The Midnight Special Megaset 31 Discs Biggest Set available! BeeGees

Up for sale is an incredible set of 31 DVD's worth of performances from of NBC's beloved late night 90 minute music extravaganga, The Midnight Special.

The Midnight Special was a late-night rock music series airing Friday nights (or rather early morning Saturdays). This 90-minute show followed "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson."

In its first years, The Midnight Special began at 1:00 am. But when Johnny Carson cut his own show from 90 to 60 minutes, Midnight Special's starting time was changed to 12:30am.

NBC broadcast the pilot on August 19, 1972 as a 90-minute special. The Midnight Special became a weekly series beginning February 2, 1973.

For most of its run, the series featured guest hosts each week. The exception to this was from July 1975 through March 1976 when Helen Reddy was the regular host.

Wolfman Jack was a regular fixture on the series. He served as announcer and frequent guest host. In addition, he often interviewed the guests.

Around 1978, at the height of the Disco craze, the studio was changed to resemble a Disco nightclub complete with a platform dance floor. Wolfman Jack was even placed behind an elevated D.J. booth. But by Fall 1979, as the disco craze waned, the disco set was gone.

The Midnight Special was often criticized for not giving enough attention to the punk & new wave music of the late-1970s to early 1980s. While a few punk/new wave acts were featured, the majority of the guests continued to be MOR and disco acts.

Beginning April 11, 1980, The Midnight Special faced competition from ABC's Fridays, a Saturday Night Live style comedy series. Fridays' musical guests were often more cutting edge than those seen on The Midnight Special.

In May 1981, NBC replaced The Midnight Special with SCTV Network 90, an expanded version of Second City TV..... What a waste!!

A Brief description of the discs follows.

First off in the late '90's VH1 rebroadcast a LOT of Midnight Special performances. The first EIGHT discs of this set contain performances sourced from the VH1 rebroadcasts and in its entirety a 9th disc of the pilot episode from August 19, 1972 from a decent quality broadcast sourced VHS tape. Picture quality varies from 8 to 9 of 10 for these nine discs. Audio quality is superb. Of special note in these VH1 sourced disc is two separate discs of nearly two hours of BeeGees material featuring the Brothers Gibb in their PRIME. The mini set with the guys sharing the stage with a still young and vibrant Jerry Lee Lewis for several songs is astounding! Just about Anybody who was Somebody in 70's rock is featured on these various compilation discs.... Fleetwood Mac, Joe Walsh, ELO, Heart, Tom Jones, Queen, ABBA, Steely Dan, Steve Miller, Joe Cocker, The Hollies, Brownsville Station/Cub Koda, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Edgar Winter, Sly and the Family Stone, Jim Croce, Dr. Hook, Loggins & Messina, Ike & Tina Turner, Peter Frampton, Argent, Chicago, BTO, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Billy Preston, Rick Derringer, Helen Reddy, Eric Weissberg and Deliverance, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, Barry Manilow, Gordon Lightfoot, Rufus with the great Chaka Kahn, Jose Feliciano, Manfred Mann's Earth Band.... and the lost goes on.... and on.... and on....

Next we have a long out of print disc of Midnight Special performances by the late great Andy Kaufman. Perfect DVD rip audio and video quality.

Also included is the fantastic 1973 David Bowie and Friends broadcast from London's Marquee Club.

Finally we have the more familiar 20 disc G/R "subscription" discs. Each and every one a SOLID 9.5 out of 10 in audio and video quality. Note that the very rare and hard to find Flashback to 1973 disc plays ALL the performances 100% all the way through in perfect quality. FFWD/Rewind works fine. But, the Menu function is disabled on this one disc only.

If only these twenty PERFECT QUALITY DVD rip subscription discs are desired, they can be purchased separately for only $59.

