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9 Disc set featuring every one from the Jackson 5, Temptations, James Brown, Aretha, Joe Tex and more including bonus footage

I'm gonna pre-order this right now!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SOUL TRAIN TAKES VIEWERS
ON THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME

For The First Time Ever, Time Life Releases

Soul Train
9-DVD Box Set

Featuring Rare Moments with Michael Jackson, James Brown,
Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and More



Los Angeles, February 24, 2010 - The Best of Soul Train just got better. For the first time in history, Time Life announced today the pre-sale availability for The Best of Soul Train 9-DVD Box set, with more than 16 hours of pure love, peace, and souuul, specifically highlighting the '70s decade. Fresh off the heels of the highly rated VH1 documentary special, the DVD release marks the first-time availability of Soul Train, the longest running, syndicated series in television history. The Best of Soul Train features 130 classic performances, and is available for pre-order at www.SoulTrainDVDs.com.

The Best of Soul Train features the biggest names in R&B and soul, with classic performances from Soul Train's most acclaimed era, 1971-1979, showcasing celebrated artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Gladys Knight, The Commodores, Patti LaBelle, Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays and many more.

Viewers will re-live the original dance styles and scene-stealing fashions from the heart of the '70s, as well as favorite moments from the Soul Train Dance Line to the beloved Soul Train Scramble Board. Also included, are on-air interviews with the artists, classic Soul Train dancers, and some vintage commercials for Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen products.

This special collection features the best moments from several original Soul Train episodes, totaling 130 songs and performances, and contains more than three hours of bonus material including exclusive interviews with Don Cornelius, Smokey Robinson, Jody Watley and others.

Included in the 9-DVD set is a bonus DVD featuring highlights from the inaugural Soul Train Music Awards (1987), featuring memorable performances by Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and many others.

If viewers didn't experience the magic the first time around, iconic moments that fans can look forward to include extraordinary footage and performances, such as:

* Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin singing a duet on Smokey's hit "Ooo Baby Baby" with Aretha playing the piano. The two also reminisce about growing up as friends in Detroit
* Sly and The family Stone performing two of their classics - "I Wanna take You Higher" and "Dance To the Music"
* Stevie Wonder performing three of his monster hits live in a phenomenal, intimate medley - "I Wish," "My Cherie Amour" and "Sir Duke."
* Barry White on stage performing with a full orchestra.
* Marvin Gaye and Don Cornelius playing one-on-one basketball with Smokey Robinson refereeing.
* Ike & Tina Turner in a blistering version of "Proud Mary."
* Plus, The O'Jay, The Spinners, The Chi-Lites, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Stylistics, and dozens of other legends of soul.

# DVD 1

* That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers
* Live It Up Part 1 - The Isley Brothers
* Summer Breeze (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers
* Release Yourself - Graham Central Station and the Soul Train Dancers
* Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
* Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
* What Am I Gonna Do with You - Barry White
* You're the First, the Last, My Everything - Barry White
* Come Get to This - Marvin Gaye
* Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
* Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
* I Want to Take You Higher - Sly & the Family Stone
* Mighty Mighty - Earth, Wind & Fire and the Soul Train Dancers
* Dance to the Music - Sly & the Family Stone
* I Heard It through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips
* Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
* Respect - Aretha Franklin and the Soul Train Dancers
* Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
* ALSO CONTAINS OVER ONE HOUR OF BONUS FEATURES, INCLUDING:
o Interviews with Don Cornelius, Smokey Robinson and Brian McKnight
o Rare, never-before-seen footage


# DVD 2

* Use Me - Bill Withers
* Lean on Me - Bill Withers
* If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
* Still - Commodores
* Three Times a Lady - Commodores
* Sail On - Commodores
* Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield
* The Cisco Kid - War and the Soul Train Dancers
* Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient
* Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
* Get on the Good Foot-Part 1 - James Brown
* Try Me - James Brown
* Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part 1) - James Brown
* Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) - James Brown
* ALSO CONTAINS OVER ONE HOUR OF BONUS FEATURES, INCLUDING:
o Interviews with Don Cornelius, Cuba Gooding Sr. (lead singer of The Main Ingredient), and Eric Casem (former Soul Train choreographer and dancer)
o Rare, never-before-seen footage


