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles. And of course, there was the cream of the country crop -- Waylon Jennings, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Johnny's crew from his road show -- June Carter Cash & the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and others. In the wings were some amazing sidemen: keep an eye out for Norman Blake plucking acoustic guitar, as well as the wealth of up-and-coming talent that Cash went out of his way to promote (notably Kris Kristofferson, who reminisces about the old shows in interview segments added in this DVD set...)

This is a great collection, generously programmed (the set list on the Menu goes on for page after page...) and many of the performances are pure gold (George Jones is awesome!) Some fans will complain that they'd rather see the original shows as broadcast at the time, and while I agree that that would be fun, I don't see any reason to give anything but praise to this set. The documentary format, with various Cash crew and compatriots interviewed and introducing different segments, is kinda cool, and for the most part they know when to get out of the way and let the music play. It's a pity they didn't shoot the whole TV show on film -- some of the video stock gets kinda flared out (the Dylan clips, in particular) but, hey -- that's history for you. Personally, I'm glad to see whatever stuff like this there is -- it's a great look back at an interesting cultural moment, when mainstream country was still pretty traditional, although the walls were starting to fall and new influences were coming into play. Cash fans and country fans alike will want to check this one out! (DJ Joe Sixpack)

Here We Go Again.......2007-08-23

I'm so tired of these "Best Of" compilations. I've been waiting almost 40 years to see these shows and, once again, they get chopped up. Why can't somebody (finally) get it right and issue complete variety series in there entirety? Geez, it only lasted two years! You could probably fit every episode in one or two boxed sets with double-sided DVDs, which so many companies do nowadays. Instead, we get all complete seasons of Friends when all one needs to do is turn on the TV at any given time of the day and see the same episodes in syndication - as bad as seeing I Love Lucy continuously until we have the complete dialogs memorized! Shame on you Columbia/Legacy for doing this. It's like a teaser of something we'll never have. This may be the "best" for you but not for me and, therefore, I will not be purchasing it.

found this at pitchfork review.......2007-08-08

On September 18, CMV/Columbia/Legacy will release The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, a 2xDVD compiling 64 live performances from the 58 episodes of Johnny Cash's 1969-1971 "The Johnny Cash Show".

Kris Kristofferson hosts the DVD, which features performances from Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Louis Armstrong, Loretta Lynn, Neil Diamond, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Derek and the Dominoes, Roy Orbison, the Carter Family (inluding June Carter Cash), and Johnny Cash himself, among many others.

The set also features new interviews with John Carter Cash, Tennessee Three bassist Marshall Grant, Hank Williams, Jr., musical arranger Bill Walker, and hairstylist Penny Lane.

There will also be a single-disc CD version of the compilation available on the same day as the DVD.

The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show (DVD):

01 Johnny Cash: "Ring of Fire"
02 Bob Dylan: "I Threw It All Away"
03 Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan: "Girl From the North Country"
04 Kris Kristofferson: "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
05 Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash: "Blue Yodel #9"
06 Stevie Wonder: "Heaven Help Us All"
07 Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Bad Moon Rising"
08 Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash: "I Will Never Marry"
09 George Jones and Johnny Cash: "White Lightning"
10 George Jones: "Medley: She Thinks I Still Care / The Love Bug / The Race Is On"
11 Johnny Cash: "Hey Porter"
12 Waylon Jennings: "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"
13 Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash: "The Singing Star's Queen"
14 Waylon Jennings: "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
15 Tammy Wynette: "Stand by Your Man"
16 Marty Robbins: "Medley: Big Iron / Running Gun / El Paso"
17 Johnny Cash: "Ride This Train"
18 Johnny Cash: "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow"
19 Johnny Cash: "Man in Black"
20 James Taylor: "Sweet Baby James"
21 Pete Seeger: "Cripple Creek"
22 Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash: "Worried Man Blues"
23 Johnny Cash: "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
24 Johnny Cash: "Old Time Religion"
25 Johnny Cash: "A Wonderful Time Up There"
26 Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three: "Daddy Sang Bass"
27 Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters: "Wildwood Flower"
28 Neil Young: "The Needle and the Damage Done"
29 Johnny Cash: "Tennessee Flat Top Box"
30 Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash: "Long Black Veil"
31 Johnny Cash: "Big River"
32 Johnny Cash: "I Walk the Line"
33 June Carter Cash: "A Good Man"
34 Derek and the Dominoes: "It's Too Late"
35 Derek and the Dominoes With Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins: "Matchbox"
36 Charley Pride: "Able Bodied Man"
37 Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys: "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
38 Loretta Lynn: "I Know How"
39 Jerry Lee Lewis: "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
40 Johnny Cash: "Ride This Train (America the Beautiful, This Land Is Your Land)"
41 The Everly Brothers With Ike Everly and Johnny Cash: "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine"
42 Ray Charles: "Ring of Fire"
43 Johnny Cash: "A Boy Named Sue"
44 Conway Twitty: "Hello Darlin'"
45 Mother Maybelle Carter: "Black Mountain Rag"
46 Neil Diamond: "Cracklin' Rosie"
47 Ray Price: "For the Good Times"
48 Roy Orbison: "Crying"
49 Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
50 Johnny Cash: "Wanted Man"
51 Chet Atkins: "Medley: Country Gentleman / Mister Sandman / Wildwood Flower / Freight Train"
52 June Carter Cash With Homer and Jethro: "Baby It's Cold Outside"
53 Merle Haggard: "No Hard Time Blues"
54 Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash: "Sing Me Back Home"
55 Carl Perkins: "Blue Suede Shoes"
56 Johnny Cash, the Carter Family and Carl Perkins: "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago"
57 The Statler Brothers: "Flowers on the Wall"
58 Roy Clark: "Medley: In the Summertime / 12th Street Rag"
59 Johnny Cash: "Working Man Blues"
60 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: "Jackson"
61 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: "Turn Around"
62 Johnny Cash: "I Love You Because"
63 Hank Williams, Jr.: "Medley: You Win Again / Cold Cold Heart / I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You / Half As Much"
64 Johnny Cash: "Folsom Prison Blues"

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION!.......2007-08-08

I would highly recommend this DVD to anyone who just appreciates good music. I caught a sneak preview of this amazing disc on my local PBS station in August of 2007, and it was one of the greatest things I had seen on television in a long time. Johnny Cash's prime time televion show aired from 1969 - 1971, and featured both prominent rock and country artists of the day. Groundbreaking television for sure, considering at the time that most rock artists were associated with the peace, drugs, free love and the anti-war movement by a conservative segment of American society, just when the war was really starting to sour. Filmed live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee (with a few exceptions), in front of a mostly Southern country music audience, all the artists seemed to be warmly embraced by the crowd, with Johnny Cash's blessing and support. The first hour consisted of rock and popular music performers that Johnny Cash was an admirer or fan of, including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Diamond, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. The highlight was Derek and the Dominoes featuring Eric Clapton, and following their performance none other than Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash himself joined Derek and the Dominoes onstage for a raucous version of Perkins' Matchbox. Simply amazing.
The second half was Johnny himself performing solo, with his wife June Carter Cash, and with the Tennessee Three. Prominent country artists also featured were George Jones, Tammy Wynette, a young, short-haired and beardless Hank Williams Jr., young Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and Charley Pride (possibly the only black country artist ever). These are only the performances shown on the PBS special preview. There were literally hundreds of great performances on this show over its two year run. There's no lip synching nonsense here. Every artist actually performing and singing live. This is priceless television and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of any of the artists I mentioned. You will not be disappointed. It won't be available until September of 2007, and I will most definitely be purchasing it.

Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

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First DVD
it's too old
Does it get any better than this?
Great memories
Love, love, LOVE this!!!

Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
Starring: Sesame Street
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ASIN: B000H6SY8C
Release Date: 2006-10-24

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When the Children's Theater Workshop's Sesame Street first aired on television in 1969, it was a revolutionary new show aimed specifically at preschool children--an audience previously untargeted by television programming. Exhaustively-researched and tested on real audiences of preschoolers, this "experiment in kid programming" aimed to teach preschoolers the alphabet, numbers, body parts, rhyming, and basic reasoning skills while thoroughly entertaining them. Through the use of humor, the amazing puppetry of Frank Oz and Jim Henson, animation, the incredibly catchy music of Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss, and a fast-action pace borrowed from the television commercial format, Sesame Street was, and still is, more successful at educating and entertaining children than anyone initially imagined. What's more, the lessons learned by generations of preschoolers went far beyond simple school-readiness skills to include values like acceptance, cooperation, and inclusiveness because the urban Sesame Street was a place populated by people and monsters young viewers could identify with, where anything could happen, and where every ethnicity, generation, and species co-existed and interacted harmoniously.

Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1 1969-1974 offers a sampling of the first five seasons of Sesame Street and includes the first episode of each season in its entirety as well as a large selection of classic segments from each season highlighting some of the most memorable sketches ("Bein' Green," "Rubber Duckie," "Whistle a Happy Tune," and Super-Grover in "Telephone Booth"), favorite human characters like Bob and Mr. Hooper, and guest appearances by celebrities like Bill Cosby, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Carol Burnett, and Jesse Jackson. Adult viewers will be transported back in time as they witness Bert's frustration with his ever-noisy roommate Ernie, chuckle at the antics of Grover and his demanding customer in Grover's Restaurant, and wonder if Snuffleupagus will ever show himself to someone besides Big Bird. Other well-remembered moments include pinball number count, the baker who inevitably tumbles down the stairway with a handful of cream pies, the ever-munching Cookie Monster, "Here is Your Life" segments, Bert "Doin' the Pigeon," and the inevitably grumpy Oscar the Grouch. Post-Elmo preschoolers and their parents will laugh, learn, grow, and connect with one another as they share this classic compilation of Sesame Street moments. Bonus features include the original sales pitch reel (introduced by Joan Ganz Cooney and hosted by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog) and a thick booklet rich with history, trivia, and a pullout activity section for children. (Ages 2 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

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Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like "C is for Cookie," "I Love Trash," and "Rubber Duckie." For the first time on DVD, the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street's first five seasons can be enjoyed again and again!

Customer Reviews:

First DVD.......2007-09-08

The DVD is a good DVD, but I was disappointed for several reasons. For one, they left a lot of good stuff out of the first DVD. Second, they repeated several skits (if we want to see them over, we can play them as many times as we want...so I feel that it was a waste of DVD space.) I also wish that they would continue to release classic Sesame Street DVDs in a timely matter.

it's too old.......2007-09-04

My 3 yr old dau rec'd this as a xmas present last year and she didnt much care for it - i guess the graphics and special effects were dated for her - she's a huge fan of the new ones we catch on tv.
I definitely wouldn't recommend this for children of the 21st century - it's too dated. She does on the other hand LOVE all the old muppet shows my hubby and i grew up watching.

Does it get any better than this?.......2007-09-02

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Lady bugs came
To the Lady bugs picnic

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
And they all played games
At the Lady bugs picnic

They had 12 sacks so they
ran sack races
They fell on their backs
and they fell on their faces
The lady bugs 12
At the lady bugs picnic

They played jump rope
but the rope it broke
so they just sat around
telling knock knock jokes
The lady bugs 12
At the Lady bugs picnic

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
And they chatted away
At the Lady bugs picnic

They talked about the high price of
furniture and rugs
and fire insurance for Lady bugs
The Lady bugs 12
At the Lady bugs picnic
12!

My kids get to enjoy what I did 30 years ago and they love it! I agree with a previous comment, box sets of seasons should be produced starting with season 1. The old Sesame Street is much better than the new!

Great memories.......2007-09-01

What a great collection of memories. There are five episodes in all, plus lots of bonus skits and material. My kids (4 and 7), who have never seen the current version of Sesame Street, love this. And it's interesting to me to have a grown-up's perspective on the material and methods.

I can definitely see that they've changed some things over the years, and the early shows seem to be more loosely scripted. There's less emotional sensitivity than I remember, but maybe that's just a matter of perspective.

I love seeing The King of Eight, Guy Smiley, Grover's Restaurant, Twiddlebugs Go to the Zoo, Martians Telephone, Ladybug Picnic, Bread, Milk, and Butter, etc, but I do miss the pinball counting- wish that was in there. Overall, great stuff, and I'd love to see more! Best of all... no Elmo.

Love, love, LOVE this!!!.......2007-08-28

I'll admit it- I'm a kid at heart, I really am. I grew up with Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, Captain Kangaroo, The Electric Company, and Big Blue Marble. I learned to read by watching Sesame Street. I love SuperGrover. I love Ladybug Picnic. I love Bill Cosby. I love it all (except maybe Elmo, but my daughter loves him, so I have to grin and bear it)!

This DVD set is INCREDIBLE! I am SO HAPPY with my purchase! My 2 year old loves to watch it, too. I will DEFINITELY by the next set, and the one after that, and the one after that... until Elmo appears on them. Then I'm done.

Get this set- you won't regret it!

Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969

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How-to video for cabaret queens and cross-dressers
excellent!
EXCELENTE COMPILACION
I LOVED IT!!!
Take the Trip...it's worth it!

Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969
Starring: The Supremes
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Release Date: 2006-12-05

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Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard (and her replacement Cindy Birdsong) conquered the charts and then the world through their TV appearances. Their looks, their charm and of course their great hits burst from the screen and won over even the harshest critics. Now the fans can have it all over again -- the original "Dreamgirls" doing their thing unlike any group before or since. The Supremes: Reflections, produced for UMe by Historic Films, is an extraordinary DVD collection -- their greatest hits on video in any form for the first time. Included are not only the classic appearances from the Ed Sullivan Show and Hullaballo, but incredible rare footage not seen since first aired more than 40 years ago. As a fabulous bonus, a click of the sub-title button will also reveal entertaining and revealing trivia about each clip.

Then there's the DVD extras, the icing on the cake: additional rare clips of "Baby Love" and "Stop! In The Name Of Love," early footage of the trio doing their first top 40 hit, and uncut footage from the documentary Anatomy Of Pop that includes an interview with Berry Gordy. As with all other UMe/Motown DVD collections, all audio has been significantly upgraded; where the group has lip-synced to the record, you'll now hear remastered stereo right from the Motown vault.

