Best of Hullabaloo: 2

Best Of Hullabaloo: 2
For fans of the 1965-1966 Hullabaloo show, MPI is bringing more great performances to dvd in a Best Of Hullabaloo series consisting of 4 separate dvd's available September 10th, 2013. In 2000 to 2002, MPI produced Hullabaloo Vols. 1-4, Hullabaloo Vols. 5-8 and Hullabaloo Vols. 9-12. In these older Volume sets, MPI included some of the Hullabaloo shows on dvd, all in their entirety. The film quality was not the greatest, but seeing the entire shows were fabulous! These Volume Sets from 2000-2002 are now priced out of most people's price range, so being able to purchase these new Best Of Hullabaloo 4 different sets may be a nice alternative.

I truly wish MPI would have made more of the Volume Sets, which include the Hullabaloo Shows in their entirety, instead of these 4 Best Of sets, but I'm happy with any of the old Hullabaloo performances, so I'll take what I can get. I heard the film quality is just like the older Volume Sets- not the greatest, but MPI is including 16-17...
Hullabaloo Fans Will Enjoy!
Collection 2 of The Best of Hullabaloo is composed almost totally from the George Hamilton hosted April 27th '65 show, with 4 four clips from the April 13th and March 30th episodes added at the end. Included in this episode is the always fun, and sometimes bizarre Top Pop Medley, an enjoyable feature in many Hullabaloo episodes, where the guests would sing the popular hits of the day. Also included, which is a real bonus, is a nowadays interview with former Hullabaloo star dancer Donna McKechnie, with some fabulous memories and insights into the show. Well worth watching.

There might be some dissappointment from buyers who presume Hullabaloo was a rock Top 40 show. It never was. It was an attempt to showcase many artists of diverse styles, from rock and roll to pop, from marching bands to easy listening crooners. It was an interesting, original series, but perhaps this led to its cancellation. By trying to please everyone, perhaps it pleased few.

This DVD is...
"Will These Companies Ever Wise Up......?"
Yes, I know, royalties, rights, blah, blah, blah. If a product contains what people want, they will pay the price. Here's a short list of what they could've added (I know a few of these are on these new volumes and the older releases, but the musicians performed multiple songs and some were on multiple episodes, so there's a wealth of unreleased material out there)......

The Cyrkle
The Yardbirds
Gerry & The Pacemakers
The Hollies
The Bobby Fuller Four
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Vogues
The Byrds
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
The Mamas & The Papas
The Moody Blues
The Marvelettes
The Turtles
The Lovin' Spoonful
Sonny & Cher
The Strangeloves
The Searchers
Marvin Gaye
The Young Rascals
Sir Douglas Quintet
Chuck Berry
The Four Seasons
Freddie & The Dreamers
The Kinks
The Band Of Angels
The Shangri-Las
The...
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