Latest MTV/VH1 list

Updated as of August 2021

MTV Original 80’s video airings (All of these are 80s videos, many of them rare as they were originally aired on MTV. Quality varies from fair to excellent. Most are very good. A few are from outlets other than MTV and some MTV2 airings are included in great shape obviously).

Each DVD has about 35-30 videos per disc.

DVD 1-inc. Commander Cody, Tenpole Tudor, Slade, Ultravox, Producers, Planet P, Rush

DVD 2-inc. Dog Police, The Call, Nazareth, X, Roxy Music, Triumph, Dio, Visage, Toto

DVD 3-inc. Donnie Iris, Total Coelo, Alan Parsons Project, Rainbow, Landscape, Kraftwerk

DVD 4-inc. David Lee Roth, Chicago, The Cars, Rail, GTR, Hooters, Krokus, Dead Milkmen

DVD 5-inc. Split Enz, Ric Ocasek, Utopia, Eddy Grant, Tommy Tutone, Lou Reed, Outfield

DVD 6-inc. Genesis, Survivor, Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, Tubes, ZZ Top, Frozen Ghost

DVD 7-inc. John Fogerty, Jabba’s Palace Band, The Firm, Giuffria, Scorpions, Yes, Japan

DVD 8- inc. The Cult, Bryan Adams, Kinks, Joe Walsh, Billy Squier, UFO, Blue Murder, Saga

DVD 9-inc. Missing Persons, Styx, Y&T, Buggles, .38 Special, Ramones, TNT, Julian Lennon

1981:

8-1-81 (3 DVDs, 4 hours with the last 2 hours on one DVD). Totally uncut, with all the glitches and mistakes by MTV in their very first four hours on the air. VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

8-29-81 (3 DVDs, 3 hours-includes Concert For Kampuchea plus regular programming) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

9-26-81 (1 DVD. 1 hour) April Wine MTV Saturday Night Concert London, UK (from 1-27-81) Grade: A

10-9-81 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) Blue Oyster Cult MTV Saturday Night Concert, Hollywood, FL Grade: A-

10-31-81 (1 DVD, 1 hour 55 minutes)-Frank Zappa MTV Halloween Concert, New York, NY VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

11-26-81 & 11-27-81 (3 1/2 hours, 2 DVDs semi-low audio at times) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1982:

2-13-82 (1 hour, 12 minutes) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (has Rush: Exit Stage Left MTV Saturday Night Concert Montreal 1981+ some videos, from Beta master tape)

3-27-82 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (A bit grainy, awesome stereo sound, includes Journey MTV Saturday Night Concert Houston, TX 1981 from Beta master tape)

4-12-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

5-30-82 (2 DVDs, nearly 2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Yes “Yessongs” 1973 concert film)

6-16-82 (6 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (has running timecode at bottom)

7-4-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Alan Hunter. Martha Quinn. Grade: A (includes Pink Floyd: The Wall movie 1982 special)

7-19-82 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 min.) The Outlaws MTV Saturday Night Concert Philadelphia, PA Grade: A

8-1-82 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson/Martha Quinn. Grade: B (tracking lines at times and jumpy at others, but also has very good segments)

8-25-82 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) No VJs. Grade: A- (handpicked videos-some tracking issues, but very good overall)

9-9-82 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (grainy, but very watchable)

10-9-82 (1 hour 8 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (Foghat MTV Saturday Night Concert Hollywood, FL 1981, from Beta master)

10-23-82 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) April Wine MTV Saturday Night Concert Cedar Rapids, IA Grade: A

10-28-82 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

11-15-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

Dec. 1982 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson. Grade: A (various videos, some VJ clips and commercials [not many], outstanding quality but some videos get cut w/ bad editing) 

12-21-82 (1 hour, 15 minutes) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

12-24-82 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (Has a couple of brief glitches)

1983:

1-29-83 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: B (grainy but very watchable)

2-12-83 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: JJ Jackson, Grade: A (Judas Priest 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert from Memphis, TN from Beta master + some videos)

2-22-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Stray Cats-decent quality but has glitches) Grade: B

3-17-83 (4 hours, 4 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

5-4-83 (Nearly 3 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

5-31-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Dan Ackroyd-good, has some glitches, not many) Grade: A-

7-12-83 (3 hours, 3 DVDs of handpicked videos) Grade: A

7-16-83 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

9-5-83 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (same as below, but better quality and no concert)

9-5-83 (same as above, but also has Journey 1981 MTV Saturday Night Concert and clips from Duran Duran Guest VJ Hour 1983-2 DVDs) Grade: A-