1. Where Did Our Love Go (The Steve Allen Show, September 24, 1964)
2. Baby Love (Shivaree, 1965)
3. Come See About Me (Teen Town, February 1965)
4. Stop! In The Name Of Love (Murray The K - It's What's Happening!, June 28, 1965)
5. Back In My Arms Again (Mike Douglas Show, November 3, 1965)
6. Nothing But Heartaches (Hullaballoo, September 13, 1965)
7. I Hear A Symphony (Mike Douglas Show, November 3, 1965)
8. My World Is Empty Without You (Anatomy Of Pop - The Music Explosion, 1965)
9. You Can't Hurry Love (The Ed Sullivan Show, September 25, 1966)*
10. You Keep Me Hanging On (Promotional Film, 1966)
11. Love Is Here And Now Your Gone (The Andy Williams Show, January 22, 1967)
12. The Happening (Live In Stockholm/Swedish TV, April 20,1968)
13. Reflections (The Tennessee Ernie Ford Special, December 3, 1967)
14. In And Out Of Love (Live In Stockholm/Swedish TV, April 20th, 1968)
15. Love Child (The Ed Sullivan Show, September 29, 1968)
16. Someday We'll Be Together (The Hollywood Palace, October 18, 1969)

DVD Extras
1. Baby Love (Top Of The Pops, October 15, 1964)
2.Stop! In The Name Of Love (Shivaree, 1965)
3. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (The Supremes In Carr'e, Amsterdam, October 14, 1964)
4. My World Is Empty Without You (Original Clip w/ Narration, Anatomy Of Pop, 1965)

Customer Reviews:

How-to video for cabaret queens and cross-dressers.......2007-09-08

Dreamgirl? Watching Diana Ross in these videos was a creepy experience for this reviewer. No wonder she's always been a sensation with cabaret queens, transvestites, homosexuals, and pre-op cross-dressers. With her absurd make-up, exaggerated hairstyles, over-the-top girlishness, campy feminine fluttering, affected singing voice, gooey bug eyes, dainty dance moves and ridiculous sense of self-drama, she comes off as a female female-impersonator, if such a thing exists. It doesn't help that she has the scrawny build of a 12-year-old male adolescent. The whole effect is just plain weird. More watchable are the other Supremes, especially Mary Wilson. But as the Supremes hit Number One with a bullet, it became Diana's show and the other ladies were increasingly shunted to the background. (Or pushed back there by diva Diana, if the 1983 Motown reunion was any indication.) The shrill, simplistic songs don't hold up especially well either, including later "message songs" like Love Child. These tunes were some of the more soulless efforts from Motown's writing stable. We all love Motown in the 1960s. But I'd rather have a video compilation of the some of the more authentic second-tier acts--Martha And The Vandellas, for example.

excellent!.......2007-09-07

i loved the efficiency in which it was delivered and the 'staying in touch' with the customer, notifying when it would be delivered, or if there would be a delay due to shortages, etc. all this is appreciated.

EXCELENTE COMPILACION.......2007-08-31

Excelente, DVD remasterizado y audio digitalizado,una joya para tener.
Una reseña de Supremes por casi toda su carrera artistica. Con el plus de haber canciones que fueron digitalmente hechas "A Capella". Este DVD no puede faltar, es una muy buena inversión.

I LOVED IT!!!.......2007-08-16

I am a very nostalgic person and this DVD is a smorgasbord of memories. It is very good in quality, both video and sound. I have played it several times and it never gets old, especially to see how the Supremes matured in their stage presence as we go from 1965 to 1969. If you are a Supremes fan then you need to purchase this item. It would be really great if someone would do a DVD of all the Supremes performances on just The Ed Sullivan Show since they appeared at least 20 times on that show alone. You cannot go wrong with this DVD.

Take the Trip...it's worth it!.......2007-07-12

You won't believe the hair dos! These women had it going on....during such a tumultuous rebellious era (the 60's) to come out swinging....got to give em props! No guts, no glory and they did it with style and originality and they didn't have to be high on POT to pull it off. Diana, "puttin the D in Diva", summed it up at the BET awards show...gotta get some CLASS! Take a hint Britney!

Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated - The Naughty Early Years, Set One (1969-1971)

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Laugh till you cry
Great entertainment !!!!
Classic humor continues
Excellent Naughtiness
Just great slapstick.

Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated - The Naughty Early Years, Set One (1969-1971)
Starring: Lisa Mulidore , Stephanie Marrian , Tracy Smith (IV) , Pamela Cundell , and Jim Tyson
Director: Benny Hill , and John Robins
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ASIN: B0002F6AHA
Release Date: 2004-08-24

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Irreverently and undeniably hysterical, THE BENNY HILL SHOW pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-variety show, one that pushed the envelope of television standards and inspired such contemporaries as "Saturday Night Live" and "Mad TV." Still considered a hoot and a half today, Benny Hill and his talented ensemble were unafraid to take a "tongue-in-cheeky" approach in satirizing society s taboos, from bawdy ballads and priceless pantomimes to dizzying double entendres and slaphappy head slapping. Benny s smirking antics, beautifully supported by his scantily-clad bevy of buxom babes, released a worldwide tidal wave of unrestrained laughter, winning THE BENNY HILL SHOW a hill er, mountain of accolades, including the British Academy s Best Comedy Show Award and two Emmy® nominations! Never broadcast in full-length form in the U.S., the only way to see these vintage Thames episodes of THE BENNY HILL SHOW in their entirety is through this DVD collection. THE NAUGHTY EARLY YEARS: SET 1 features all 11 uproarious episodes from 1969-1971, including three rare installments filmed in black-and-white!

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Running 550 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated catches the boyish, British comedian just after he ended a long association with the BBC (where he was a busy star) and leaped to the commercial Thames Television in 1969, where he enjoyed creative control and successful syndication in America for 20 years. The premiere episode of The Benny Hill Show made television history as one of Thames' first color broadcasts, though a mid-season strike by technicians forced the show to revert to black-and-white, resulting in several "lost" episodes that have reemerged in this boxed set. (They offer some of the best material in this batch.)

Hill is an interesting, internationally popular figure in British comedy, his act more rooted in vaudeville and smooth, lowbrow innuendo than the surreal or topical. He gets a lot of mileage out of a mere roll of his eyes or knowing grin, but he is never short of energy during elaborate sketches or his trademark chases at the end of each episode. The Benny Hill Show, with its emphasis on scantily clad women and endless jokes about getting/not getting sex, never pushes the comic envelope, exactly, but Complete and Unadulterated demonstrates that Hill, who died in 1992, had more ingenuity and diverse originality than his reputation might reflect. Hill is just as comfortable gracing the opening of every show with a silly, risque ditty ("She wouldn't let me marry Jean / She said it was because she thought I was Effeminate / And compared to her, I was") as mocking television itself (in a clever, "Top of the Pops" send-up), skewering suburban swingers ("Henry and Alice and Bob and Mary"), or mounting a Cold War farce (in which an East-West border, running through a honeymoon suite, causes havoc for a newlywed couple). Luckily, this set allows one to select individual sketches or songs (Kiki Dee turns up for a go at "You've Made Me So Very Happy") within all 11 episodes, and to access each episode without having to go back to the disc's main menu. A repeat viewer can easily glide around the full season and cobble together the perfect, best-of program. There's certainly plenty of good material to go around; check out the lengthy "European Song Contest" for a true classic. --Tom Keogh

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Laugh till you cry.......2007-05-15

If you want a good laugh, this is the one. Benny Hill is one of the best comedy guys around and you will split your sides laughing at this dvd. Good old fashioned humour. We love him.

Great entertainment !!!!.......2007-04-07

So far, I have bought the first three sets, and plan to buy the rest. It is very nice to be able to go back in time and see TV shows without the too often gross scenes of today. Video and audio quality is excellent. I wanted to rate it 5 stars, but unfortunately the commercial prompting markers were left in these DVD's, marring the upper corners from time to time. Thankfully, the commercials are missing. If you have an old TV, which cuts off the top, bottom and sides,you will never see these distractions.

Classic humor continues.......2007-03-08

Once again, this set proves why Benny Hill was the king of 70's baudy humor. The classic bits contained on this set, in their entirety rather than the abbreviated versions I've seen on so many syndicated programs, still bring a smile to my face and that of my father.

Excellent Naughtiness.......2007-01-15

These DVDs are a very nice collection. Any fan will enjoy these.

Just great slapstick........2006-07-14

If you enjoy classic slapstick and great British humor this is the set for you. It is a great watch, as the shows are shown complete even with the musical interludes. If you have seen any Benny Hill this is a great set or if you like British humor this is right up your alley.

Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday: The 25th Anniversary Collection, 1969-1994

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A most awesome retrospective
Let me bring you memories of Tull
Documentary 5 Stars...Music 2 Stars
OK, but not great
So-So

Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday: The 25th Anniversary Collection, 1969-1994
Starring: Jethro Tull , and Ian Anderson
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ASIN: B0000AYK0J
Release Date: 2004-01-13

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At this point, Jethro Tull are already over halfway through their fourth decade as an entity, but this 90-minute documentary is a thoroughly entertaining look at frontman Ian Anderson and company's first quarter-century. While only Anderson remains from the original lineup (Tull actually began in '68, DVD title notwithstanding), with guitarist Martin Barre having joined as of their second album, part of the fun comes from watching more than a dozen members past and present coming together at a genteel reunion party to be interviewed and share reminiscences. The DVD is also strong on concert performance and video excerpts, especially those from the band's most successful period (the codpiece-and-minstrelsy '70s stretch that yielded hit records like Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, and Songs from the Wood), in addition to more recent items, including their rehearsals for a 25th anniversary reunion tour. DVD bonus materials feature seven of those performances (including "Teacher," "The Witch's Promise," and "Aqualung") in their entirety. --Sam Graham

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TRACK LISTING: • Introduction/Living In The Past (live) - Brussels `93 • Nothing Is Easy (live) - Isle of Wight `70 • 25th Anniversary Reunion • Teacher (live) French TV `70 • Witch's Promise (live) - BBC Top Of The Pops `70 • Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles • Minstrel In The Gallery (live) - Paris `75 • Aqualung (live) - BBC Sight & Sound `77 • Thick As A Brick Rehearsal/ Thick As . . . (live) - Madison Square Garden `78 • Songs From The Wood (live) - London `80 • Too Old To Rock N Roll . . . - Promo Video Clip `80 • Kissing Willie - Promo Video Clip `89 • 25th Anniversary Tour Rehearsals/ My god • Rocks On The Road - Promo Video `91 • A New Day Yesterday (live) - Promo Video • Teacher (live) - French TV '70 complete performance • Witch's Promise 9live) - BBC Top Of The Pops '70 complete performance • Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles - Passion Play Tour `73 • Aqualung (live) - BBC Sight & Sound '70 complete performance • Kissing Willie - full promo video `89 • Rocks On The Road - full promo video `91 • Living In The Past (live) - Brussels '93 complete performance

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A most awesome retrospective.......2007-04-10

Folks, This is a must have if you are a Tull Fan. If you missed "The Hare that Lost his Specticles" from the Passion Play Tour, this DVD contains the full version of the play/movie from that tour. Highly reccommend this DVD.

Let me bring you memories of Tull.......2006-12-02

This is an interesting retrospective of Jethro Tull's journey for the first 25 years. The conceptual format of vintage video excerpts in between clips of band members past and present for a reunion in an English tavern comes off as ideal. "Witches Promise," shown here through a 1971 performance from Top of the Pops will make viewers say, "Oh my God," and a lot of the vintage footage from the first few years is sometimes comical as you see Jethro Tull starting out as a folk-rock outfit trying to find their harder edge, which they eventually did with many years of commercial success. Jethro Tull's best decade was the 70's, musically and artistically, and this DVD should include some more concert footage from that era than what is actually provided. The clips of "Nothing is Easy," "Minstrel in the Gallery," "Auqalung," and "Songs From the Wood," are the highlights, but of all the parts from their 1973 Passion Play tour, the only clip included here is the only dull portion of that whole concept album with "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles,"(never quite understood that part anyway)and the excerpts from Tull's transformation into the 80's seem less interesting, especialy the video for 1989's "Kissing Willie," which only serves as an embarrassment for Tull having to accept that such a great band made such a terrible song and video. The reflections and bits of interviews with Ian anderson and his bandmates is always worth a listen, and overall this anniversary collection is a must-have edition for the true Jethro Tull fan.

Documentary 5 Stars...Music 2 Stars.......2006-09-29

Excelllent documentary of the band's beginnings and where they all are today. I was disappointed what few songs were played constantly were interrupted, and twice the sound track was not in synch with his singing. Overall? Best part i enjoyed was the reunion of ALL 30 of the past and present members of Jethro Tull. Some of the extras were kind of silly, but i suppose you'd have to be British to understand. If you are looking for an addition to your Tull dvd collection, this one would fit in nicely..But if you're looking for Ian Anderson's music? Id look for another title from the band.

OK, but not great.......2006-09-25

As huge JT fan, I was hoping for more complete songs on the disc..interesting interviews, but I watch all my oncerts with cordless headphones while on the treadmill & stationary bike, and desire more concert-style dvds to avoid skipping the interview tracks.

So-So .......2005-09-06

This could have been so much more. Why the interviewer asked the questions he did is a mystery and why weren't more of the band members included. It comes off looking ameteurish and self conscious and the boys could have done better for their silver jubilee. The bonus video section is the best part of the package. Hopefully, one day, we'll get a warts and all Jethro Tull rockumentary, this isn't it.

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

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IF YOU LIKE THE BLUES..... BUY THIS!!! IT WILL REALLY GROW ON YOU!!!
A wonderful bit of musical history
Amazing early buddy guy
new to blues
They've Done It Again!