# DVD 3

* Love Train - The O'Jays and the Soul Train Dancers
* Medley: My Cherie Amour/Sir Duke/I Wish/These Three Words - Stevie Wonder
* I Was Made for You - Aretha Franklin
* Ooo Baby Baby - Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson
* Respect - Aretha Franklin and the Soul Train Dancers
* The Whole Town's Laughing at Me - Teddy Pendergrass
* I Don't Love You Anymore - Teddy Pendergrass
* Brick House - Commodores and the Soul Train Dancers
* You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
* Love Ballad - L.T.D.
* From Now On - Lou Rawls
* I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
* Corner of the Sky - The Jackson 5
* Daddy's Home - Jermaine Jackson
* Lookin' through the Windows - The Jackson 5
* ALSO CONTAINS OVER ONE HOUR OF BONUS FEATURES, INCLUDING:
o Interviews with Smokey Robinson, Jody Watley and Clarence Avent, former Chairman of Motown Records
o Rare, never-before-seen footage

# DVD 4

* A House Is Not a Home - Luther Vandross
* If This World Were Mine - Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn
* Betcha by Golly, Wow - The Stylistics
* You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
* Lookin' for a Love - Bobby Womack
* Sexy Mama - The Moments and the Soul Train Dancers
* I'll Be Around - Spinners
* Could It Be I'm Falling in Love - Spinners
* The World Is a Ghetto - War and the Soul Train Dancers
* Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
* Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
* Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
* Ballero - War and the Soul Train Dancers
* Fire and Water - Wilson Pickett
* All Day Music - War
* Don't Knock My Love-Pt. 1 - Wilson Pickett
* Slippin' into Darkness - War


# DVD 5

* Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
* Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
* (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People - The Chi-Lites
* Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
* The Bells - The Originals
* I Gotcha - Joe Tex
* Want Ads - The Honey Cone
* Thin Line between Love & Hate - The Persuaders
* Get Down - Curtis Mayfield
* Scorpio - Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band and the Soul Train Dancers
* You Ought to Be with Me - Al Green
* For the Good Times - Al Green
* Love and Happiness - Al Green
* Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
* War - Edwin Starr


# DVD 6

* I Want to Take You Higher - Ike & Tina Turner
* I Only Have Eyes for You - Jerry Butler
* Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
* Power of Love - Joe Simon
* Wish That I Could Talk to You - The Sylvers
* Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
* Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
* Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) - Four Tops
* Love Train - The O'Jays
* What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - Esther Phillips
* Bad Luck (Part 1) - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
* Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
* The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and the Soul Train Dancers
* Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
* Get Ready - Smokey Robinson Dance Routine


# DVD 7

* So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power
* Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters
* What Is Hip? - Tower of Power
* Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays and the Soul Train Dancers
* On and On - Gladys Knight & the Pips
* For the Love of Money - The O'Jays and the Soul Train Dancers
* Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
* Good Things Don't Last Forever - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
* Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas and the Soul Train Dancers
* Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
* Skin Tight - Ohio Players
* Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer
* Livin' for the Weekend - The O'Jays and the Soul Train Dancers
* Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
* Dance wit Me - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan and the Soul Train Dancers


# DVD 8

* Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
* Band of Gold - Freda Payne
* Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes and the Soul Train Dancers
* Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas
* Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin and the Soul Train Dancers
* Cowboys to Girls - The Intruders
* I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
* Love Train - The O'Jays and the Soul Train Dancers
* Love Jones - Brighter Side of Darkness
* Funky Stuff - Kool & the Gang
* Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
* Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
* Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
* Got to Give It Up (Pt. I) - Marvin Gaye


# DVD 9: The Soul Train Music Awards

* Word Up - Cameo
* You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston
* My Cherie Amour - Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick
* You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick
* All in Love Is Fair - Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick
* I Just Called To Say I Love You - Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick
* That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Luther
Vandross,Whitney Houston
*So Amazing - Luther Vandross
* Oh Mary Don't You Weep - Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Shirley Caesar, Tramaine Hawkins, Edwin Hawkins and the Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Williams Brothers, Cissy Houston, The Winans

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Time Life proudly presents The Best of Soul Train, a 9-DVD set including bonus DVD featuring one-of-a-kind, superstar performances from the best years of this iconic TV show-- 1971 to 1979! The Soul Train franchise is one of the most beloved television shows of the past 30 years, featuring hip dances, outrageous fashions, and exciting performances from the biggest names in R&B, Soul, and Hip-Hop.

Each DVD features the best moments from original Soul Train episodes, including on-air interviews with artists, the illustrious Soul Train dancers, and even classic commercials from Soul Train sponsors Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen!

