Motown 25 yesterday, today, forever
(DVD)

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Contributors

Mischer, Don, television producer,
Kohan, Buz, television producer,
Robinson, Ruth Adkins, screenwriter.
De Passe, Suzanne, 1947- screenwriter.
Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, host.

Published

[New York, New York] : StarVista Entertainment, [2016].

Format

DVD

Physical Desc

6 videodiscs (975 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Status

Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media
782.42164
1 available

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Published

[New York, New York] : StarVista Entertainment, [2016].

Language

English

UPC

610583527896, 610583487091, 610583496598

Notes

General Note

Discs 1-3 originally released in 2014.

General Note

In box (20 x 28 cm).

General Note

Program notes by Nelson George and others (48 unnumbered pages : color portraits), and concert program (8 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color)) inserted in container.

Participants/Performers

Various performers; Richard Pryor, host.

Date/Time and Place of Event

Originally broadcast on NBC,1983 May 16.

Description

Television special commemorating record company Motown's 25th anniversary, featuring performances and interviews.

Target Audience

Not rated.

System Details

DVD; NTSC; 2.0 stereo, 5.1 surround.

Language

Closed-captioned.

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Hunterdon County Library System

Volume	Location	Call Number	Note	Status
	Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media	782.42164		Available

Other Locations

Volume	Location	Call Number	Note	Status
DISC 1-6	Morris County Library - Adult Media	781.66 MOTO TWE DVD15572 DISC 1-6	CONTAINS ENTIRE SET OF MOTOWN 25 SHOW & BONUS MATERIAL	Available

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Table of Contents

Disc 1, The show. Dancing in the street (the Lester Wilson Dancers) --

Smokey Robinson, Richard Pryor

Medley.

Shop around ; You've really got a hold on me ; The tears of a clow ; Going to a go-go (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) --

Dick Clark --

I wish ; and, Medley. Uptight (Everything's alright) ; Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours ; My cherie amour ; Sir Duke ; You are the sunshine of my life (Stevie Wonder) --

Money (that's what I want) (Motown songwriters) --

Smokey Robinson

Medley.

Reach out, I'll be there ; Get ready ; It's the same old song ; Ain't too proud to beg ; Baby I need your loving ; My girl ; I can't get next to you ; I can't help myself ; (I know) I'm losing you (the Temptations and Four Tops) --

What's going on (Marvin Gaye) --

Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid of WKRP in Cincinnati --

Heat wave (Martha Reeves) --

My guy (Mary Wells) --

Shotgun (Jr. Walker) --

Brick house (Commodores) --

John Moshitta --

Lonely teardrops (José Feliciano) --

Where did our love go (Adam Ant) --

You mean more to me (Lionel Richie) --

Medley. I want you back ; The love you save ; Never can say goodbye ; I'll be there (the Jackson 5) --

Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) --

I want you (the Lester Wilson Dancers) --

Billy Dee Williams, Motown, and the movies -- Richard Pryor, What is the Motown sound? --

All this love (DeBarge) --

He's a pretender (High Inergy) --

Can't stop (DeBarge and High Inergy) --

Medley. Ooo baby baby ; The tracks of my tears (Smokey Robinson and Linda Ronstadt) --

The Motown company song

Medley.

Being with you ; Cruisin' (Smokey Robinson) --

Richard Pryor, The Motown story...a fairy tale --

Ain't no mountain high enough (Diana Ross) --

Someday we'll be together (Diana Ross and the Supremes, with entire cast) --

Reach out and touch (somebody's hand) (entire cast) --

Bonus material. Motown 25 performers roundtable (featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (founder/leader, the Temptations), Suzanne de Passe) ; featurette: Signed, sealed & delivered : the making of Motown 25.

Bonus features: Disc 2, Rehearsal: Marvin Gaye rehearsal ; Featurette: What's going on : Marvin Gaye ; Interviews (Suzanne de Passe, Don Mischer)

Disc 3, The reunion. Roundtables. Yesterday, today, forever : the Motown 25 production roundtable ; Motown 25 performers roundtable, part 2 (featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations)) ; Featurettes: Reach out, I'll be there : the Temptations and Four Tops ; Come and get these memories : inside Hitsville ; Interviews: Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations), Claudette Robinson (the Miracles), Martha Reeves (Martha & the Vandellas)

Disc 4, History. Songwriters roundtable (from 1983) (Mickey Stevenson, Norman Whitfield, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Ron Miller) ; Featurette: Dancin' in the streets : the history of Motown ; Exclusive Interviews: Norman Whitfield, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Gloria Jones, Shelly Berger, Mickey Stevenson, Suzanne Coston

Disc 5, Legacy. Stevie Wonder rehearsal ; Featurettes: You've really got a hold on me : the Miracles ; My guy : Smokey Robinson ; I heard it through the grapevine : Motown Sound ; Motown 25 reboot : the 5.1 surround sound mix ; exclusive interviews: Smokey Robinson, Iris Gordy, Adam Ant, Russ Terrana

Disc 6, The people. Exclusive interviews: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Nelson George, Ruth Adkins, Buz Kohan, David Goldberg, Janie Bradford, Don Waller, George Schlatter, Jolene Schlatter, Michael Lovesmith, Rick Ludwin, Michael Black, Tony Jones.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, D., Kohan, B., Robinson, R. A., De Passe, S., & Pryor, R. (2016). Motown 25: yesterday, today, forever . StarVista Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don, Mischer et al.. 2016. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. StarVista Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don, Mischer et al.. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever StarVista Entertainment, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, Don,, et al. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever StarVista Entertainment, 2016.

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