The Beatles - The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring The Beatles (2003) [2xDVD]

The Beatles' appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and 1965 helped catapult the band to stateside fame and fortune. Their debut performance alone was viewed by 73 million viewers. This collection compiles four full episodes containing 20 songs in total, and including other guests like Soupy Sales, Cab Calloway, and Cilla Black; and even commercial breaks. Shown in their original black and white, these episodes convey the feeling of a bygone era, while placing some of The Beatles' early appearances in a framework that shows how they eventually exploded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time. The four Beatles, with their fluffy mop-head haircuts and little black suits, look like fresh-faced kids as they stride nervously onto the stage in their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. Met by screaming, lovestruck fans–mostly teenage girls dressed in clean-cut sweaters with their hair curled and combed–The Beatles launch into a trio of carefully played songs including "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," and "She Loves You." The next two weeks, on February 16 and February 23, 1964, they reappear on the Ed Sullivan Show, each time to the same unabashed hero worship, performing hits like "Twist and Shout" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The last episode on this fascinating collection, September 12, 1965, shows how the band has changed after a year and a half–with longer hair, a loose and rebellious spirit, and a bolder stage presence. Through these classic television episodes, viewers of all eras can join the fab four as they begin their ascent into the musical history books, courtesy of the Ed Sullivan Show.







Disc 1

The Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964

01. Opening
02. The Beatles - All My Loving
03. The Beatles - Till There Was You
04. The Beatles - She Loves You
05. Fred Kaps - Magician
06. The Cast Of "Oliver!" - I'll Do Anything For You
07. Georgia Brown - As Long As He Needs Me From "Oliver!"
08. Frank Gorshin - Comedian / Impressionist
09. Terry Mcdermott - Audience Bow
10. Tessie O'Shea - Show Tunes Medley
11. McCall & Brill - Comedy Routine
12. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
13. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
14. Wells & The Four Fays - Acrobats

The Ed Sullivan Show February 16, 1964

01. Opening
02. The Beatles - She Loves You
03. The Beatles - This Boy
04. The Beatles - All My Loving
05. Sonny Liston - Audience Bow
06. Joe Louis - Audience Bow
07. Allen & Rossi - Comedy Routine
08. Mitzi Gaynor - Medley Of Hits
09. The Nerveless Knocks - Acrobats
10. Myron Cohen - Comedian
11. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
12. The Beatles - From Me To You
13. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand






Disc 2

The Ed Sullivan Show February 23, 1964

01. Opening
02. The Beatles - Twist & Shout
03. The Beatles - Please Please Me
04. Gloria Bleezarde - Safety In Numbers
05. Pinky & Perky - Puppets
06. Morecambe & Wise - Comedy Sketch
07. Acker Bilk - Acker's Lacquer
08. Gordon & Sheila Macrae - Garry Moore Show Take-Off
09. Dave Barry - Comedian
10. Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary
11. Cab Calloway - 0l' Man River
12. Morty Gunty - Comedian
13. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand

The Ed Sullivan Show September 12, 1965

01. Opening
02. Soupy Sales - Comedian
03. Cilia Black - September In The Rain
04. Fantasio - Magician
05. The Beatles - I Feel Fine
06. The Beatles - 'I'm Down
07. The Beatles - Act Naturally
08. Allen & Rossi - Comedy Routine
09. Cilia Black - Goin' Out Of My Head
10. Soupy Sales - The Mouse
11. The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
12. The Beatles - Yesterday
13. The Beatles - Help




Notes

B&W / 240 mins / Digitally Remasteres

Subtitles: English
Francais
Deutsch
Espanol
Italiano
Portugues




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