Several months ago,I subscribed to get these DVDs.Every six weeks,they send me two DVDs.So far I have 7 DVDs spanning the years 1973 to 1978.For those of you who don't know,The Midnight Special was a popular late-night show that featured the top artists of the day.No lip-syncing at all,they performed completely live.It was on the air from 1973 to 1981 and our very own Prince made an appearance in the early 80s.To order,go here...


www.MidnightSpecial.com


Anyone else getting these DVDs? There are some classic performances here!

here's a list of the performances on each DVD that I have received so far...

1973---
The Doobie Brothers "Listen To The Music"
Billy Preston "Will It Go Round In Circles"
Jim Croce "Bad,Bad Leroy Brown"
Gladys Knight and The Pips "Neither One Of Us"
T.Rex "Bang-A-Gong (Get It On)"---an outrageous performance!!
Loggins and Messina "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Linda Ronstadt "Long,Long Time"
Argent "Hold Your Head Up"
Helen Reddy "Delta Dawn"
Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years"
Johnny Cash "I Can See Clearly Now"
Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze"
Anne Murray "Danny's Song"
War "The Cisco Kid"
Edgar Winter "Frankenstein"

1974---
Ike and Tina Turner "Proud Mary"
Barry White "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe"
Sly & The Family Stone "Thank You"
David Essex "Rock On"
The Ojays "Love Train"
Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On"
Golden Earring "Radar Love"
Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine"
James Brown "The Payback Part 1"
Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown"
Gladys Knight and B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone"
Maria Muldaur "Midnight At The Oasis"
Neil Sedaka "Laughter In The Rain"
Redbone "Come and Get Your Love"
Aerosmith "The Train Kept A Rollin"

1975---
The Bee Gees "Nights On Broadway"
Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way"
Helen Reddy "I Am Woman"
KC & The Sunshine Band "That's The Way I Like It"
Rod Stewart "You Wear It Well"
Earth,Wind and Fire "Shining Star"
Orleans "Dance With Me"
Natalie Cole "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
Barry Manilow "Could It Be Magic"
Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster"
Olivia Newton John "Have You Never Been Mellow"
Glen Campbell "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles "It Takes Two To Tango"
Minnie Riperton "Lovin You"
Kiss "Black Diamond"

1976---
Elton John "Your Song"
Fleetwood Mac "Over My Head"
Spinners "The Rubberband Man"
Heart "Magic Man"
Hot Chocolate "You Sexy Thing"
Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music"
George Benson "This Masquerade"
Michael Murphey "Wildfire"
Diana Ross "Love Hangover"---wild performance!! She brings audience members onstage with her....classic,over-the-top performance!
Eric Carmen "All By Myself"
Tom Jones "Delilah"
Donna Summer "Love To Love You Baby"---very campy,lengthy performance!
England Dan and John Ford Coley "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
Janis Ian "At Seventeen"
Ray Charles "Georgia On My Mind"

1977---
Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Blinded By The Light"
Heart "Crazy On You"
Marvin Gaye "What's Going On"
Dave Mason "We Just Disagree"
Sanford and Townsend "Smoke From A Distant Fire"
Thelma Houston "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Bread "Make It With You"
Andy Gibb "I Just Want To Be Your Everything"
The Emotions "Best Of My Love"
Johnny Rivers "Slow Dancin"
Bonnie Raitt "Runaway"
Leo Sayer "You Make Me Feel Like Dancin"
Van Morrison "Domino"
Lou Rawls "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)"

1978---
Hall and Oates "Rich Girl"
Eddie Money "Baby Hold On"
Robert Palmer "Every Kinda People"
The Cars "Just What I Needed"
Exile "Kiss You All Over"
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "American Girl"
Chic "Le Freak"
Four Tops "Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got"
Reo Speedwagon "Roll With The Changes"
Ambrosia "How Much I Feel"
AC/DC "Sin City"
Yvonne Elliman "If I Can't Have You"
Chuck Mangione "Feels So Good"
Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever"
The Trammps "Disco Inferno"


when I first ordered these DVDs,the first one they sent was an introductory DVD known as "Million Sellers" containing various performances...

Roy Orbison "Oh Pretty Woman"
Fleetwood Mac "Rhiannon"
Peter Frampton "Baby I Love Your Way"
John Denver and Cass Elliot "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
The Bee Gees "Jive Talkin"
Linda Ronstadt "You're No Good"
The Guess Who "American Woman"
Al Green "Let's Stay Together"
Aretha Franklin "Respect"
David Bowie "Space Oddity"
Blondie "Heart Of Glass"
LaBelle "Lady Marmalade"
The Steve Miller Band "The Joker"
Billy Joel "Travelin' Prayer"
Donna Summer "Last Dance"

SoulAlive said:

Fab-U-Lous per4mance I remember it very well.

I remember the thread you made some time ago, but i completely forgot the title of the show

How much does each dvd cost?

SoulAlive said:

Here's the thing...you can't buy the DVDs individually.You have to buy the entire 8-volume set.They will charge you 4 payments of $29.95,and it can only be ordered from the website ( www.MidnightSpecial.com ) Trust me,it's a good investment if you love 70s music.

Harlepolis said:

dude had the biggest Afro you can imagine,lol...must be a wig

When are they gonna come out with DVDs from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert?

JackieBlue said:

And Soul Train

Icicle said:

and American Bandstand

SoulAlive said:

And Solid Gold

Icicle said:

I was just gonna say "Solid Gold"!

My mom wouldn't buy these for me!!

FruitToAttractBears said:

why not?

SoulAlive said:

Did Natalie Cole appear much on these shows in the 70s?

SoulAlive said:

She's annoyingly frugal. But it's not like she wouldn't enjoy them too! Maybe I'll ask for Xmas...
[Edited 10/10/06 5:36am]

FruitToAttractBears said:

it would make a great Christmas gift

Icicle said:

I'm sure she appeared on the Midnight Special several times.She's on the 1975 DVD singing "This Will Be".Are you aware that she even had her own TV special in the 70s...around 1978 or so? Bet you'd love to have that on DVD,lol.

SoulAlive said:

I would LOVE to have "The Natalie Cole Special", there`s NOTHING like Natalie in the 70s



She also did a tv special with Johnny Mathis in 1983, "Unforgettable - a musical tribute to Nat "King" Cole), the soundtrack is available on cd, and it`s worth getting


[Edited 10/10/06 5:56am]

are you enjoying her new CD 'Leavin'?

SoulAlive said:

You caught me there I HAVE ordered it, but i haven`t recieved it yet...

Wow, thanks David for the heads up.I wonder if they're gonna include Prince's appearance from 1980?

SoulAlive said:

I'd buy it just for those! Especially the Barry Manilow, ONJ and Minnie Riperton tunes. Could It Be Magic is one of my fave 70s tunes.

SoulAlive said:

I think U meant Johnny Nash, although Johnny Cash per4ming this song woulda been comedy gold!

and yes, I saw the infomercial 4 those DVD's and they look pretty damn rad.

SoulAlive said:

I think you just made me spend $119.80 plus shipping and handling with this post. I'm hoping this "million sellers" disc is part of the collection, I need the Al Green performance.

SoulAlive said:

Man, I've been waitin' for that special to surface somewhere, I remember watching it when it aired!! I remember that Earth Wind and Fire were her special guests on that show, and she sang hits like "La Costa"! Yeah, I'm dying find that!



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SoulAlive said:

awesome

paligap said:

I would be satisfied with even a bootleg, wasn`t there a "Unforgettable" special too? (not the one with Johnny Mathis)

TommyRoss said:

You,of all people,should definitely get these DVDs.You will love it