The Best of Soul Train features performances from a who's-who of classic soul artists, including Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The O'Jays, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Barry White and many, many more! On top of that, the DVD set includes over 3 hours of bonus features, including exclusive interviews with Don Cornelius, Smokey Robinson, and Jody Watley, among others!

Plus, get a special bonus DVD, "The Soul Train Music Awards," featuring the first-ever Soul Train awards show with performances by Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder! That's a total of 9 DVDs and 130 performances, the ultimate collection of Soul Train moments for any fan of this classic TV show!

Highlights include:

* Marvin Gaye and Don Cornelius playing basketball with Smokey Robinson refereeing.
* Stevie Wonder performing 3 of his monster hits live in a phenomenal medley- "I Wish," "My Cherie Amor," and "Sir Duke."
* Classic dance lines with those outrageous outfits and dance moves that made Soul Train must-see TV!
* Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson in a once-in-a-lifetime duet.

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This thread just seriously made my day!



I just have to wait for them to release a region 2 (or region 0) version (PAL)...
Hopefully they'll actually do that.
[Edited 2/25/10 3:47am]

I'm really excited about this! I'm gonna go crazy seeing those old Afro Sheen commercials,lol.

Soul Train classic clip of the day: Johnny Taylor performing "Disco Lady" (1976)


At 2:32,check out Soul Train dancer Jody Watley doing her thang In a few years later,she would be in Shalamar.

LoveIsTheMessage said:

Mine too! I've been waiting for this for YEARS!

No Bootsy or Raydio performances huh?

I tell you, they could fuck up a two car parade. I knew they would fuck this up with DVDs full of "legends" that have been played to death over the years and as for those "Soul Train Awards" shows, those were dull from day one.

I'm happier with my 58 complete episodes I recorded from WGN and Centric in the recent years. At least I've got performances from people who haven't been all over the TV for decades such as Patrice Rushen, Lakeside, Average White Band, Vanity 6, The Time, Enchantment, Brick, BT Express, Rick James, The SOS Band, The Sylvers, etc.

Why not release "Soul Train: The First Five Seasons" in a ten-CD set? And then follow up with the second volume for the next five seasons, and the five seasons after that and etc., etc., etc.

This will not satisfy me...

funkpill said:

Yeah,it's a shame that they don't include more performances from the late 70s.

Timmy84 said:

that's exactly the way I was hoping they would do it.

Wow.....could they have jacked this opportunity up any more?

Exactly. That way you would get all the lesser known groups and less successful ones instead of the major acts that "made an impact on future generations" (translation: the ones that were played to death for decades until you got sick of hearing them).

Vainandy,I bet you will LOVE disc 9

vainandy said:

Yeah that's why i'm glad i got performances of Brass Construction
and the Brothers Johnson.

vainandy said:

True.

SoulAlive said:

Yeah they know how to piss on their own celebrated parade. 40 years and you're gonna just include the legends?

That's why I said what I said about the awards show. It actually was dull from day one because it didn't come out until a time when music had become dull. That entire disc looks dull and I see they included the Queen of Dull on it too.

I've got those too. And I love the episodes I recorded because they are the full episodes and you get to see the dancers do their thing. Hell, the dancers were the star of the show. Who the hell just wants to see the entertainers only when it comes to "Soul Train"?

SoulAlive said:

Really just want to see those 2 episodes

Don't care about having the set

If they were going to do mainly performances and not full episodes, they should have done it like they did with "The Midnight Special" DVDs by year. You get to see some rare stuff that way. Plenty of artists on those discs, people haven't seen on TV since the 1970s such as Nick Gilder singing "Hot Child In The City" or The Trammps singing "Disco Inferno". Hell, folks like Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson have been all over television for decades, especially once the music video age took over. When you see them, you ain't seeing nothing you haven't seen over and over for decades. The only difference is, this time you're seeing them do it on "Soul Train". Well, whoopee.

SoulAlive said:

Looking to find out where Soul Alive works and
lives so i can steal his copies.


I can't afford them right now so i have to be contempt with
taping them off Centric in addition to the few i have from
the WGN episodes.

vainandy said:

You found Whitney!

SoulAlive said:

Same here!

Ok, admittedly, they could've put a lot more stuff on there, and rarer stuff too. In any case, I'm just glad to be able to see that stuff in high quality (compared to most of the Soul Train clips that are posted on YouTube ).