I have to admit a lil disappointed with this list. NINE dvds and that's the best you could do? Just release all the episodes in the the manner Timmy described.

yup...


If it's gonna be done, do it right

vainandy said:

This is the first volume, I don't believe this will be the only set they put out. Even with the legends they included, it's only basically the legends performing from one episode. For example, the Jackson 5, those four selections are all from the same episode. Same with JB ect.

Yeah,I'm hoping that this is just the first set of DVDs.I'd like to see them come out with a set like this every 6 months or so.

LoveIsTheMessage said:

I agree.I have a bunch of VHS tapes containing Soul Train footage.Bought it many years ago and the quality is less than perfect.It'll be great to finally have these performances in high quality.

But I want this to be just the beginning.Let's have some more sets like this,every six months or so! Keep it coming.

phunkdaddy said:

Classic Soul Train clip of the day: Marvin Gaye performing "Come Get To This" (1973)

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

That is probably my favorite Marvin Gaye song Brings back alot of childhood memories.

vainandy said:

I have those 'Midnight Special' DVDs and they are excellent.Wouldn't it be cool if they put 'Solid Gold' on DVD too? Or 'American Bandstand'?

SoulAlive said:

They had one coming out for Michael that was supposed to come out the same day as This Is It but they didn't announce it's cancellation until the day it was supposed to ship


– 1972
1) Lookin‘ Through The Windows – Jackson 5
2) I Want You Back – Jackson 5
3) Corner Of The Sky – Jackson 5
- 1973
4) Dancing Machine – Jackson 5
5) Get It Together – Jackson 5
6) With A Child’s Heart – Jackson 5
7) Don’t Say Goodbye Again – Jackson 5
- 1974
8 ) Whatever You Got, I Want – Jackson 5
9 ) If I Don’t Love You This Way – Jackson 5
10 ) What You Don’t Know – Jackson 5
- 1975
11) Just A Little Bit Of You – Michael Jackson
12) Forever Came today – Jackson 5
13) One Day In Your Life – Michael Jackson
14) All I Do Is Think Of You – Jackson 5
15) We’ve Got Forever – Michael Jackson
- 1978
16) Push Me Away – The Jackson’s
17) Things I Do For You – The Jackson’s
18) Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) – The Jackson’s
- 1993
19) Remember The Time – Michael Jackson
- 1995
20) Dangerous ~ Smooth Criminal ~ Dangerous – Michael Jackson
21) You Are Not Alone – Michael Jackson

SoulAlive said:

I love how he was just smooth during this performance. Then again he's Marvin Gaye why wouldn't he be?

Timmy84 said:

bboy87 said:

That would have been a cool release.

Soul Train Line Dance of the day: "Once You Get Started" by Rufus and Chaka Khan (1975)

another good one this one is very high energy!
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station "Release Yourself" (1975)

SoulAlive said:

Those stacks (high platform shoes) are killing me.

yeah,those fashions are insane! It's amazing what people wore back then

Timmy84 said:

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They included the legends because you don't see any of that stuff on T.V. or hear it on the radio. Those legends are a part of black history and the disco people and the 80's people are not considered legends.

Any of the live performances from Soul Train are incredible and Time/Life made the right decision.

You don't see the legends on TV or hear them on the radio anymore? What? When it comes to black artists, the legends are the only ones you see and hear. Aretha Franklin, Al Green, The O'Jays, etc. have been on countless awards shows and television appearances throughout the years on up to the present. You can also turn on the radio and hear them daily.

How many times have you seen artists like The Barkays, Lakeside, Cameo, Skyy, Con Funk Shun, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Brick, Rick James, etc. on television since their heyday? Practically never because most music shows and awards shows are geared towards white people and they are only going to bring on huge highly successful black artists (usually crossover ones) that white people are aware of. Even the black awards shows have become the same way because mainstream black music has been almost completely crossover since the shit hop era so the black legends are the only ones a lot of the younger black generation are aware of unless it is a lesser known artist that was sampled in a shit hop song. If a show like "Soul Train" (a black show) isn't going to feature the lesser known black artists that weren't either huge legends or crossover stars, then who will? As I read the list of names on those DVDs, a lot of them could have been included on an "American Bandstand" DVD collection.

Did anyone else pre-order this?

Before I say anything else....


CHO-CHO?!

You need to add an extra o to those CHOO CHOOS

vainandy said:

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I don't know where the fuck you live but as the baby boom generation moves into
Senior Citizen land you are not going to see acts from the late 60s and 70s on T.V or the hear them on the radio.

So Time Life did the right thing putting those acts on the disc. The masses don't care about CAMEO>

Didn't see Switch on any on those DVD's, either. Too bad. Would have really liked to have seen that show!

bboy87 said:

Pastor Troy

I'm so happy

Girl4both said:

Me too When my DVDs arrive,I'm gonna have a Soul Train party at my house,lol.

Soul Train Line of the day: "Let Your Feelings Show" by Earth Wind and Fire (1979)

Soul Train DVD SET preview

Soul Train classic performance of the day: Minnie Riperton performing "Lovin You" (1974)