Each of these 20 discs is summarized as follows:

1973:
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS; LISTEN TO THE MUSIC BILLY PRESTON;WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES JIM CROCE; BAD BAD LEROY BROWN GLADYS & PIPS;NEITHER ONE OF US T REX; LOGGINS & MESSINA; YOUR MAMA DONT DANCE LINDA RONSTADT; LONG LONG TIME ARGENT; HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HELEN READY; DELTA DAWN STEELY DAN; REELIN IN THE YEARS JOHNNY NASH; I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW SEALS & CROFTS; SUMMER BREEZE ANNE MURRAY; DANNYS SONG WAR; THE CICO KID EDGAR WINTER GROUP; FRANKENSTEIN
MORE FROM 1973:
Seals & Crofts- Diamond Girl Steely Dan- Do It Again Todd Rundgren- Hello It's Me Gladys Knight & The Pips- Midnight Train To Georgia Jerry Lee Lewis- Chantilly Lace John Denver- Take Me Home, Country Roads The Spinners- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Rare Earth- I Just Want To Celebrate The Hollies- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Harry Chapin- Taxi Curtis Mayfield- Superfly Joan Baez- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down New York Dolls- Personality Crisis Stories- Brother Louie Eric Weissberg & Deliverance- Dueling Banjos
FLASHBACK TO 1973:
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE- EVERYBODYS A STAR CURTIS MAYFIELD- FUTURE SHOCK JIME CROCE - IVE GOT A NAME WILSON PICKETT- GET ME BACK ON TIME ENGINE # 9 NATURAL FOUR- CAN THIS BE REAL THE BEE GEES -LONELY DAYS ANN MURRAY- SNOWBIRD DON MCLEAN -VINCENT THE ASSOCIATION- ALONG COMES MARY BADFINGER -NO MATTER WHAT MARTY ROBBINS -DONT WORRY TAMMY WYNETTE & GEORGE JONES - WERE GONNA HOLD ON TANYA TUCKER -BLOOD RED & GOIN DOWN TAMMY WYNETTE- STAND BY YOUR MAN DON GIBSON- OH LONESOME ME
1974:
IKE & TINA TURNER; PROUD MARY BARRY WHITE; CANT GET ENOUGH OF OUR LOVE BABE SLY & FAMILY STONE; THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE MYSELF DAVIDESSEX; ROCK ON O JAYS; LOVE TRAIN MARVIN GAYE; LETS GET IT ON GOLDEN EARRING; RADAR LOVE BILL WITHERS;AINT NO SUNSHINE JAMES BROWN ; PAYBACK GORDON LIGHTFOOT; SUNDOWN GLADYS KNIGHT & B B KING; THE THRILL IS GONE MARIA MULDAUR; MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS NEIL SEDAKA; LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN REDBONE; COME & GET YOUR LOVE AEROSMITH; THE TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN'
MORE FROM 1974:
The Kinks- You Really Got Me Brownsville Station- Smokin' In The Boys Room Bill Withers- Lean On Me The Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle Olivia Newton-John- If You Love Me (Let Me Know) Kool & The Gang- Jungle Boogie Gordon Lightfoot- If You Could Read My Mind The Main Ingredient- Everybody Plays The Fool Melissa Manchester- Midnight Blue Gladys Knight & The Pips- The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Al Green- Tired Of Being Alone Paul Anka- (You're) Having My Baby Rufus & Chaka Khan- Tell Me Something Good Billy Swan- I Can Help Ace- How Long
FLASHBACK TO 1974:
DR. HOKK & THE MEDICINE SHOW - COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE GILBERT O SULLIVAN- GET DOWN AL GREEN- CALL ME CHARLIE RICH- BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DOBIE GRAY- DRIFT AWAY DAVID LOGGINS- PLEASE COME TO BOSTON BROWNSVILLE STATION- KINGS OF THE PARTY HELEN REDDY- YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD JANIS IAN- THE MAN YOU ARE IN ME FRANKIE AVALON- WHY JIMMIE RODGERS- KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE SHIRLEY & LEE- LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL SAM & DAVE- SOUL MAN LOU CHRISTIE- LIGHTNING STRIKES THE FLEETWOODS- MR BLUE
1975:
