Product Details

• Format: AC-3, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unknown (DTS 5.1), Unknown (PCM Stereo)
• Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Motown
• DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GW8RYI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,775 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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TRACKS
1. The Way You Do The Things You Do – From Murray The K/It’s What’s Happening(1965)
2. My Girl – From Swingin’ Time(1966)
3. My Baby – From Swingin’ Time(1965)
4. Don’t Look Back – From Swingin’ Time(1965)
5. Get Ready – From Swingin’ Time(1966)
6. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – From Shebang(1967)
7. I Know I’m Losing You – From Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour(1967)
8. Sorry Is A Sorry Word [Live At Motown’s Hitsville Studios]– From CBS News’ The Motown Sound(1967)
9. You’re My Everything – From Upbeat(1967)
10. I Wish It Would Rain – From Hollywood Palace(1968)
11. Cloud Nine – From The Temptations Show(1969)
12. Runaway Child, Running Wild – From The Temptations Show(1969)
13. I Can’t Get Next To You – From Andy Williams(1969)
14. Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) – From The Smokey Robinson Show(1970)
15. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) – From The Ed Sullivan Show(1971)
16. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone – From Save The Children(1972)

All tracks live performances except #2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9

Product Description

The first-ever official performance DVD of The Temptations with newly filmed interview footage with co-founder Otis Williams.

• Original Classic live and lip-sync performances of their biggest Motown hits
• Stunning Audio, with all lip-sync performances restored using original stereo master tapes
• Includes hardly-seen color footage of the group in the studio recording "Sorry Is A Sorry Word"— with the Funk Brothers and Motown personnel
• Eddie Kendricks’ final filmed performance with the original group, performing the #1 hit "Just My Imagination" on The Ed Sullivan Show
• "Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone" live in Chicago, from the rarely seen film Save The Children— first time on home video in any format! (with newly restored stereo audio)
• 24-page booklet with essay by Grammy®-winning author Rob Bowman

Customer Reviews

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep up the good work, UMe and Reelin'!, September 24, 2006

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S. Castellano "DJ Lady Maverick" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Ready: Definitive Performances 1965-1972 [DVD] - The Temptations (DVD)

Truly an extraordinary DVD package which includes the very essence of the Temptations!

Most of the performances were lip-synched, but just to see them perform on these classic clips, you can truly feel the magic either for the first time if you haven't seen them during their glory days or if you are a nostalgic fan revisiting the past! Groovy shows such as the Hollywood Palace, The Ed Sullivan Show (of which I have many video clips of the Tempts on VHS) and Murray the K features the Tempts doing what they are known around the world for...doing their precise movements, singing their tight harmonies AND looking good doing it!

For me, the extras are what impress me, especially viewing the Tempts hard at work on SORRY IS A SORRY WORD, a taping for the CBS News segment, THE MOTOWN SOUND.

Otis's interview throughout the DVD and during the bonus feature is also another highlight for me. He was there through it all and is still around to tell us about the magic of the Temptations!

The acapella section on 15 of their biggest hits continues to awe and astound me! It is like they didn't need a rhythm section...the harmonies were that tight!

Complete with never-before released photos and another excellent essay by Rob Bowman, this is a must have!

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars {THE TEMPTATIONS ARE THE GREATEST} INCREDIBLE {SO GET READY}, September 13, 2006

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This review is from: Get Ready: Definitive Performances 1965-1972 [DVD] - The Temptations (DVD)

The acapellas are beautiful. I agree with one of the other reviewers 100% in the fact that the Tempts didn't need a rhythm section. There are 15 acapella tracks on this dvd. You'll hear Melvin Franklin, the bass in the background like never before.Without the background music and just the vocals, you'll hear Melvin sing his bum-bum's on Don't Look Back,I Wish It Would Rain,Ain't Too proud To Beg,CLoud Nine, {Runaway Child, Running Wild},My Girl, and at (the end of The Way You Do The Things You Do,but you'll have to listen carefully to hear it though).(Turn up your sub-woofer and/or bass level to hear Melvin Franklin more on the acapellas).

The harmonies are impeccable, the performances are just as good. The Temptations sound like a church group,they are like 5 deacons harmonizing together.

At the acapella section of the DVD listen to the tight harmonies on the "aah's" from {Get Ready}, the "ooo's" from {You're My Everything}, the way they harmonize on "Oh Yeah", "Dear Lord" ,"I Will Surely Die" and "Her Love Is" and of course the "ooo's" from {Just My Imagination} is just remarkable.And the way they harmonize on {The Way You Do The Things You Do} especially at the end is just as remarkable. The other songs are great also. What's really special is how The Tempts give a doo-wop feel to songs like {Runaway Child, Running Wild} and {CLoud Nine}, by making great use of their bass Melvin Franklin. Bum~bum

Otis Williams' interviews between every song is very interesting and very informative. He gives insight about each member of the group including Dennis. He discusses the recording sessions about their biggest hits.

This DVD is a must have for every die-hard Temptation fan and for Temptation fans that aren't die-hard fans. ANd I definitely recommend this to any music fan who likes/loves old school, and is interested in watching incredible choreography,listening to great singing. The acapellas are the real treat, in my opinion. Like Otis said "The Harmony of The Classic 5 will never be matched."

R.I.P. Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks

"Temptations Forever"

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Motown group :->, September 9, 2006

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Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Ready: Definitive Performances 1965-1972 [DVD] - The Temptations (DVD)

These guys are fantastic. They are without a doubt, the best motown group that ever was. They're fantastic performers as this shows and it's nice to see all the originals here. The songs are catchy and infectious and this dvd is thoroughly enjoyable. It's something that every Temptations fan must own because it's got some of their best footage on here. I love it and hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. It's also great to have this kind of footage on a dvd for the quality. I highly recommend this.