Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Adiarte, Gene Castle, Suzanne Charney, April Nevins, Paul Anka
• Directors: Steve Binder
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• DVD Release Date: February 26, 2002
• Run Time: 255 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005YTR7
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,351 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Back in the mid-'60s, television's Hullabaloo was a show that gave music-hungry baby boomers a rare chance to see some of their heroes in action. But it was far from perfect, as the six episodes (plus 17 bonus performances) contained on this four-and-a-half-hour disc make abundantly clear. The shows are in black and white; the quality of the images is poor, especially by today's digital standards, and the sound mixing is generally atrocious. The performances mostly consist of live vocals set to prerecorded tracks. And as for the overall tone... well, suffice to say that in 1965-66, when Hullabaloo originally aired, Hollywood and the TV industry were utterly clueless when it came to youth culture and the burgeoning rock & roll scene, resulting in a hokey quality--ridiculous sets and props, go-go dancers galore--that was laughably square then, let alone now.

Still, mixed in with the horrible Beatle medleys (the Supremes doing "I Feel Fine"? Oy!) and predictably disposable pop hits of the era (by Nancy Sinatra, Peter & Gordon, Freddie & the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, etc.) are the Byrds, the Animals, the Hollies, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Young Rascals, and other significant mid-'60s rockers, as well as the likes of Marvin Gaye, the Everly Brothers, and the Impressions. And the beauty of selectable DVD menus is that you don't have to wade through the tripe in order to locate the several gems that can be found here. Recommended... with reservations. --Sam Graham

From the Back Cover

Relive performances from some of the greatest musical artists of the 1960s through the vintage television show Hullabaloo. The musical variety program aired for two seasons in 1965 and 1966 featuring a special guest host along with the most popular performers of the era. This digital video disc includes VHS volumes 9-12 (6 television episodes along with 17 bonus performances), each with digitally remastered audio. Performers: Simon & Garfunkel, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, the Young Rascals, Jeannie Sommers, the Supremes, the Byrds, Marianne Faithfull, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Lanie Kazan, the Hollies, Petula Clark, Nancy Sinatra, Bob Lind, Marvin Gaye, the Righteous Brothers, the Shangri-Las, Judy Collins, the McCoys, Freddie & the Dreamers, the Four Tops, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, the Everly Brothers, Leslie Uggams... and much more! Black and white, approx. 4-1/2 hours.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who can resist?, August 17, 2002

By	Bernard Perusse (Beaconsfield, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

You have to assume that anyone who buys this is already converted. You won't make kids understand the good old days with dodgy, grainy video, so the music really has to deliver. Unfortunately, the audio quality ain't much better than the video. But the performances? Another story.
Even with lip-synched appearances, there's a massive energy flow throughout the disc that separates the rockers from the lounge lizards. Result: about half of this is essential viewing (Personal highlight: Joe and Eddie doing Dylan. Personal weird moment, but still a highlight: The Hullaballoos. Loved 'em then. Now they really look scary!)
Sixties fans, get all three Hullaballoo DVDs. Utterly fabulous.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed But Fun, June 25, 2002

By	smctopia - See all my reviews

The episodes on this DVD are packed full of great mid-sixties performances. The producers of the show didn't mess around having the artists act in goofy skits or give interviews with canned responses. Instead, artists were free to do what they do best, PERFORM. (Albeit, sometimes lip-syncing was used, or horrible live singing to a taped track, such as when the Byrds perform "Mr. Tambourine Man".)

Some purists will be disappointed by this DVD due to the picture and sound quality. Apparently NBC did not keep the color masters of these shows, so this DVD contains black and white kinescopes. A few color episode are available on the previous Hullabaloo DVDs. I'm sure MPI would've released color versions of the episodes if they still existed. Some viewers may also be upset because some episodes cut out the sponsor plugs that are shown after the theme song. The DVD booklet also lists some of the episode chapters out of order.

Despite the flaws, by all means get this DVD if you enjoy music from the 1960s. You'll have a great time watching it, even if you weren't around when the show was first on the air.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the NBC studios circa 1965-1966 its...HULLABALOO!!!, December 19, 2007

By	Richard Rodriguez "KiDrOdRiGuEz" (at the beach on Thursday/Fridays) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The reason why I got this DVD was because I enjoyed the DVD "Sixties Rock" (highly recommend) very much that I had to see the ENTIRE EPISODES of when these first aired...SWEET! Its like going back into time. The sponsors are even introduced at the outset of the show. Truly history captured in a mist of MUSIC/SHOW/DANCE ala mid-sixties. This DVD has 6 episodes in what seems their entirety with performances by THE ANIMALS, PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS, THE BYRDS, THE SUPREMES, NANCY SINATRA oh and its HILARIOUS (hell after a couple glasses of wine) seeing FRANKIE AVALON introducing SAM THE SHAM AND THE PHAROAHS. If you make a decent salary this is a gem to GET! (perhaps a good investment too) The only drawback is that its in black and white. Apparently the color originals were destroyed or maybe stored near the center of the earth. With todays technology someone should restore some of these performances-classic GOLD to their original state and make a nice profit!