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Starring: Muddy Watters , Big Mama Thornton , Bukka White , and Memphis Slim
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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Release Date: 2004-08-31

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They called 2003 "the year of the blues," but any year that sees another release in the American Folk Blues Festival series is one worth savoring. There's no lack of star power on this, the third volume (the first two were released in, yes, '03) taken from the European tours organized for American blues musicians between 1962 and '69; two fiery tunes by Muddy Waters are included as bonus tracks, Joe Turner is well known from his days with Count Basie, and the finale brings together such estimable perfomers as vocalist Helen Humes, pianist Memphis Slim, guitarist T-Bone Walker, bassist Willie Dixon, and longtime partners Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. If names like Skip James, Bukka White, Dr. Isaiah Ross, and Son House (all playing in the acoustic Delta style, a sound that's about as raw and real as the blues gets) ring a bell only with serious blues fans, no matter. The performances (including what's purported to be the only extant audio-video footage of harmonica legend Little Walter) are uniformly strong, and the black & white images and strikingly clear sound are once again extraordinary. But this footage is not only a treat in and of itself. It's also music that changed our culture forever, as members of bands like the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and Led Zeppelin were there to witness it in person.--Sam Graham

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Tracklistings
1. BIG MAMA THORNTON- Hound Dog
2. ROOSEVELT SYKES- Gulfport Boogie
3. BUDDY GUY- Out Of Sight
4. DR. ISAIAH ROSS- Feel So Good
5. JOE TURNER- Flip, Flop & Fly
6. SKIP JAMES- All Night Long
7. SKIP JAMES- Crow Jane
8. BUKKA WHITE Got Sick & Tired
9. SON HOUSE Death Letter Blues
10. HOUND DOG TAYLOR Wild About You
11. KOKO TAYLOR Wang Dang Doodle
12. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE-Stranger Blues
12. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE- Burnt Child (Afraid of Fire)
14. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE-Gonna Move Across The River
15. HELEN HUMES- THe Blues Ain't Nothing' But A Women
BONUS TRACKS:
16. EARL HOOKER- Earl's Boogie
17. MUDDY WATERS- Long Distance Call &
16. MUDDY WATERS-I Got My Mojo Working

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IF YOU LIKE THE BLUES..... BUY THIS!!! IT WILL REALLY GROW ON YOU!!!.......2007-08-20

I'v been avoiding writing a review about these dvd's (American Folk & blues festival vol 1, Vol 2, vol 3,) for a while now, mainly because I get so emotional when I think about them. So I wont even try. But I will say this much....The ONLY place in the world where you can see the fabulous T-Bone Walker on dvd... is on these sets (he appears on all 3 volumes). And where else are you gonna see Lonnie Johnson, Shakey Horton, Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams, Willie Dixon, Otis Span, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Mama Thorton, A very young Buddy Guy, and a very young Hubert Sumlin, Big Joe Turner, Son House, Koko Tayler, Lightnin Hopkins, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Howlin Wolf, AND MANY MORE!!! YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL 3 VOLUMES FOR YOUR COLLECTION!

A wonderful bit of musical history.......2007-03-09

If you like the blues you'll love this DVD. I especially liked the acoustic set with Skip James, Son House & Bukka White. The Black & White is cool and the sound is good.

Amazing early buddy guy.......2007-01-10

buy all 3 volumes - if you are a music fan, this is the origin of the blues.

new to blues.......2006-03-02

I am new to the Blues. I've listened to many songs, from Delta Blues to Chicago Blues, and loved them all. After listening to so many songs, it is nice to put a face to the name. Not only that, but to see and feel the energy of real Bluesmen and women. I absolutely loved this DVD! I'd highly recommend it to anybody looking to start or continue a Blues DVD collection.

They've Done It Again!.......2005-08-25

This dvd is an historical treasure. The product is very high quality in every way. It has some of the earliest films known from some blues artists, as well as some of the only known films of some as well(Little Walter).Everything from the urban blues of Big Mama Thornton, Buddy Guy, Hound Dog Taylor,and Koko Taylor. To the haunting,country blues,of Skip James, Bukka White, and Son House. I particularly like the performance of the famous song " Crow Jane" by Skip James, as well as the extras like the raucous, obscure Earl Hooker, who evokes shades of Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix with his Univox guitar and Sound City amplifier. Buy and enjoy this forgotten legacy!

MLB Vintage World Series Films - New York Mets 1969 & 1986

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Wonderful Baseball
Disappointment eith a great subject
Pretty Good but short

MLB Vintage World Series Films - New York Mets 1969 & 1986
Starring: Tom Seaver , Tug McGraw , and Darryl Strawberry
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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Classic DVD
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DVD's main menu allow you to jump directly to the action
Presented in full-screen digital video

ASIN: B000H0M3VC
Release Date: 2006-09-26

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1969 NEW YORK METS vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 1986 NEW YORK METS vs. BOSTON RED SOX All the classic moments of the New York Mets 1969 and 1986 World Series Championships are digitally preserved on this one-of-a-kind DVD. The World Series champion Mets of 1969 and 1986 were embraced by fans for their pitching, personalities, and perseverance. In 1969, the world was mesmerized by man's first steps on the moon. The world of baseball was equally transfixed by the Mets. New York relied on pitching from Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, and the hitting of Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones to register the Club's first 100-win season. The 1969 World Series matched the Miracle Mets against the Baltimore Orioles . The defense of Ron Swoboda and Agee, as well as dominant pitching and timely hitting, led the Mets to their first World Series title. It took the 1986 Mets two games to recover from a grueling NLCS , and then the fiery Lenny Dykstra led the charge. With two road victories pushing the Fall Classic back to Shea Stadium, the stage was set for Game Six--and arguably the most remarkable comeback in baseball history, a victory sealed when Mookie Wilson's grounder to first went past Bill Buckner allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run. In Game Seven, the Mets again staged another comeback to capture their second crown.

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These two vintage Major League Baseball films capture 40 minutes each of the New York Mets' World Series victories. First, the 1969 Mets, only a few years after record-setting losses, pulled off the improbable victory against the Baltimore Orioles' roster of sluggers and starting pitchers. The mets won thanks to clutch hitting , spectacular catches by Tommie Agee and Ron Swoboda, and their own pitching staff, including ace Tom Seaver, lefty Jerry Koosman, and "young fireballer Nolan Ryan." The film is a real product of its era--dig that funky '60s music!--but an invaluable keepsake of an underdog victory. The other film is of the 1986 Mets, the squad led by Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Darryl Strawberry, and Dwight Gooden that pulled victory from the jaws of defeat at the expense of the Boston Red Sox and goat-horn candidates Bob Stanley and Bill Buckner, who played key parts in the crucial game 6. The film is also a product of its era--dig that funky '80s music, as well as narrator Vin Scully's forced use of the phrase "True Colors" just so the soundtrack can cue up Cyndi Lauper. Of course, real fans of the Amazin's will have already picked up the complete set of 1986 World Series games. --David Horiuchi

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Wonderful Baseball.......2007-08-26

The 1969 Mets gives all hope. That if the Mets can do it, anyone can

Disappointment eith a great subject.......2007-01-09

I purchased this DVD with the thought of replacing my VHS versions of same. I expected Joe Garagiola & Vin Scully narrating the 1986 World Series as they did on television and Lindsay Nelson & Curt Gowdy for the 1969 which were the official broadcasters on NBC. I got neither. If you own these World Series classics on VHS, don't discard them for this DVD.

Pretty Good but short.......2006-10-06

All they did was take the original vhs film from the 1969 film and convert it to dvd. Not that the original is horrible, but gezz couldn't MLB do better than this and show a bit of creativity? It does capture the great moments of the film, from agee's two catches, ron swaboda's catch to the victory. 1986 is the clips from Vin Skulley national TV broadcast showing Boston thinking they were about to win to the ball under Buck's legs to the Mets victory. It worth buying, could be better and longer at 45 mins each winning year on a dvd.

