Ed Sullivan Shows - Featuring The Beatles (DVD - 2-disc)

In 1964 The Beatles launched the "British Invasion" of the USA with performances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Such was the anticipation for the first of their four appearances that a record 73,000,000 viewers tuned in for the Sunday night show from New York. This special double DVD package contains the four complete Ed Sullivan Shows on which The Beatles performed live.These were to be the only live performances they ever did for American TV and the last they ever did anywhere in the world. Such was their impact, that a couple of months later in April 1964 The Beatles held all of the top 5 spots in the US singles chart, a feat that has never been repeated. These are the complete Ed Sullivan Shows from these four dates and feature a number of other acts including Tessie O'Shea, Georgia Brown & the cast of "Oliver" (including a young Davy Jones of the Monkees fame!), Mitzi Gaynor, Acker Bilk, Morecambe & Wise, Cab Calloway and Cilla Black. Also included are the original sponsors adverts and various comedy and novelty acts, which all combine to give a real feel for the era in which The Beatles conquered America. SporlisteDVD 1The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9th, 1964 1. Eds opening  2. The Beatles All My Loving  3. The Beatles Till There Was You  4. The Beatles She Loves You  5. Fred Kaps Card and salt shaker trick  6. The cast of Oliver Ill Do Anything For You  7. Georgia Brown (Oliver) As Long As He Needs Me  8. Frank Gorshin comedian/impressionist  9. Terry McDermott Olympic athlete 10. Tessie OShea medley of favourite show tunes 11. McCall & Brill comedy/office sketch 12. The Beatles I Saw Her Standing There 13. The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand 14. Wells & The Four Fays acrobatic physical comedy The Ed Sullivan Show, February 16th, 1964 1. Eds opening  2. The Beatles She Loves You  3. The Beatles This Boy  4. The Beatles All My Loving  5. Sonny Liston heavyweight champion/audience bow  6. Joe Louis former heavyweight champion/audience bow  7. Allen and Rossi boxing skit  8. Mitzi Gaynor Its Too Darn Hot  9. Mitzi Gaynor medley of hits 10. The Nerveless Knocks sway pole routine 11. Myron Cohen complex comedy bits 12. The Beatles I Saw Her Standing There 13. The Beatles From Me To You 14. The Beatles I Want to Hold Your HandDVD 2The Ed Sullivan Show, February 23rd, 1964 1. Eds opening  2. The Beatles Twist and Shout  3. The Beatles Please Please Me  4. Gloria Bleezarde Safety In Numbers  5. Pinky and Perky caterpillar and crow routine  6. Pinky and Perky dog and cow routine  7. Morecambe and Wise Louis XIV sketch  8. Acker Bilk Ackers Lacquer  9. Gordon and Sheila Macrae take off on The Garry Moore Show 10. Dave Barry stand-up re: his daughters marriage 11. Cab Calloway St. James Infirmary 12. Cab Calloway Old Man River 13. Morty Gunty comedy stand-up 14. The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand The Ed Sullivan Show, September 12th, 1965 1. Eds opening  2. Soupy Sales reminisces with Ed  3. Cilla Black - September in the Rain  4. Fantasio sleight-of-hand artist  5. The Beatles - I Feel Fine  6. The Beatles - I'm Down  7. The Beatles - Act Naturally  8. Allen and Rossi - Try To Remember  9. Cilla Black - Goin Out Of My Head 10. Soupy Sales - The Mouse 11. The Beatles Ticket To Ride 12. The Beatles - Yesterday 13. The Beatles - Help!