Product Details

• Actors: Motown
• Directors: Various Artists
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• 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 Video
• DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002QVTBEM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,320 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Director

1. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (Teen Town) 2. The Contours - Do You Love Me (Hy Lit Show) 3. Marvin Gaye - Hitch Hike (Hollywood A-Go-Go) 4. Brenda Holloway - Every Little Bit Hurts (Shivaree) 5. Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street (The Ed Sullivan Show) 6. The Temptations - My Girl (Teen Town) 7. Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run (Murray The K) 8. Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Tienerklanken) 9. The Supremes - Back In My Arms Again (Mike Douglas Show) 10. Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) (Swingin' Time) 11. Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar (Live from the Bitter End) 12. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Swingin' Time) 13. The Marvelettes - Don't Mess With Bill (Hullabaloo) 14. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (Beat Club) 15. Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Save The Children Concert) 16. David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (Up Beat) 17. Edwin Starr - War (Up Beat) 18. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown (Andy Williams Show)

Product Description

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 INCLUDE: Berry Gordy Teen Town Interview; Vintage Interviews with Motown greats such as the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight & The Pips and more; Motown Picnic - special, never before released footage from a Motown family picnic; 1959 - An entertaining review of news, entertainment and ads from the year in which Motown Records was founded.

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Customer Reviews

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73 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, but poor execution, November 17, 2009

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This review is from: Motown: The DVD (DVD)

This DVD was something I looked forward to, but unfortunately, fell short of my expectations. First, off.... the first video of "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes carries HORRIFIC film faults running down BOTH SIDES of the picture throughout the entire performance. The sad part is that Universal released this sad quality version on DVD when the same footage on YOUTUBE doesn't carry that fault (Only has minor fault on one side, intermittently)a rank amateur obviously did the transfers for this DVD, as color balance if off many times, and some clips have been artificially sharpened, and the result is VERY grainy footage. Universal was also very cheap in that they did no digital correction of any film or video tape faults. The clip of "Tears Of A Clown" looks great, until the color flickers in a couple of places, something that could have easliy been corrected with today's technology.

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 28, 2009

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This review is from: Motown: The DVD (DVD)

With the thousands of hours of video that must be available of these fabulous Motown stars, I can't believe this is the best they can come up with. The film is often very grainy and in poor condition. The Temptations are seen doing My Girl with such poor footage that their heads are cut off at the top for much of the song. There is more bad than good. And forget about the "Bonus" features. There are way better Motown videos available.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Awesome!!!, March 4, 2010

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Jabbo edwards (SAG HARBOR NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motown: The DVD (DVD)

Wow...Motown at it's BEST..The variety presented here is fabulous..all of the early greats PLUS some very rare performances by some of the rarely seen performers like Mary Wells and Brenda Hollaway....A few of the clips are a bit ragged but hey, the stuff is almost 50 years old in some cases...This is nit picking though..the fact that Universal is still producing these freat DVDs is the key and we should all support their efforts with great reviews!!!