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Enviable glimpse of rock history
"Well...All Right" lets get this
Dizzy??
Kind of a rip
Keep the technical aspects in perspective

Blind Faith - London Hyde Park 1969
Starring: Blind Faith
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
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ASIN: B000FC2EXY
Release Date: 2006-09-19

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It was big news when guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker from the recently-disbanded Cream joined forces with keyboardist-singer Steve Winwood, whose history with Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group had made him one of Britain's most admired young musicians (bass player Rick Grech came from the more obscure Brit group Family), and the buzz must have been palpable when they took the stage before hundreds of thousands of fans on a June afternoon in 1969. They were known as rock's first supergroup, but there's nothing all that super about Blind Faith - London Hyde Park 1969, a record of the quartet's debut performance. In fairness, the group hadn't been together very long, and their one and only album hadn't been released yet; perhaps they were also taken aback by the size of the crowd and the hype that already engulfed them. Still, their 40-minute set (the DVD is padded with a ten-minute introduction) is surprisingly listless, not to mention out of tune. Having cemented his god-like status by way of Cream's endless bravura jamming, Clapton was clearly looking for something mellower and more song-oriented, but despite a few stellar moments, here he appears dour and uninterested. Winwood, meanwhile, seems to be searching for notes a step or two above his range, with the result that he fairly shrieks his way through all six tunes from the Blind Faith album (along with a pointless cover of the Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb" and two others); it's Baker who provides the fire, especially on "Presence of the Lord" and the drum showcase "Do What You Like." The audio and video are surprisingly crisp and clear, which helps make up for the fact that the camera was apparently hand-held by a drunk who couldn't figure out what he wanted to shoot. It's cool to see these guys in action, but overall, interest in this document will primarily be due to the fact that it exists at all. --Sam Graham

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Enviable glimpse of rock history.......2007-07-31

This gets five stars because it is an amazing view of rock royalty in action. Who cares if Blind Faith played less than stellar that day? And I must dispute the thinking of the author of the Jefferson Airplane book. Blind Faith's Hyde Park performance was June 7th 1969. Brian Jones drowned July 3rd and the Stones played Hyde Park two later the same year. Nobody was mourning Brian Jones because he wasn't dead yet! At any rate we are fortunate to live in a day and technological age where so many great and historical rock moments are available for us to relive over and over.

"Well...All Right" lets get this .......2007-07-02

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Do you know how the Blind Faith tune "Had To Cry Today" got its name? Before the reviews from the Amazon buyers begin, there is a blurb about the DVD. Look at the line questioning why the band did a Rolling Stones cover! Answer-Along with over 100,000 other good folks they were paying homage to Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones who had passed away. Obviously, I am kidding about where the title of the song came from but it was to make a point that if you talk about a record or DVD it isn't bad to be aware of the group!

If fidelity of a recording wins out over history, there is nothing that will change your mind about owning a legendary day of rock and roll. The remarks about the quality of the recording are not malicious or defamatory but facts.

For those that want to preserve a treasure from the past and are collectors of Blind Faith material it is necessary own. The cover of the Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb" was a one shot deal and a necessity in the archives. "Sleeping In The Ground" did not make it on the one and only studio recording.

If any Clapton fan ever gets tired of listening to "Presence Of The Lord" they are an imposter! The song is a work of beauty.

As for Eric and the guys being uninspired, how would you perform if a friend of yours passed away light years before his time?

Those that took a stab at Mr. Winwood's voice not being in the best form should attempt with two days notice (Permits had to be secured) to come prepared with state of the art equipment to cover the size of a small planet, sing and play forty minutes while thinking of Brian's death and making sure he could properly hear his band mates mix from the monitors.

When it comes time to analyze how King Crimson, Blind Faith, and the Stones played in the park lets remember the circumstances and the results! Thumbs up to them and to Brian for his tenure with the Stones.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Dizzy??.......2007-06-01

I agree with Michael Burton. What horrible editing and camera work. When I saw this DVD on the shelf I almost flipped. "Could it Be,!?" I said. Wow a must have! Blind faith in 1969. I bought the disc immediatley and took it home with high expectations. I was tremendously dissappointed. As a guitar player i get very upset when I cant see what is going on. The morons showed eric claptons left hand like 3 times. I got to see more of the idiot stoners in the crowd than the band that I paid to see. Whoever edited this DVD should be sent to a retirement home. BOYCOTT!!

Kind of a rip.......2007-02-18

As others have pointed out, the group was just getting it together when the concert was filmed and it shows. While the audio is good, the performances in no way match the classic album they produced. Also, the "extras" added to fill out this fairly slight offering, particularly those for Clapton and Baker are taken from the almost equally slight Farewell Concert film made about Cream.

For die hard fans and completists only.

Keep the technical aspects in perspective.......2007-02-10

I understand the technical complaints made by some here, and wish the footage was shot differently. But it is what it is, and the perspective I have mentioned is this was a shortlived band but an incredibly talented one, with this being the only available video material. I think the music holds up extremely well, and the differences from the album they put out make this that much more interesting, particularly the different, electric version of Can't Find My Way Home, plus the tracks not on the album, including a rousing rendition of Stevie's Means to an End, the blues Sleeping in the Ground (Winwood had a great voice for the blues - it is too bad he didn't sing blues more often), and a great version of the Stones' Under My Thumb.

Looking back at Blind Faith, I feel particularly nostalgic and regretful about it. I was and remain a huge fan of Cream and the Traffic both before and after Blind Faith, but feel that Clapton got off track when he left England to go with Delaney and Bonnie and eventually the Dominoes, as that period coincided with his decline into drug use, which began before he left. Clapton never played with a vocalist who equaled Winwood, and it is wonderful watching him focus on the accompanist role as he does here. Baker is more restrained, tasteful and effective than in Cream here, and that is no knock on his Cream performances. Traffic was great, but Winwood never had the quality of bandmates for live performance he had here. It really was a shame Blind Faith did not stay together, and I am not sure I understand why they did not. Seeing this video makes me wish again they had, with all the great music that definitely would have brought.

I disagree with those who have criticized Winwood's vocal performance here. This is not a studio performance, and Stevie would take chances at times. It was part of his appeal as a performer.

I have greatly enjoyed this disc, and despite the technical limitations it has quickly become one of my very favorite ones. I have watched it a number of times and enjoy it more and more. I have recommended it to friends who have given it near universal raves as well.

In addition to the songs mentioned above, Sea of Joy is great, as the soloing on the studio recording of Grech playing violin or viola is covered by Clapton and Winwood switching off. Clapton does not use the wah wah during the solo on Presence of the Lord, and in general there is less of the two songs in one feel that you have in the studio version. Had to Cry Today closes the concert, and unlike the double tracked guitars in the studio version, this version has Winwood on keys. Do What You Like was truncated and rather sloppily so, but it is the exception in that regard.

In fact it is fascinating the way the band was able to get the range of expressiveness they did with very little use of different instrumentation or effects. It is a lesson to all casual performers who overuse effects as a crutch.

In short, I highly recommend this.