Fall 1983 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) various videos and very few commercials Grade: A

10-20-83 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

10-26-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Phil Collins from my master tape) Grade: A

11-2-83 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some slight compression)

12-6-83 (nearly 2 hours, 1 DVD)-Asia in Asia MTV Concert special in Tokyo, Japan plus MTV documentary Road to Budokan. Grade: A (from my master tapes)

12-27-83 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD-Billy Idol Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A (also has 10 min. of MTV, then a crappy movie)

12-31-83 (MTV New Year’s Ball-2 DVDs) includes some 1981 and 1985 as well and has glitches, no commercials. Grade: B

1983 Airing of Rock and Rule animated film-EX 90 min. (may be from Showtime and not MTV) Grade: A-

1984:

1984-86 (various clips/lots of videos-2 hours) Grade: B

Spring 1984 (2 hours of hand-picked videos-has some edits on some videos from my master) Grade: A

Spring 1984 + Fall 1983 (2 hours, no commercials hand-picked videos from my VHS master, CANNOT COPY) Grade: A

1-8-84 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (a slight bit grainy)

1-8-84 (1 hour, 12 minutes, 1 DVD-includes Fast Forward w/ Saga) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

Jan. 1984/ Mar. 1984 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman. Martha Quinn. Grade: B+ (has some bad glitches at times-includes most of an IRS Cutting Edge show)

2-25-84 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: B (has some grain in picture)

2-26-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Mar. 1984 (1 DVD, 1 hour 15 minutes) HSAS 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert San Jose, CA from original MTV airing in March 1984 (A)

3-2-84 (2 ½ hours approx, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

3-6-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

3-7-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

3-28-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

4-1-84 (AL TV #1, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

4-17-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (audio is bass-heavy at times)

4-19-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: B+ (loud audio, minor tracking issues)

4-27-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

4-29-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Nin a Blackwood. Grade: A-

5-3-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

5-3-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (not the same video as above)

5-3-84 (1 hour, 7 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master, not same video as two above on same date)

5-4-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

5-7-84 and 5-10-84 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: B- (rough, but has good sections)

5-14-84 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (good quality with slight cuts and edits-date may be wrong)

5-14-84 (1 hour 15 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

6-16-84 (1 hour 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. (Pretenders MTV Concert special Detroit, MI plus programming)

6-23-84 (1 hour, seven minutes, 1 DVD)VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: B (lots of tape creases, but watchable with good audio) (MTV 1983 Saturday Night Concert w/ Night Ranger)

6-24-84 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: B (has some audio lag)

6-24-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (different than above)

6-26-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

6-30-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B (2^nd DVD has bass-heavy audio)

7-2-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: B (audio is loud)

Aug. 1984 (20 min.) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Aug. 1984 (25 min.) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

8-3-84 (5 hours approx., 5 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

8-18-84 (3 DVDs, 3 ½ hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Heavy Metal Combo concerts w/ Iron Maiden London, UK 1981, Black Sabbath Los Angeles, CA 1984, Dio Los Angeles, CA 1984, Ratt Los Angeles, CA 1984 from Beta master)

8-19-84 (3 DVDs, 3 hours) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (includes AC/DC 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert Detroit, MI from Beta master)

8-27-84 (1 hour. 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

8-27-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (Beta master; not the same as above)

8-28-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (some tracking issues, not many)

8-28-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-Eurythmics Guest VJ Hour) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

8-29-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some glitches, not many)

8-30-84 (2 hours-1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A/B (bad audio 1^st hour)

9-3-84 (AL TV #2-only one hour though)Grade: B+

9-3-84 (AL TV #2-all 4 hours, 2 DVDs-good, not great quality, still enjoyable) Grade: B

9-13-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

10-5-84 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (has some glitches here and there)

10-5-84 (MTV Top 20 Countdown, 1 DVD, 2 hours) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-6-84 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) Ozzy Osbourne MTV Saturday Night Concert (from 3-17-84 Salt Lake City, UT ) Grade: A

10-10-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-21-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-22-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

10-24-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (some glitches)

10-31-84 (MTV Elvira Halloween 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A (has some edits)

11-24-84 (5 1/2 hours 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson Grade: A

11-26-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

12-1-84 (3 hours, 3 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (has some audio dropouts)

12-8-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: JJ Jackson, Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (includes MTV Saturday Night Concert w/ Dire Straits in London, 1983)

12-9-84 (1 hour, 50 minutes, 1 DVD) The Firm MTV Concert special (full, unedited version, plus tons of bonus features including 1986 MTV special: 5 from the Firm)

12-14-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A)

12-21-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: B (has edits in last 15 min.)

