The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring the Beatles and other Artists

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	The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring the Beatles and other Artists Ed Sullivan; The Beatles Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE), 2006 average customer review:based on 65 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Beatles' appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and 1965 helped catapult the band to stateside fame and fortune. Their debut performance alone was viewed by 73 million viewers. This collection compiles four full episodes containing 20 songs in total, and including other guests like Soupy Sales, Cab Calloway, and Cilla Black; and even commercial breaks. Shown in their original black and white, these episodes convey the feeling of a bygone era, while placing some of The Beatles' early appearances in a framework that shows how they eventually exploded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time. The four Beatles, with their fluffy mop-head haircuts and little black suits, look like fresh-faced kids as they stride nervously onto the stage in their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. Met by screaming, lovestruck fans--mostly teenage girls dressed in clean-cut sweaters with their hair curled and combed--The Beatles launch into a trio of carefully played songs including "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," and "She Loves You." The next two weeks, on February 16 and February 23, 1964, they reappear on the Ed Sullivan Show, each time to the same unabashed hero worship, performing hits like "Twist and Shout" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The last episode on this fascinating collection, September 12, 1965, shows how the band has changed after a year and a half--with longer hair, a loose and rebellious spirit, and a bolder stage presence. Through these classic television episodes, viewers of all eras can join the fab four as they begin their ascent into the musical history books, courtesy of the Ed Sullivan Show.

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Priceless. Historical,

There is no way that this video/DVD can be less than 5 stars, you get EXACTLY what is advertised: The four complete 1 hour shows in which the Beatles appeared . . . campy commercials, tech malfunctions, schlockly comedy routines and all. Every second of each show, titles to trailers. This is jaw-droppingly awesome, priceless, historical vintage TV footage. On 2 VHS tapes or DVDs.

For those of us 50ish and older, this has major nostalgia value. For those younger, this is a peek at a TV world you might have not known existed.

The specific Beatles footage, which is the original reason I sought out this set, is a must have for even a casual Beatles, 60's rock or British rock fan: Ringo and his 3-piece drum set, left-handed Paul playing his inverted right-handed bass (and that pristeen voice), George with his jaw slightly agape as he picks out notes on that big Fender like a play-by-numbers learner (he would later be one of rock's premier lead guitarists), genius John Lennon smiling as he belts out the music that originated all in his head (despite whatever credit was shared). Fabulous footage.

At this early stage of their fame they seemed to be genuinely having fun. One can even see a little evolution between the first 1964 show and the final Sept, 1965 act . . . trousers a little looser, John hamming a little bit of ad lib, hair styles starting to become more individualized.

Great song selections -- Please Please Me, I Want to Hold Your Hand, I Feel Fine, Twist and Shout, Help, and many more. All My Loving was so hot that it is repeated on the first and second shows in the set. A light hearted apology is tendered for Ringo's singing skills before he does Act Naturally. There is even a fantastic technical malfunction on "I Saw Her Standing There" in which lead singer Paul's mike is dead from the start, and the vocal is only John singing harmony for several lines. Priceless stuff.

I didn't like The Beatles politics or religion. I didn't even care for ther solo careers (except George). But this early stage of their ascension was just genius, and an uncanny bit of "luck" that these talents all crossed paths.

Beside the Beatles appearances, there is all of the other typical Sullivan stuff, some of it wonderful, some of it not. Frank Gorshin, Cilla Black, Allen & Rossi, Mitzi Gaynor (a remarkable talent), Soupy Sales, some animal and magic acts. Some of the comedy does not seem even remotely funny, and some of it is alarmingly politically incorrect (which makes for fun viewing of course). The commercials are gloriously bad. You get Ed shouting at the audience to BE QUIET! (the girls are in a post-Beatles hysterical fenzy) so we can hear about a new dish detergent or cake mix.