Music Scene - Best of 1969-1970 (Vol. 2)

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THIS WAS A GOOD MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW,THAT BEGGED TO BE DIFFERENT.
Top 40 nightmare, not flower power heaven
Get it for GROUCHO!
What a memory trip.
Video Content OK. Audio is ONE channel ONLY.

Music Scene - Best of 1969-1970 (Vol. 2)
Starring: Music Scene-Best of 1969-70
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ASIN: B00005AVZR
Release Date: 2001-05-22

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Whereas Music Scene, Vol. 1 preserved a daring TV show's moment in the low-rated limelight, Vol. 2 shows the series in a fascinating tailspin, in the ratings cellar before cancellation in January of 1970. A bold attempt to combine liberal political comedy, harmless pop, and Woodstock-era rock & roll, Music Scene drew its guests from current Billboard pop charts, supplementing those acts with host David Steinberg's intellectual sarcasm and shrewd assaults on the Nixon administration. In these four complete episodes, however, the show is clearly dying, and while the collected performances still qualify as outstanding relics from the volatile Woodstock/Altamont time frame, it's amazing to watch Steinberg--now stripped of his merry band of cohosts--exchanging genial wisecracks for a darker, more cynical acceptance that Music Scene was doomed from the start.

The music is an eclectic, full-course buffet, from lip-synced performances by Creedence Clearwater Revival to the chart-topping ballads of Neil Diamond and Gordon Lightfoot to the defiantly leftist folk of Pete Seeger and Buffy Sainte- Marie. Unexpected highlights include Joe Cocker's sublime rendition of the Beatles' "Something" and Frankie Laine's emotional delivery of "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain." Throughout, Steinberg is like a protestor with a lost cause, and by the time he's joined by cohost Groucho Marx for the mesmerizing final show, he's lost all pretense of mainstream propriety, and it's TV history like nothing before or since. A full menu of 21 bonus songs is icing on a bittersweet cake, from one-hit-wonders Zager & Evans ("In the Year 2525") to an impassioned "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" by Janis Joplin, whose own fate would soon echo that of this remarkable, short-lived TV show. --Jeff Shannon

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THIS WAS A GOOD MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW,THAT BEGGED TO BE DIFFERENT........2005-11-11

THIS IS PART TWO OF MUSIC SCENE.!!!SEE MY PART ONE REVIEW.THE SHOW FEATURED MANY ROCK GROUPS,COMEDY ,FOLK AND MUCH MORE.THE SHOW TRIED TO APPEAL TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE.THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR ABC IN 1969.THE SHOW BOMBED,IN SHORT ORDER.1/1/2 YEARS TOTAL,AS I REMEMBER BACK THEN.THEY TRIED TO HAVE THE SUCCESS OF HUABLOO, BUT THIS NEVER HAPPENED REGRETFULLY...THERE ARE SOME VERY RARE MOMENTS MAKING THIS SHOW,PART ONE AND TWO,A MUST FOR YOUR DVD COLLECTION. RECOMMENDED. I OWN THIS DISC.

Top 40 nightmare, not flower power heaven.......2004-05-17

These comments apply to both Music Scene dvds equally (this dvd and the other dvd).

Disappointing collection of rock and pop performances. Mostly pop, unfortunately, and some of the worst (the Archies, Tom Jones, too many times Bobby Sherman). The program was run by BillBoard, the hit rating service still around today. Most of the musicians are second, nay third-rate.

True, once in a while you get Crosby Stills Nash and Young, or Ten Years After, or Janis Joplin. But those acceptable performances are few, far between and a pitiful minority of the program. Plus often they aren't playing tunes you'd most like to hear, and they are playing them on stages that are wrong for them, that fail to showcase them. And what do you do with for instance, one measly song from CSNY? You need 3 or 4 to have the opportunity to enjoy it. The program forces Sly and the Family Stone to mush together its songs into a medley so rushed through you don't get a chance to savor it (heck, you question whether you even heard it).

The people who put on the program selected their musicians disastrously, and apparently were rightly cancelled due to deservedly poor ratings.

The show is somewhat interesting sociologically for those who experienced those times first hand. You are revisiting the TV culture of 1969, after all, for better or for worse. But that's about it. Save your money for a better purchase than this.

Get it for GROUCHO!.......2002-08-07

As a nerdy 12-year-old in 1969 who spent too much time listening to music (a habit I hold to this day), I absolutely LOVED this show. However, thinking back, I really didn't appreciate what was going on here; mixing different styles of music to make everybody happy--if you don't like rock, hang on a minute, here comes Buck Owens! Don't like country? Here's some soul music, etc.

While both of these volumes are worth having, Volume 2 takes the cake simply because some of the show lineups are positively bizarre--no more so than the last show, which the cast and crew KNEW would be the last show.

Host and comedian David Steinberg had become a good friend of Groucho Marx and invited him to be on the show. Great move. Still "with it" at age 74, Steinberg's interview with Groucho in the middle of the show is positively classic. His genuine compliments and good-natured kidding of singer John Sebastian, who is clearly in awe of Groucho, are positively touching.

At the end of the show, Steinberg brings Groucho back and Groucho pretty much takes over; so much so that Steinberg finally stops him in mid-"shtick" and says, "Uh, Groucho, I have to go home!"

Musically, this disc has some neat stuff. Pete Seeger leading a group of kids singing "Bring 'em Home" still gets you going, and you want to go start a war just so that you can send boys over there and bring 'em back.

Janis Joplin's "Try" is great, too, shot in the same studio as the Seeger bit (it appears this show was shot in various locations depending on the audience needed to make the act work.)

It would have been nice if they could have licensed the use of the Beatles' video "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (Music Scene was the only show that dared to show this video in '69, albeit with the "Christ" bleeped out), but alas, it's not here.

Interesting to see Lily Tomlin in her pre-Laugh-In days, and it's easy to see why she jumped ship before the show was finished.

The MOST interesting thing about these DVDS are the trailers that sold this show. They featured some of the comedians that showed up on the program along with comedians (including Howard Hesseman under a different name) and a band that didn't--The Rolling Stones. Obviously, the Stones were supposed to play a much bigger part in what this show was supposed to be, and somewhere between preview and premiere, that all fell through.

Whether you really need more than one version of "Take a Letter Maria" is totally up to you, but otherwise this is a great collection. Get both volumes and enjoy!

What a memory trip........2001-07-23

I just watched "MUSIC SCENE"-Best of 1969-1970 Vol. 2. I didn't know what to expect in the title of this DVD, I haven't heard of this show before now, so I didn't go out and buy it like I did hullaballoo when it came out on DVD. I like Classic Rock, I was too young to experience most of it in my early life, being 2 years old when this show started, but this DVD Video brings it to life. I loved Pete Seeger's Anti-War song, I have neve heard it before, but loved it. Watching most of the kids on this show clapping and singing with a lot of urgency, made me see how scary it must have been to have to worry about the draft. It was great to see these artists (some being the first time for me), who sang these classic songs from over 30 years ago. I liked Neil Diamond singing "both sides now", I've never heard a guy sing it before... Take a letter Maria, is a classic, and great to see RB Greaves sing it. Cass Elliot is great on it too. So much music on this DVD. The clothes people used to wear at this time on this DVD, make the Brady Bunch clothing look tame... :) haha I can't wait to get Volume 1.

