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| From | "Chris Coyle" <ccoyle@sacoriver.net> |
| Subject | CONCERT FOR GEORGE DVD/Ed Sullivan Shows |
| Date | Sun, 31 Aug 2003 08:35:17 -0400 |
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Two great Beatles DVD releases due this fall......
CONCERT FOR GEORGE DVD ONLY
$29.99 / 2 discs selection # 970241 street date 11/18/03
Visibility on release through December
Listed below are the key points for the Concert for George, as they exist today. This is an early look at the project and there will be more details to follow.
a.. Content:
Last year a tribute concert for the late George Harrison was held in London to remember the 1st anniversary of his death. The musicians who participated were, Eric Clapton , Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynn, Ravi Shanker, Albert Lee, Ray Cooper, Jim Keltner, Jim Capaldi, Tom Petty and the Heart beakers, Jools Holland, the Cast of Monty Python, and a full Indian Orchestra. This was filmed and will be released as a commercial DVD. In addition a documentary of the concert was created and will be shown in theaters in the fall.
a.. Charity:
Artist royalties to go to the Material World Foundation-the Harrison family charity.
a.. Packaging:
2 discs-one disc of the entire concert approx 2:50in length-second disc the movie approx. 1:50in length There will not be an audio only piece at this time.
Historic Beatles TV Performances Discovered! Eleven Hit Songs Unearthed After 40 Years in the Vaults!
'Holy Grail' of Beatles TV Appearances Will Be Released on DVD by Sofa Entertainment
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NEW YORK/PRNewswire/ -- A "Holy Grail" of ELEVEN unedited live TV performances by the Beatles -- that have not been seen since their first airing 40 years ago -- has been discovered in TV vaults. The performances were shot during the Beatles' historic breakthrough on American television on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and 1965.
The eleven songs include live performances of no less than seven #1 hit songs including "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "I Feel Fine," "Ticket To Ride," "Yesterday," "Help!" and other Beatles classics including "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I'm Down." The eleven performances and nine other ultra-rare live tracks will be available on a double DVD "The Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles."
The DVD is being released on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the legendary first encounter between Ed Sullivan and the Beatles at London Airport -- which led directly to them being booked for their American debut in front of a world record-breaking TV audience of 73 million viewers -- and their consequent historic breakthrough in America.
The Beatles made their historic American debut on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday February 9, 1964 -- the first of an unprecedented three consecutive headlining appearances on the Sullivan show. The Beatles also gave their last-ever performance on an American TV program on the Ed Sullivan Show -- which aired on September 12, 1965. The savvy Ed Sullivan convinced the Beatles to perform between FOUR and SIX live songs on each of their appearances on his show, for a cumulative TWENTY live songs on their four Ed Sullivan Show appearances. Those original four programs featuring the Beatles only ever aired in the season in which they were made. And then they were locked deep in the vaults for nearly 40 years.
The fact that there are a total of TWENTY live performances and thus an ENTIRE HOUR of ultra-rare live Beatles material (including interactions and banter with Ed Sullivan) is a revelation. The news that all 20 performances have survived intact and have now been digitally restored for DVD release -- including the 11 unedited performances that have not been seen in 40 years -- makes this a major 'find' not just in the Beatle world - but also for students of contemporary music, television history and 20th century popular culture.
The historic material has been curated by the current owner of the Ed Sullivan Show archive, director-producer Andrew Solt. Solt has now digitally restored all the audio and video of the historic tapes and will release a double-disc DVD set which will present all four historic Ed Sullivan Shows which featured the Beatles -- IN THEIR ENTIRETY -- EXACTLY AS THEY APPEARED 40 YEARS AGO.
Fans will be able to experience all four shows exactly as they were seen by a cumulative total of over 200 million TV viewers in 1964 and 1965. They will see all of the Ed Sullivan introductions, the supporting acts and even the now-quaint TV commercials.
The DVD release is by arrangement with the Beatles' company Apple.
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