THE BEE GEES;NIGHTS ON BROADWAY PETER FRAMPTON;SHOW ME THE WAY HELEN REDDY;I AM WOMAN KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND;THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT ROD STEWART;YOU WEAR IT WELL EARTH WIND & FIRE; SHINING STAR ORLEANS;DANE WITH ME NATALIE COLE;THIS WILL BE BARRY MANILOW;COULD IT BE MAGIC OHIO PLAYERS; LOVE ROLLERCOASTER OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN;HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MELLOW GLEN CAMPBELL;RHINESTONE COWBOY ARETHA FRANKLIN & RAY CHARLES; IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO MINNIE RIPERTON;LOVIN YOU KISS;BLACK DIAMOND
MORE FROM 1975:
BARRY MANILOW: ITS A MIRACLE THE SPINNERS & JONI SLEDGE; THEN CAME YOU CAPTAIN & TENNILLE; LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER NEIL SEDAKA; BAD BLOOD LINDA RONSTADT: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED PETER FRAMPTON; DO YOU FELL LIKE I DO BILLY JOEL; THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID THE HOLLIES: LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS BILLY PRESTON; NOTHING FROM NOTHING B.J. THOMAS; HEY WONT YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG BLACK OAK ARKANSAS: JIM DANDY OHIO PLAYERS: FIRE THE DOOBIE BROTHERS:JESUS IS JUST ALLRIGHT PHOEBE SNOW: POETRY MAN ROXY MUSIC: OUT OF THE BLUE
1976:
ELTON JOHN;YOUR SONG FLEETWOOD MAC;OVER MY HEAD SPINNERS;RUBBERBAND MAN HEART;MAGIC MAN HOT CHOCOLATE;YOU SEXY THING WILD CHERRY; PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC GEORGE BENSON;THIS MASQUERADE MICHAEL MURPHEY; WILDFIRE DIANA ROSS; LOVE HANGOVER ERIC CARMEN;ALL BY MYSELF TOM JONES; DELILAH DONNA SUMMER; LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY;ID REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT JANIS IAN; AT SEVENTEEN RAY CHARLES;GEORGIA ON MY MIND
MORE FROM 1976:
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND;SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE YOUR BOOTY VIKI SUE ROBINSON;TURN THE BEAT AROUND CAPTAIN & TENNILLE;SHOP AROUND WALTER MURPHY;A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN RICK DEES & HIS CAST OF IDIOTS; DISCO DUCK GARY WRIGHT; DREAM WEAVER STARBUCK;MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT KEITH CARRIDINE; IM EASY ERIC CARMEN;NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN BARRY MANILOW; TRYIN TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN THE SYLVERS;BOOGIE FEVER THE BROTHERS JOHNSON;ILL BE GOOD TO YOU BRICK;DAZZ GEORGE BENSON & CARLOS SANTANA; BREEZIN STEPPENWOLF; BORN TO BE WILD
1977:
MANFRED MANNS EARTH BAND- BLINDED BY THE LIGHT HEART;CRAZY ON YOU MARVIN GAYE;WHATS GOING ON DAVE MASON;WE JUST DISAGREE SANFORD & TOWNSEND;SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE THELMA HOUSTON;DONÂ’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY BREAD;MAKE IT WITH YOU ANDY GIBB;I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING THE EMOTIONS;BEST OF MY LOVE JOHNNY RIVERS;SLOW DANCING BONNIE RAIT;RUNAWAY LEO SAYER;YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING VAN MORRISON;DOMINO LOU RAWLS;YOULL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE MARILYN MCCOO & BILLY DAVIS JR. YOU DON'’T HAVE TO BE A STAR
MORE 1977:
James Brown- Get Up Offa That Thing Frankie Valli- Swearin' To God Jennifer Warnes- Right Time Of The Night Weather Report- Birdland KC & The Sunshine Band- I'm Your Boogie Man Bonnie Raitt- Sugar Man Kenny Rogers- Lucille Stephen Bishop- On & On Andrew Gold- Lonely Boy Crystal Gayle- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Glen Campbell- Southern Nights Mary McGregor- Torn Between Two Lovers The O'Jays- For The Love Of Money REO Speedwagon- Ridin' The Storm Out Little Feat- Dixie Chicken
1978:
