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List Price: $49.95 | | Label: Sofa
Salesrank: 3808
Released: January 5, 2009 |
| Our Price: $39.99 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
For 23 years, Ed Sullivan hosted an American institution, The Ed Sullivan Show. Every Sunday at 8 o clock, America turned on their televisions to CBS to watch his live variety show, not only hoping to catch a glimpse of the established stars of popular music but also to discover new trends and up-and-coming stars. One thing that everyone could count on was you d witness legendary performances that would be riveting to watch and exhilarating to hear. This three DVD set features Ike & Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Temptations, The Animals, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Janis Joplin, The Bee Gees, the Byrds, Young Rascals, James Brown and many more, all performing live on the Sullivan stage!
Episode Tracklist:
R&B Greats: 1) The Ike and Tina Turner Revue: Proud Mary, 2) Stevie Wonder: Fingertips Pt. 2, 3) James Brown: Please, Please, Please/Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, 4) The Temptations: I Can't Get Next To You
Legends Of Soul: 1) Stevie Wonder: For Once In My Life, 2) Marvin Gaye: Take This Heart Of Mine, 3) The 5th Dimension: Up, Up and Away, 4) Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: I Second That Emotion, 5) Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops
Sounds Of The Cities: 1) James Brown: It's a Man's Man's Man's World, 2) Gladys Knight and The Pips: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, 3) Sam and Dave: I Thank You, 4) The Ike and Tina Turner Revue: Bold Soul Sister
First Women Of Rock: 1) Diana Ross and The Supremes: Love Child, 2) Janis Joplin: Raise Your Hand, 3) Dusty Springfield: Son Of A Preacher Man, 4) Gladys Knight and The Pips: If I Were Your Woman, 5) Janis Joplin: Maybe, 6) The Supremes: You Can't Hurry Love
Folk Rock: 1) The Band: Up On Cripple Creek, 2) The Byrds: Turn Turn Turn, 3) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Down On The Corner, 4) The Lovin' Spoonful: Daydream, 5) Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: Abraham, Martin and John
Groovy Sounds: 1) Young Rascals: Groovin', 2) The Turtles: Happy Together, 3) Young Rascals: Good Lovin', 4) Spanky and Our Gang: Sunday Will Never Be The Same, 5) The 5th Dimension: Stoned Soul Picnic, 6) Oliver: Good Morning Starshine, 7) The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
West Coast Rock: 1) The Mamas and The Papas: California Dreaming, 2) The 5th Dimension: California Soul, 3) The Turtles: She'd Rather Be With Me, 4) Friends Of Distinction: Grazing In The Grass, 5) The Beach Boys: I Get Around
The Mamas and the Papas: 1) California Dreaming, 2) Monday, Monday, 3) Dedicated To The One I Love, 4) Creeque Alley, 5) Twelve Thirty, 6) I Call Your Name
The Bad Boys of Rock'n'Roll: 1) The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction, 2) The Animals: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, 3) The Animals: Bring It On Home To Me, 4) James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag/I Feel Good, 5) Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley, 6) Jerry Lee Lewis: Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On
Gone Too Soon: 1) Janis Joplin: Maybe, 2) Elvis Presley: Peace In The Valley, 3) Buddy Holly: Oh Boy, 4) The Mamas and The Papas: Words Of Love, 5) The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun
Lennon and McCartney Songbook: 1) The Beatles: Ticket To Ride, 2) Peter and Gordon: I Don't Want To See You Again, 3) Bobby Rydell: World Without Love, 4) Billy J. Kramer: Bad To Me, 5) Petula Clark: Fool On The Hill 6) Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: Yesterday
Great Groups: 1) The Beatles: Help! 2) The Bee Gees Words 3) The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man, 4) Four Tops: It's All In The Game, 5) The Temptations: My Girl/I'm Losing You
The Ed Sullivan Show: Rock & Roll Classics Box Set (3 DVD set) Reviews:
Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll classics 
2009-12-01 - I watched this on PBS last night and loved seeing the Beach Boys both as the original group-the Wilson brothers, Mike Love and Al Jardine and then later, with Carl Wilson singing Good Vibrations with Dennis Wilson on drums and Brian behind the scenes. All of these groups are amazing. I have to admit that I forgot how they looked back then. My favorite I Get Around clip is on u tube by Tommytaper but this collection is worth every penny!
A Music Collection Must 
2009-11-04 - I read other reviews slamming this DVD set as not worthwhile due to introductions of the clips, etc. It depends on your perspective as to whether this is annoying or a waste of time. All in all they're brief and for the content that is on this set and the price compared to the PBS rip off pricing it's worthwhile to have. I enjoyed it and it does have quite a bit of decent content on it. Where else would you get these clips of such music legends?
What people really want !!! 
2006-02-01 - I own 3 Ed Sullivan dvd, there is some good parts on them, but what we really want is ALL THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ROLLING STONES
!!! ...This is the only way to have about 16 very great performance of the EARLY ROLLING STONES AT THEIR BEST ! With great picture and sound quality ! (not the poor picture quality
that we can find on ebay)...and were are....the DAVE CLARK FIVE ??? They were at Ed Sullivan for about 16 songs ????
.....Are you waiting that all the old fans been DEAD !!! We
also want all the others great rock performance....one after the others....no need for....presentation !!!
Actually a 2.5 rating 
2006-01-02 - I agree with the other reviews. Narration and extra music between clips is unnecessary and extremely annoying. Watching some performers lip sync is also very disappointing. I just skip over those. There are some performances that are a lot of fun to watch. On the whole, though, I am disappointed and would not recommend this DVD.
More and more of the same
2005-12-26 - More edited songs, more unnecessary dialogue and more Supremes, Mamas & Papas, edited Beatles (didn't they have their own DVDs issued?). C'mon guys where are all the classic performers we havent seen yet from the 50's and 60's? Put them out year by year or group them with some kind of consistency. James Brown is on this set several times and they used the same introduction each time! I give this 3 stars for sound and picture and finally showing some Dusty, Darin & Rascals and a full I Get Around. Could have been so much better.
