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The T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition | 
| Director: Steve Binder
Actors: The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, James Brown and The Flames, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
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Rating:  127 reviews
Sales Rank: 725
Format: Collector's Edition, Black & White, NTSC, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: MCMDSF11742D
UPC: 826663117424
EAN: 0826663117424
ASIN: B0030ATZIA
Theatrical Release Date: 1964
Release Date: March 23, 2010
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 03/23/2010 Run time: 112 minutes
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 The TAMI show is still amazing July 25, 2010
Joel M. Ungar (West Bloomfield, MI USA)
I first saw the TAMI show when I was in undergrad at The University of Michigan in the early 1980s. I remember it was incredible but the film quality wasn't the best.
Fast forward to the new edition. The producers cleaned up the video and it looks fantastic. The audio quality is also very good.
Enough of that: it is the music and the performances that matter. The Rolling Stones closed the show and by far stole the show. They were just starting to rock it out more as they stepped away from their blues background. The open with "Around and Around" and they just dominate from there.
The performance I remember the most from when I first saw the TAMI show was James Brown, and his performance remains incredible. Other great performances include The Beach Boys ("I Get Around" LIVE!) and The Supremes (just before they really hit it big).
Downsides: Jan and Dean were kind of annoying. Marvin Gaye (one of my favorites) and Chuck Berry both had to do shortened versions of their songs.
Bonus: The dancers totally rock. Hard to imagine that those girls are in their 70s now.
The TAMI show is a must have for any fan of what is now called classic rock. Just incredible.
 Dancing, Gore, Stones Make This Worthwhile to Watch July 24, 2010
Thomas E. Moore (Fairfax, VA)
Overall, 3 stars because honestly, despite the "all star" line-up, the music just isn't that great. As another reviewer said, many of the stars had yet to reach their peak. I found myself itching to fast forward through a lot of it. Nevertheless, as a time capsule from 1964 it's very entertaining, and at times inadvertently amusing (because it's 1964). What I enjoyed most was, first, the dancing - enough said about Toni Basil being the 20-year assistant choreographer and one of the dancers. When was the last time you saw anyone do the Watusi? - and certainly not with the total abandon of these dancers. Second, Lesley Gore - she's so square she's cool, and she is fascinating to watch as she sings about a boyfriend cheating - "but what can I do?" (shrug) - and a smile on her face. "You Don't Own Me" is a classic counterpoint, and when she sings "Are you gonna stay, or are you gonna go" - did the Clash pick that up and echo it some twenty years later? (Unless maybe she appropriated it from some earlier black singer - note, by the way, that Quincy Jones was her producer.) After you watch her, read her bio in Wikipedia to get the full picture, as she continued to have a successful musical career mostly under the public radar. Third, the Rolling Stones. Again, too early in their career, but they commanded the stage, were totally confident, relaxed, enjoying themselves - it's no wonder they surpassed all the others in the rock superstar pantheon. Check out Brian Jones's classic Vox Mark teardrop guitar. In the dvd advertisements preceding the film, you will see Dick Cavett interviewing Mick Jagger ask, "Can you see yourself still wanting to do this when you are 60?" and Mick answers, "Absolutely, yes." And finally, think about what music and youth culture became in just 4 short years. What you see in this movie, epitomized by screaming teenyboppers, is the end of innocence. In four years many of them will be completely transformed. Watching this movie made me think about the war in Vietnam, the civil rights movement, the drug culture, the sexual revolution. It was already going on, but it hadn't seized American youth by the throat yet. You see the difference at Woodstock.
 Mid - 60's rock, before we took it seriously. July 13, 2010
William E. Clark
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Those of us who waited 45 years for the real TAMI show to show up have to wait no more. A musical time capsule of the 60's complete with screaming teenyboppers and shapely Shindig dancers, it surpasses the original theatre release with clear visuals and audios mixed so that the crowd doesn't drown out the music. And the music is great.
Of course Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas and the Barbarians have not passed into immortality for reasons that are clearly audible. But the Motown lineup of Smokey & the Miracles, the Supremes and Marvin Gaye all show out their best (despite Smokey's cold and the dancers intruding on the Supremes' space.)
Chuck Berry's charisma is evident despite having to share time with the Pacemakers. Apparently buck-obsessed Chuck bankrupted the producer by insisting on cash up front before performing, beginning a long series of bad breaks which explain the delay in getting this movie out.
Whatever you may think of Leslie Gore, she shows solid professionalism and vocal chops backed up by "the Wrecking Crew", Phil Spector's (and Jack Nietzsche's) studio musicians including Glen Campbell and Leon Russell.
Of course the biggest obstacle to bringing the original movie out was the Beach Boys insistence that they wanted out. This was one of the last times the original group performed together and maybe their oppositional behavior can be seen as an early manifestation of Brian Wilson's mania. Despite the fact that Brian used studio musicians on many of their hits, the Boys acquit themselves nicely including Carl's guitar breaks, Dennis' energetic drumming and Brian's solid bass work.
The portion of the show which has given the TAMI show legendary status is the closing two acts - James Brown and the Stones. James was paid less than the Stones and given the second to last spot in the program. He made sure that the mostly white audience would never forget him by getting way outside himself, dancing on one leg, dropping to his knees, tearing his soul out on "Prisoner of Love" and of course, doing the whole cape routine on "Please, Please, Please". If you've only seen the elder James, you owe it to yourself to see him when he was in his prime.
The Stones were not yet riding the crest of their superstardom, but they work hard to deserve the use of James' stage. Mick's dancing (or flouncing) seems comical in comparison to the act that preceded him, and the inclusion of "Off the Hook" in their set shows how their songwriting still had room to grow. But by the time they reached their set-closer "I'm Alright", Mick was prowling the stage and shaking his four maracas with assurance. He even seems to be sidling up to Diana Ross during the big show biz finale "Let's Get Together".
So if you want to know what the early 60's sounded and looked like, with the good, the bad, and the Barbarians, you'll get a heathy dose with the TAMI show. The only thing missing is the popcorn smell. Now if we can have an authorized release of "The Big TNT Show" with Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner (when her legs were young!), the Ronettes, the Byrds and the Lovin' Spoonful, our course in 60's pop music history will be complete.
best rock movie ever July 12, 2010
gerry cairns
long awaited-belated release of the best concert rock n roll movie ever.in a 60s context that is.0when this was released if you wanted to see rock you didnt have too many choices-sullivan show-shindig etc. and some local shows.so this was so cool to see im the theaters.because all we had before that was lame elvis flicks and thank god -the beatles movies.but no concert films per say that spoke to us young fans.if you are reading this i dont have to go over the acts and the songs cause you already know them.but what a treat to see mr brown at his peak and predamaged mick and keith.show this to your children and their children.so when is the follow up-kinda-the big tnt show comimg out.mr clark or whoever has the rights to it -please think about it.
 Rip Off July 10, 2010
chia
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw the original TAMI show when it first came out and this version is not even close. The original version had many more shots of the dancers and performers that are not included on this version. The video quality is good, but the sound is terrible. If you are looking for the original version, this is not it. Don't waste your money.
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