Video Content OK. Audio is ONE channel ONLY........2001-07-04

I purchased Music Scene - Best of 1969-1970 (Vol. 1) DVD and decided to go for number 2.

Number 2 has excellent video but ONLY ONE audio channel.

Vol 1 has, at least, 2 channels and I do not know how vol 2 comes with ONLY one audio channel (which is the center channel, by the way).

If you are looking for video and the images, its OK. If you are looking for the audio, be ready to listen to ONE channel only.

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A ratings disaster when it premiered on the ABC network on September 22, 1969 (and lasting a mere 16 weeks before cancellation), Music Scene now stands as a sublime time capsule of the "flower power" era. Although it was smartly conceived by the hipper-than-average producers of the controversial Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the show was riskily scheduled opposite ratings juggernauts Gunsmoke and Laugh-In, and its fate was sealed. Now, with the passage of decades, these shows display a laudable effort to lure serious rock music into the pop-cultural mainstream--there were few if any opportunities for these acts to gain prime-time TV exposure, so it wasn't unusual to find Janis Joplin, Sly & the Family Stone, or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young colliding on the guest list with bubble-gum pop stars like Bobby Sherman and MOR crooners like Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

Struggling to bridge the generation gap, host comedian David Steinberg--with a group of five regular cohosts including Lily Tomlin and occasional guest hosts--is a well-chosen mouthpiece for Hollywood's anti-Nixon liberalism, able to distinguish the important (Joe Cocker, Richie Havens) from the ridiculous (the nonexistent Archies and their #1 hit "Sugar Sugar" are duly dismissed). This Volume 1 DVD offers four complete shows, combining sociopolitical comedy with a potpourri of music (either live or lip-synched) selected each week from Billboard magazine's Top 100 pop, rock, country, and soul charts. An additional 21 bonus performances are packed onto side B, along with Music Scene promo spots featuring the Rolling Stones. All in all, this may be one of the best DVDs to showcase nostalgic TV in a meaningful and entertaining way, by rescuing a short-lived series from oblivion to remind us of the very best (and not-so-best) that American pop culture had to offer during the height of the Vietnam War. --Jeff Shannon

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A true cultural artifact.......2006-10-04

If its hard to imagine someone waiting all week to see both Ten Years After and Bobby Sherman the only explanation I can offer is that hey, we didn't have 900 channels.

The music here is mostly disposable (as are all the comedy routines) but its pretty interesting to see how television shows were put together and how we struggled with Vietnam as a backdrop.

In one amazing segue, Tommy Smothers introduces someone "from the other side". Its Merle Haggard and he sings he's proud to be an Oakie. The performance ends with Merle in a sea of flags. This was a pretty common sight back then only it was usually coffins (the politicians have gotten smarter and now they don't allow this).

Anyway, I thought Jerry Lee Lewis was insanely cool. The Rascals were great, too (drummer Dino Danelli was something). It was almost frightening to watch Janis Joplin struggle to hold it together. Della Reese and Edie Gorme were not to my taste but Different Strokes For Different Folks-yeah! And then there was Buffy Saint Marie, perhaps the only pop musician my dad and I ever agreed on.

I can't see why anyone would want to own this but if you can rent it, by all means do.

MUSIC SCENE PART ONE,.OF TWO,.WAS A GOOD MUSICAL VARIETY SHOW,THAT WISHED TO BE ANOTHER HULABLOO.........2005-11-11

THIS SHOW WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT.THEY MIXED HARD ROCK,FOLK,COMEDY,AND MORE.THE SHOW WAS TO APPEAL,TO A YOUNGER CROWD.TRIED TO BE HIP.THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT GROUPS. SOME LIVE,AND SOME LIP-SINKING,PERISH FORBID.THE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SUCCESS OF HULABLOO,BUT FAILED,AND WAS CANCELED IN LESS THAN 1/1/2 YEARS.THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIAL AND RARE MOMENTS.I WOULD DEFINITLY SPRING FOR THIS DVD. 4 STAR RECOMMENDED. I OWN THIS DISC.

Buyer Beware!.......2005-11-04

I bought this because of rave reviews, but 75% is lip-synced junk or at best live singing over backing tracks. If you're an obssesive fan of CSNY and Sly & Family Stone like I am, then you have to buy this for their real live songs. That adds up to a great 10 or 15 minutes. The Rascals, Janis and a few others are live and decent, but wait till you can get this for $5 bucks, not $20. James Brown without his band! It's a crime against humanity. Most of this you will watch once at most.
I mean Smith? They walked right out of the Billy Jack movie.
Do you want to see David Steinberg and Lily Tomlin before they were famous, or funny? Some day Sly and CSNY will put out decent DVD's of all their live performances. C'mon Neil!

A Pop Culture Time Capsule!.......2005-09-24

What a wonderful discovery on DVD!

There are two DVD's that comprise the complete series, which was only on from September, 1969, to January, 1970. David Steinberg is great as the host, and was one of the writers of the show. What a great showcase of the talent of the late 60's! It's an interesting variety of musical artists, and a neat time capsule of pop culture.

One of the coolest episodes, in my opinion, is the very last one, co-hosted by Comedy Legend Groucho Marx!! They did a little 'chat' session with Groucho and David Steinberg which is a classic!

Apparently this show was cancelled due to low ratings and competition from 'Laugh-In' And 'Gunsmoke', and I bet the producers/writers/performers never thought it'd ever see the light of day in any form after cancellation, but HOORAY for the DVD's!!!!

Some of the best things about the DVD's are all the Extra Bonus Material! It appears to be segments/songs/musicians cut from the original episodes! It's some killer stuff, and I'm amazed that all this fabulous material got the AXE during the original run of the show! Well, they only had 45 minutes per episode to get so much material in, I guess....

This is a must-see for fans of pop culture and music of the late 60's!

I highly recommend it!

Classic and Priceless!.......2005-06-24

After reading the reviews here I wasn't expecting Volume 1 to be as great as it is! Sure there's lots of filler, but the gems are incredible! High points include:

Baby It's You - by one hit wonders "SMITH" featuring Gayle McCormick who sings the HECK out of the song. Maybe its because she knew that Janis Joplin would be following her on the same night?

World - James Brown sings about tolerance and understanding to a stage full of extras giving him the cold shoulder!

I Want To Take You Higher - Sly and the Family Stone tear this song up in a medley that includes "Don't Call Me Nigger Whitey!". Probably the first time that word ever got sung in prime time!

Down By The River - Crosby Stills Nash and Young rock out! Neil Young looks like a teenager! And he's sooooo good!

Walk On By - Isaac Hayes struts his ultra cool black stuff!

Maybe - Janis Joplin picks up the gauntlet thrown down by Gayle McCormick and does her one better!

I could go on and on. And don't forget this is a DOUBLE SIDED DVD, flip it over for an incredible rocking medley by The Everly Brothers (go figure?) which includes the Beatles "The End!". Other flip side highlights include James Brown's sexy protege Marva Whitney, B.B. King, Lulu, Joe Cocker, Little Richard and more!

By the way folks, these are mostly LIVE performances ( But I think the Temptations "I Can't Get Next To You" is lip-synched.)

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