MOTOWN: THE DVD
Definitive Performances
Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and Many Others
The First and ONLY Motown DVD Collection! Motown records changed the face of American popular music. This special DVD collection presents 18 classic television performances featuring some of Motown's biggest hits and greatest artists from 1965 through 1972 - including the company's first Pop #1 hit The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman," Martha & The Vandellas' classic performance of "Nowhere To Run" on the Ford Mustang assembly line, and a luminous live version of "The Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. These classics, plus the virtuoso within teenaged Stevie Wonder, the brilliance of Marvin Gaye, the enchanting Supremes and smooth choreography of the Temptations, all highlighted on this DVD, magnify the extraordinary legacy of Motown.
Special Features:
--Berry Gordy Teen Town Interview
--Vintage Interviews From Motown Greats Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight & The Pips
--Motown Picnic - Special, Never Before Released Footage with Narration
--1959 - An Entertaining Reviews of News, Entertainment and Advertisements from the Year in Which Motown Records was founded
Contents
- The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman [3:16]
- The Contours - Do You Love Me [2:33]
- Marvin Gaye - Hitch Hike [3:00]
- Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts [2:25]
- Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street [1:33]
- The Tempations - My Girl [2:36]
- Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run [2:03]
- Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) [2:02]
- The Supremes - Back In My Arms Again [2:26]
- Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) [3:01]
- Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar [3:07]
- Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) [4:11]
- The Marvelettes - Don't Mess With Bill [4:18]
- Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted [1:12]
- Glady Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine [2:38]
- David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) [3:04]
- Edwin Star - War [3:01]
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown [2:54]
Retail Price: $19.95
Online Sale Price: $18.95
Product Details: DVD (NTSC/REGION 1)
90 Minutes
Product Code: 602517955271
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