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

starring: Ed Sullivan; The Beatles
directed by: Ed Sullivan

: The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring the Beatles and other Artists
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991229722
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
Manufacturer: Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Running Time: 240 minutes
Sales Rank: 10262
Studio: Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 2003



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Product Description:
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.

Amazon.com:
A great concept: The Beatles appeared four times on CBS' The Ed Sullivan Show, and while one is tempted to skip through this collection to watch only the Fab Four's 20 performances, there is historic value in seeing Sullivan's complete programs. With America reeling from the murder of a popular president, JFK, less than three months prior, the Beatles' Sullivan debut on February 9, 1964, ushered a renewing joy into the country's living rooms. The band kept it up another two weeks, sharing Sullivan's variety-show bills with the likes of impressionist Frank Gorshin, comedians Allen & Rossi, future Monkee Davy Jones (in a scene from Oliver!), and sundry unrepentant vaudevillians, magicians, and acrobats. Various problems with microphones and bad direction (one barely sees John Lennon on 2/9) couldn't stop the magic, and by the time the Beatles made a return trip in September 1965, the group's brilliance and wit outsized their television surroundings. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - THE TIME TUNNEL
Boy, does this take you all the way back ! JFK had been gone only 3 months, the Beatles were brand ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Priceless. Historical,
There is no way that this DVD/video can be less than 5 stars, you get EXACTLY what is advertised: ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Priceless. Historical,
There is no way that this video/DVD can be less than 5 stars, you get EXACTLY what is advertised: The ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 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 ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A must for Beatle Fans
If you love, or even just like, the Beatles, add this to your collection, or start your collection here. ... Read More

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