All four shows are in black & white. My copy is on VHS, which allegedly has some audio advantages over DVD (I can't confirm that). I found the visual and audio quality to be quite good (I even caught some lip-synching, but NOT by The Beatles fortunately). Interesting, at the end of the last show, Ed announces that the next week will be their first broadcast in "full color" (as opposed to partial color??).

I cannot imagine anyone being disappointed, or not hugely entertained by this. A must for your DVD/video library.

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ED SULLIVAN/BEATLES

2nd COMING OF ROCK/POP MUSIC(ELVIS WAS FIRST) I WAS WATCHING THIS ON A BLACK AND WHITE TV JUST LIKE THE DVD. GREAT DVD

Priceless. Historical,

There is no way that this DVD/video can be less than 5 stars, you get EXACTLY what is advertised: The four complete 1 hour shows in which The Beatles appeared . . . campy commercials, tech malfunctions, schlocky comedy routines and all. Every second of each show, titles to trailers. This is jaw-droppingly awesome, priceless, historical TV footage. On two VHS tapes or DVDs.

For those of us 50ish and older, this has major nostalgia value. For those younger, this is a peek at a TV world you might not have known existed.

The specific Beatles footage, which is the original reason I sought out this set, is a must have for even a casual Beatles, 60's rock, or British rock fan: Ringo and his 3-piece drum set, left-handed Paul playing his inverted right-handed bass (and that pristeen voice), George with his jaw slightly agape as he picks out notes on that big Fender like a play-by-numbers learner (later to become one of rock's premier lead guitarists), genius John Lennon smiling as he belts out the music that all originated in his own head (despite whatever credit was shared). Fabulous footage.

At this early stage of their fame they seemed to be genuinely having fun. One can even see a little evolution between the first 1964 show and the final Sept, 1965 act . . . trousers a little looser, John hamming a bit a ad lib, hair styles starting to become more individualized.

Great song selections -- Please Please Me, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Twist and Shout, Help, I Feel Fine, and many more. All My Loving was so hot that it is repeated on both the first and second shows in the set. A light hearted apology is tendered for Ringo's singing skills before he does Act Naturally. There is even a fortunate technical malfunction on "I Saw Her Standing There" in which lead singer Paul's mike comes up dead from the start and the vocal is only John singing harmony for several lines. Priceless stuff.

I don't like The Beatles' politics or religion. I didn't even care for their solo careers (except George). But this early stage of their ascension was just genius, and an uncanny bit of "luck" that these talents all crossed paths.

Beside the Beatles appearances, there is all of the other typical Sullivan stuff, some of it wonderful, some of it not. Frank Gorshin, Cilla Black, Allen & Rossi, Mitzi Gaynor (a great talent), Soupy Sales, some animal and magic acts. Some of the comedy does not seem even remotely funny, and some of it is refreshingly politically incorrect. The commercials are gloriously bad. You also get Ed shouting at the audience to BE QUIET! (the girls are in a post-Beatles hysterical frenzy) so we can hear about a new dish detergent or cake mix (seriously).

All four shows are in black and white. My copy is on VHS, which allegedly has some audio advantages over DVD (I can't confirm that). I found the visual and audio quality to be quite good. I even caught some lip-synching (none of it by The Beatles). Interestingly, at the end of the last show, Ed announces that the next week will be their first broadcast in "full color" (as opposed to partial color??).

I cannot imagine anyone being disappointed, or not hugely entertained by this. A must for your DVD/video library.

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THE TIME TUNNEL

Boy, does this take you all the way back ! JFK had been gone only 3 months, the Beatles were brand new, and I was a kid. But even more important now that I'm a grandfather...Ringo's drumming, Paul's bass lines, John's voice and rhythm guitar, and George's leads. After 44 years of hype, it's great to focus on what's REALLY important...this was a great band ! I recommend highly, going out-of-print makes no sense to me at all.

Beatles Performances on The Ed Sullivan Show

This is an iconic piece of Beatles rock and roll history. It also gives the viewer an excellent view into TV entertainment of the 60's.
Even the commercials bring back memories for those of us old enough to remember The Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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