HALL & OATES;RICH GIRL EDDIE MONEY;BABY HOLD ON ROBERT PALMER;EVERY KINDA PEOPLE THE CARS;JUST WHAT I NEEDED EXILE;KISS YOU ALL OVER TOM PETTY & HEARTBREAKERS;AMERICAN GIRL CHIC;LE FREAK FOUR TOPS;AINT NO WOMAN LIKE THE ONE I GOT REO SPEEDWAGON;ROLL WITH THE CHANGES AMBROSIA;HOW MUCH I FEEL AC/DC;SIN CITY YVONNE ELLIMAN;IF I CANT HAVE YOU CHUCK MANGIONE;FEELS SO GOOD TED NUGENT;CAT SCRATCH FEVER THE TRAMMPS;DISCO INFERNO
MORE 1978:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- I Need To Know Shaun Cassidy- That's Rock & Roll Dan Hill- Sometimes When We Touch Starland Vocal Band- Afternoon Delight Eddie Money- Two Tickets To Paradise Donna Summer- I Feel Love Teddy Pendergrass- Close The Door Todd Rundgren- Can We Still Be Friends? Nick Lowe- So It Goes Peter Allen- I Go To Rio A Taste Of Honey- Boogie Oogie Oogie Al Jarreau- So Long Girl Johnny Paycheck & Mac Davis- Take This Job & Shove It Journey- Feeling That Way Cheap Trick- Surrender
1979:
Blondie- One Way Or Another Journey- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Commodores- Three Times A Lady The Cars- Let's Go The Babys- Every Time I Think Of You The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations Gloria Gaynor- I Will Survive Nick Gilder- Hot Child In The City Rick James- You And I Dolly Parton- I Will Always Love You Amii Stewart- Knock On Wood The Pointer Sisters- Fire The Charlie Daniels Band- The Devil Went Down To Georgia Peaches & Herb- Reunited Rupert Holmes- Escape
MORE 1979:
JOURNEY-WHEEL IN THE SKY EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING-SHAME BLONDIE-HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE GEORGE THOROGOOD-MOVE IT ON OVER COMMODORES-STILL IAN HUNTER-JUST ANOTHER NIGHT GLORIA GAYNOR-NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION-IMAGINARY LOVER LITTLE RIVER BAND-REMINISCING THE CARS-DANGEROUS TYPE RITA COOLIDGE-YOUR LOVE HAS LIFTED ME HIGHER THE BYRDS-SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK N ROLL STAR CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE-DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME CRYSTAL GAYLE-CRY ME A RIVER ALICE COOPER-BILLION DOLLAR BABYS
1980:
REO Speedwagon- Keep On Loving You Hall & Oates- Kiss On My List America- Magic Willie Nelson- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show- When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Ambrosia- Biggest Part Of Me Billy Preston & Syreeta- With You I'm Born Again Robbie Dupree- Steal Away Eddie Rabbit- Drivin' My Life Away The Brothers Johnson- Stomp! Leo Sayer- When I Need You Frankie Valli & The Commodores- Grease Christopher Cross- Sailing Joan Armatrading- Me Myself & I
MORE 1980:
COMMODORES-BRICK HOUSE CHRISTOPHER CROSS-RIDE LIKE THE WIND REO SPEEDWAGON-TIME FOR ME TO FLY DONNA SUMMER & BROOKLYN DREAMS-HEAVEN KNOWS THE BEE GEES-TO LOVE SOMEBODY BONNIE POINTER-HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU POINTER SISTERS-HES SO SHY JUICE NEWTON-ANGEL OF THE MORNING ROY ORBISON-CRYING DOLLY PARTON-HERE YOU COME AGAIN BROTHERS JOHNSON-STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 BRENDA RUSSELL-SO GOOD SO RIGHT BILLY PRESTON-THATS THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN-DONT CRY FOR ME ARGETINA TED NUGENT-WANGO TANGO
MILLOIN SELLERS:
ROY ORBISON; PRETTY WOMAN FLEETWOOD MAC; RHIANNON PETER FRAMPTON; BABY I LOVE YOUR WAYS JOHN DENVER & MAMA CASS ELLIOT; LEAVING ON A JET PLANE BEE GEES; JIVE TALKING LINDA RONSTADT; YOURE NO GOOD THE GUESS WHO; AMERICAN WOMAN AL GREEN; LETS STAY TOGETHER ARETHA FRANKLIN; RESPET DAVID BOWIE; SPACE ODDITY BLONDIE; HEART OF GLASS LABELLE; LADY MARMALADE STEVE MILLER BAND; THE JOKER BILLY JOEL; TRAVLING PREACHER DONNA SUMMER; LAST DANCE
CLASSIC COMEDY:
BILLY CRYSTAL BILL COSBY GEORGE CARLIN FREDDIE PRINZE FLIP WILSON DAVID BRENNER STEVE MARTIN RICHARD PRYOR GABE CAPLIN REDD FOXX BILLY BRAVER JOAN RIVERS JIMMIE WALKER DAVID STEINBERG

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