Hullabaloo, Vols. 5-8 (1965)

Spanning 14 months from February 1965 to early April 1966, this second DVD compilation of the short-lived NBC pop-music series Hullabaloo is fascinating more as an ethereal glimpse of mid-'60s pop trends than a record of enduring music. The majority of these performers (Chad & Jeremy, Leslie Gore, Barry McGuire) were enjoying their relatively brief time in the spotlight, so they're little more than time-capsule curiosities to anyone born after these shows were originally broadcast. The format was so safely mainstream that one "Top Pop" medley segment features guest host Peter Noone (from Herman's Hermits) singing Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street," with predictably ludicrous results. But the menu of then-current chart-toppers also includes a generous sampling of the British Invasion (the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, and even Marianne Faithful, with several London-scene reports from Beatles manager Brian Epstein), and bonus track highlights include the Zombies, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, and the Supremes at the start of their meteoric rise.

Although many of these acts lip-sync to canned music (you'll notice a lot of unplugged guitars), the sound quality surpasses the video, which was mastered from salvaged black & white kinescopes (sadly, the color videos were destroyed). In addition to the hit-or-miss music menu, the Hullabaloo dancers and popular guests hosts provide a welcomed trip down memory lane, especially when David McCallum ("Ilya Kuryakin" from TV's The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) struggles through several attempts at spy-thriller sketch comedy. Hullabaloo is a refreshing reminder that television in the mid-1960s had yet to lose its innocence to the turmoil of years to come. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com

THIS IS A WONDERFUL ALBUM, WILL BRING YOU BACK THROUGH MEMORY LANE.

THIS ALBUM AND THE REST OF THIS SERIES IS JUST !!UNBELIVEABLE.!! YOU GET 4 HOURS OF SHOWS ON ONE DISC.THE MUSIC IS GREAT,THE STAR LIST WOOOOOOOOOOW.PICTURE QUALITY FAIR TO GOOD.THERE ARE A LOT OF BOOTLEG COPIES OUT THERE !!!BEWARE.!!!THERE ARE ALOT OF RESEALED DEFECTIVE DISCS IN CIRCULATION.A GOOD MUTI REGION PLAYER,WILL HANDLE SOME OF THESE DISCS BETTER THAN THE REGION ONE ONLY PLAYERS...BUY ONLY FROM PEOPLE YOU TRUST, WITH A DEFECTIVE EXCHANGE POLICY. November 11, 2005

Hullabaloo, Vol. 5-8

It was fun to go back and see some of my musical favorites. I was reminded that I was lucky enough to grow up in the GREATEST music era of all time. If you love rock & roll, this is a must. I have all volumes. My 21 yr. old son absolutely loves it. Great Fun. Lane Mende, Texas September 19, 2005

fantastic nostalgia

THIS DVD HAS NO PROBLEMS PLAYING ON MULTI-REGION DVD PLAYERS. LIVING IN ENGLAND PURCHASED THIS DVD AND PICTURE AND SOUND QUALITY GREAT. THE ILLYA KURYAKIN EPISODE IS A MUST FOR U.N.C.L.E. FANS AND THE WHOLE DVD IS JUST PURE NOSTALGIA . March 6, 2005

Inexplicable Playback Problems on Certain DVD Players

This DVD contains particular rarities such as The Beau Brummels doing "Don't Talk To Strangers" and The Miller-Goldberg Band doing "The Mother Song", which was probably Steve Miller's first TV appearance, in December 1965.

I took DVD Volumes 5-8 on holiday to Rhode Island from Europe last year and I found that the DVD played perfectly well on the hotel room's DVD player. However, although I can play DVD Volumes 1-4 and 9-12 perfectly well on my laptop computer, I cannot play Volumes 5-8 at all. When I click on any of the options, I get a very fast skipping of the sound, with no picture except the title page, even with expanded memory installed. Is this particular DVD too technically ambitious or is there a bad set of microprocessors out there? January 26, 2005

take a trip back in time!!!!!

I remeber Hullabaloo and Shindig as a kid growing up, It didnt stay to long on ABC. I bought the dvd and was amazed and how good it looked after almost 40 years! And much to my surprise that there was a bonus of another 18 performances, my favorite was the Shangri-las they were great. I hope the put out the rest of the series. Talk about some great memories March 4, 2004

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