MOTOWN GOLD FROM THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - DVD

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• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: One of the most important contributions Ed Sullivan will be remembered for is how he bucked the system and embraced R&B performers, giving them their first television breaks. In particular, in the sixties Sullivan embraced the artists from a small record company from Detroit - Berry Gordy's Motown. Sullivan introduced nearly all the Motown acts helping to break the race barrier in this turbulent period.; ; Motown Gold from The Ed Sullivan Show is a 2 DVD (3 volume) collection with appearances by legendary Motown acts including The Jackson 5, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Temptations, Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Martha & The Vandellas and Gladys Knight & The Pips. The collection is packed with classic Motown performances taped live between 1964 and 1971, fully restored with footage never before released. Some of the highlights include:; ; * The Jackson 5 ushering in a new generation of Motown acts with a medley of their No. 1 hits 'I Want You Back,' 'The Love You Save' and 'ABC.'; * Diana Ross and The Supremes performing their No. 1 hits 'Come See About Me,' 'Someday We'll Be Together' and 'Love Child.'; * The Temptations doing their No. 1 hits 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)' and 'I Can't Get Next to You.' * The Four Tops with their No. 1 hit single 'Reach Out I'll Be There.'; * Martha & the Vandellas singing their timeless classic 'Dancing in the Street.'; * Marvin Gaye's only Sullivan appearance singing 'Take This Heart of Mine.'; * Young Stevie Wonder captivating the audience with his No. 1 hit 'Fingertips Pt. 2' and his classic 'For Once in My Life.'; * A never-before-released performance of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles doing a medley of the hits 'I Second That Emotion,' 'If You Can Want' and 'Going to a Go-Go.'; * Gladys Knight and the Pips performing the hit 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'; ; DISC ONE; ; Volume 1; ; 1. THE JACKSON 5: I Want You Back, ABC; 2. THE SUPREMES: You Can't Hurry Love; 3. THE TEMPTATIONS: Don't Look Back; 4. FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There; 5. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: I Second That Emotion, If You Can Want, Going To A Go-Go; 6. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: If I Were Your Woman; 7. STEVIE WONDER: Fingertips Pt. 2; 8. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: I'm Living in Shame; 9. THE TEMPTATIONS: Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me); 10. MARVIN GAYE: Take This Heart of Mine; 11. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Love Child; 12. THE TEMPTATIONS Ain't No Mountain High Enough, I'll Be There,My Sweet Lord; 13. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Someday We'll Be Together; ; BONUS; 14. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: I Heard It Through The Grapevine; ; Volume 2; ; 1. THE JACKSON 5: Stand, Who's Lovin' You,I Want You Back; 2. THE SUPREMES: Come See About Me; 3. STEVIE WONDER: For Once In My Life; 4. MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS: Dancing In The Street; 5. THE TEMPTATION: Get Ready; 6. THE SUPREMES: My World Is Empty Without You; 7. FOUR TOPS: When You're Smiling, It's The Same Old Song, Something About You, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch); 8. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: Abraham, Martin & John; 9. THE SUPREMES: Come See About Me, Stop! In The Name Of Love, You Can't Hurry Love, You Keep Me Hangin' On, I Hear A Symphony; 10. THE TEMPTATIONS: Runaway Child, Running Wild; 11. THE SUPREMES: Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart; ; BONUS; 14. FOUR TOPS: All In The Game, Nice & Easy; ; DISC TWO; ; Volume 3; ; 1. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Forever Came Today; 2. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES: Doggone Right; 3. THE JACKSON 5: The Love You Save; 4. THE TEMPTATIONS: I Can't Get Next To You; 5. THE SUPREMES: The Happening; 6. FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Bernadette, Climb Ev'ry Mountain; 7. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: Nitty Gritty, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Stop and Get a Hold of Myself; 8. THE TEMPTATIONS: You've Made Me So Very Happy; 9. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: In And Out Of Love; 10. THE TEMPTATIONS: Psychedelic Shack; 11. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: Love Child; ; BONUS; 12. FOUR TOPS: Put A Little Love In Your Heart
• Cast: The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, Martha & The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Andrew Solt
• Director: Andrew Solt
• Runtime: 2:20
• Company: Sofa Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie