SoulAlive said:

I have been collecting footage for over 22 years...I have pretty much every piece of funk/soul/70's footage thats circulating..

prettymansson said:

You're officially my new best friend

SoulAlive said:

U collect ???
Its funny that this topic is going on mow because thats what Im giving my family this year dvd's of Soultrain/Sanford and son & Good Times...funny

prettymansson said:

Oh yeah,I collect 70s footage too.I got the 10 Soul Train videos from AngelRicky.

SoulAlive said:

Right On !

prettymansson said:

soul alive you should be complete now
midnight special, the soul comp and soultrain.

don't forget to use a bunch of deoderant!
but you know what? I am feeling your posts on these topics and I am right behind ya with a ton of deoderant myself.

I have the very first episode. it is funny how they were trying to pop and do the rerund dances off motown music. but I have been waiting for the war episode. hopefully they will move to the eighties and give us some elektro funk. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw it at work. and it came on late that night and I was able to record it to dvd. no soultrain line in that one though for some reason. I wish they could have added the commercials that were from back then as well.

chewwsey please don't hurtem

chewwsey said:

Yeah,it would be nice to see those Afro-Sheen commercials again

Patti Labelle and The Time next week

chewwsey said:

I'm watching the WAR episode now - the "Why Can't We Be Friends" video is playing.

I'm actually enjoying Classic Soul Train. It's the first time I've watched it in years. As I kid, I remember practicing those dances in front of the TV.

What was the name of that asian dancer who was on for the longest time? She was in Rick James' "Super Freak" video?
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It's on right now? Dammitt, once again, I'm at work. I was hoping I would get home before it started. I thought it came on in another hour.

That's alright, I'm off work next Saturday.

She was also at the beginning of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video sitting on a stool. I think I saw her in Lionel Richie's "Running With The Night" video also.

yeah I was gonna record it and just missed it. well good! the time will be on there. isn't the difference amazing from then until now? thank goodness it comes on local here at around two or so so I will record it then. I tell you those vhs's set them to six hours, go handle your business and come back transfer it later.

Darla said:

LOL You know what I checked to see who was going to be on there today and was like War I thought they had regrouped and had a new song out. Now that I know better, I am happy they are showing old episodes.

Darla said:

THE TIME AINT SOUL TRAIN !!!

I watched the War episode early this morning, Soul Train comes on here in Philly at 3AM Monday morning. I hope they continue to show these classic episodes

BTW I just went on the Soul Train website and looked at the episodes and I seethat the Time episode was from 1982 and it also featured a group named "Magic Lady"?, what songs did they have?

I think this is the one coming on this week:


http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=



I just found out that this week's CLASSIC SOUL TRAIN is episode 357. with The Time, Patti Labelle and CAMEO!!! I can't wait
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Soul Train Line to one of my favorite FUNK!!! JAMZ!!!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=

prettymansson said:

hey man, do you have a list of what you have on video?

i too am a 70 soul junkie and have recently started to look for any footage from that era ...because of the memories it brings back for me personally, and because I want to help capture and document that unique time in American culture...the footage is pretty rare and it needs and deserves to be preserved digitaly before its too late...

I have some 'clips' from a few randome 70's Soul Train shows but not the whole programs...

I'm also looking for any footage from the old NYC show "SOUL" that aired in the late 60's Early 70's on PBS i think...that show is another excellent Time Capsule that deserves digital documentation & preservation (some AMAZING rare live performances by several soul music heroes)...

anyway if you do have a list of what you have (even if its not for trade) let me know...i'd like to know whats out there that i'll need to hunt down

Abdul said:

I just saw that one. Pretty sure the Time were lip-synching, what's up with that? But Patti was ALL live.

Did yall see Morris hair?

I finally got to see it last weekend and recorded it too. It was absolutely great. Both The Time and Patti LaBelle were great but my favorite was watching the dancers and hearing the songs of the era. No ignorant looking thug clothes and no shit hop all over the sound system. Just what ruled the era and should be ruling today's dead ass era.....FUNK!!!!!

I did some searching on the internet and saw that next week's episode is James Ingram and Levert from 1986. They are skipping too many years because next week they will be in the late 1980s.....yawn. I guess the week after that, they will be in the dull 1990s. Oh well, at least I got one good episode on tape.

Damn I missed it...I was at my parents' house and completely forgot.


I did however spend most of xmas day watching In Living Color marathon on BET.

DevotedPuppy said:

me too!

vainandy said:

I read on IMDB's TV listing's that this week's classic episode is from 1986 like you said Vainandy and next week's show is from 1974 with Al Green. I hope that listing is true, I only want to see classic Soul Train shows from the 70's and early to mid 80's. They better not put one of those 90's episodes on, that shit ain't old enough to be called classic yet!!!
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Hell yeah! Now that's what I'm talkin' about. I'm not too thrilled with seeing the late 1980s episodes since there was less funk and more crossover bullshit, but I will watch them. However, unlike the earlier episodes, I would have to edit some of the bullshit out of my tape. And I sure as HELL don't want to see no damn 1990s episodes by no means. That's when the show became a disgrace to it's name and should have been cancelled. Keep it in the 1970s and EARLY 1980s only.
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Did anyone hear the second song the dancers were dancing to last weekend...."Saturday, Saturday Night" by Zoom? I had forgotten all about that funky ass jam. That's one I'll be looking for.

vainandy said:

Oh man,I forgot about that jam!! That's one that I don't have.

Abdul said:

must...watch...episode...