Disponible pour la première fois en DVD, Motown 25, le concert célébrant des 25 ans du label de Berry Gordy bénéficie d’une édition deluxe avec pas moins de 14 heures de bonus !
Diffusé sur la chaîne américaine NBC en Mai 1983, Motown 25 avait réuni sur la même scène : Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, les Supremes, les Temptations, les Jackson 5, les Four Tops ou encore les Miracles.
L’éditeur américain Time Life vous propose d’acquérir une édition spéciale de ce concert historique. Un luxueux coffret de 6 DVD renfermant une version longue du concert avec 20 minutes d’images inédites, des vidéos de Marvin Gaye et Stevie Wonder en train de répéter, près de 25 interviews avec les artistes et les membres clés de la production, une réplique du programme de la soirée ainsi qu’un livret de 48 pages truffé d’infos et de photos prises en coulisses. Le tout mixé en son surround 5.1. Tarif de cette édition ultime ? 60 euros. Dispo exclusivement sur le site de Time Life.
Disc 1 :
THE SHOW
Extended version of the Motown 25 concert with over 40 classic Motown hits!
Motown 25 Performers Roundtable featuring:
Smokey Robinson
Duke Fakir (Four Tops)
Otis Williams (The Temptations)
Suzanne de Passe (Executive Producer, Motown 25)
Featurette: Signed, Sealed, Delivered—The Making of Motown 25
Disc 2 :
REHEARSAL
Marvin Gaye Rehearsal
Featurette: What’s Going On: Marvin Gaye
Exclusive Interviews with: Suzanne de Passe, Executive Producer, Motown 25
Don Mischer, Director / Producer, Motown 25
Disc 3 :
THE REUNION
Producers & Performers Roundtable featuring:
Yesterday, Today, Forever: The Motown 25 Production Roundtable featuring Suzanne de Passe (Executive Producer), Suzanne Coston (Producer), Don Mischer (Director/Producer), David Goldberg (Executive in Charge of Production), Buz Kohan (Head Writer)
Motown 25 Performers Roundtable Part 2 featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (The Temptations)
Featurette: Reach Out I’ll Be There: The Temptations and Four Tops
Featurette: Come and Get These Memories: Inside Hitsville
Exclusive Interviews with:
Duke Fakir
Four Tops
Otis Williams
The Temptations
Claudette Robinson
The Miracles
Martha Reeves
Martha & the Vandellas
Disc 4 :
HISTORY
Songwriters Roundtable (from 1983) featuring:
Mickey Stevenson, Former Head of A&R/Songwriter, Motown Records; Norman Whitfield, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Harvey Fuqua, Brian Holland, Ron Miller, Songwriters and Producers, Motown Records
Featurette: Dancin’ in the Streets: The History of Motown
Exclusive Interviews with:
Norman Whitfield, Songwriter and Producer (from 1983)
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Songwriters and Producers (from 1983)
Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Songwriters, Motown Records
Gloria Jones, Songwriter, Motown Records
Shelly Berger, Manager/Former Motown Records Executive
Mickey Stevenson, Former Head of A&R/Songwriter, Motown Records
Suzanne Coston, Producer, Motown 25
Disc 5 :
LEGACY
Stevie Wonder Rehearsal
Featurette: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me: The Miracles
Featurette: My Guy: Smokey Robinson
Featurette: I Heard It through the Grapevine: Motown Sound
Featurette: Motown 25 Reboot: The 5.1 Surround Sound Mix
Exclusive Interviews with:
Smokey Robinson
Iris Gordy, Former Motown Records Executive
Adam Ant, Performer, Motown 25
Russ Terrana, Former Motown Records Engineer
Disc 6 :
THE PEOPLE
Exclusive Interviews with:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Producers
Nelson George, Writer
Ruth Adkins Robinson, Writer, Motown 25
Buz Kohan, Head Writer, Motown 25
David Goldberg, Executive in Charge of Production, Motown 25
Janie Bradford, Songwriter/Motown Records Employee
Don Waller, Author
George and Jolene Schlatter, George Schlatter Productions
Michael Lovesmith, President/COO, West Grand Media
Rick Ludwin, Former Head of NBC Specials
Michael Black, Former ICM Agent
Tony Jones, Former Motown Executive