12-25-84 (1 hour-Dee Snider MTV Guest VJ Hour-most commercials cut) Grade: A

12-31-84 (New Year’s Ball 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

1985:

1-1-85 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (MTV Liner Notes, plus segments of three MTV Top 20 Countdowns from 1986-1987) VJs: Mark Goodman, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A to B-

1-13-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some bassy audio)

1-15-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (has bass-heavy audio)

1-16-85 (2 1/4 hours 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1-25-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (audio is a bit bass-heavy)

Feb. 1985 (1 hour, 1 DVD-replay of 1983 Eddie Murphy MTV Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-various handpicked videos, first 3 videos poor condition, then next 1 hour 15 minutes very good, last 45 minutes very poor) Grade: A-/C-

2-1-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

2-18-85 (1 hour, MTV Rock n Wrestling-Alan Hunter/Cyndi Lauper/Lou Albano/Hulk Hogan) Grade: A (no music on this DVD)

3-11-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A-

3-22-85 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (some glitches)

3-28-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has about an hour of a Midnight Special)

3-28-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

4-15-85 (5 hours approx., 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

4-19-85 (2 hours 20 minutes-MTV Top 20 Countdown+ some programming) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B

May 1985 + some 1989 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+

May 1985 (25 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

May 1985 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

May 1985 (Huey Lewis & News 1984 Guest VJ Hour replay from 2-29-84, plus Huey Lewis & News MTV Saturday Night Concert from 4-6-82, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

5-1-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-replay of Duran Duran 1983 MTV Guest VJ Hour + programming) *** will not record due to glitches

5-3-85 (2 hours, 1 DVD MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

5-12-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master)

5-18-85 (1 hour, 10 minutes, includes Blancmange 1985 MTV concert New York, NY, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master)

June 1985 (almost 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (also has 15 min. of WTBS Night Tracks)

June 1985 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut, color is a little high generation) VJ: Dee Snider, Guests: Scorpions. Grade: A-

6-18-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

6-22-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

6-22-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (not same as above)

6-23-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

6-28-85 (5 hours, 5 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (has slightly warbled audio)

7-7-85 (AL TV #3, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

7-7-85 (AL TV #3, 2 hours only) Grade: A (have not transferred from VHS yet)

7-13-85 OZ For Africa Live Aid benefit concert (Sydney, Australia)-start of Live Aid show in the wee hours of the night in the US!-Complete, 4 hours (in PAL, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

7-13-85 (16 hours, 5 DVDs)-complete MTV original broadcast from first minute to last of Live Aid VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

7-13-85 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (1st 3 hours directly after Live Aid)

7-13-85 (Live Aid Missing Bits-4 DVDs, 6 1/2 hours) Grade: A (mostly performances missed on TV or the official DVD)

7-28-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

8-1-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: B- (from MTV 4^th Birthday Party, bits and pieces, so-so quality with many edits)

8-10-85 (6 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (has running timecode)

8-16-85 (almost 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (MTV Top 20 Countdown + selected videos, has some edits)

9-13-85 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

9-13-85 (1985 MTV VMAs, 2 hours-decent, not great quality) Grade: B

9-17-85 (4 ½ hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

9-29-85 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (has just a few glitches, semi-low audio, but a really good set of DVDs)

Sept. 1985 (various segments, 1hour approx.) Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (various segments, 1 hour approx.) Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (45 minutes) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some glitches)

10-17-85 (MTV Heavy Metal Mania w/ Paul Stanley of KISS-most ads missing) Grade: A

10-20-85 (Approx. 5 hours. 3 DVDs) VJs: Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (has some minor static)

10-25-85 (MTV Friday Night Video Fights, Led Zeppelin edition, only has first 30 minutes, also has 1 hour Jan. 1987/July 1986 w/ tracking issues and some summer 1985) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A/ A-

11-21-85 (1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania) VJ: Bruce Dickinson. Grade: A

11-23-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some glitches)

11-28-85 (1 ½ hours. 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has Year of Giving special for Thanksgiving)

12-1-85 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has London Calling episode)

12-24-85 (3 DVDs, 3 hours)-Has Prince MTV 1985 concert from Syracuse, NY and Guest VJ Hour  w/ most commercials cut out as well as some videos. Guest VJs: Cheech & Chong. Grade: B

12-25-85 (3 DVDs, 3 ½ hours) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (35 minutes) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some audio hiss)

12-31-85 (12 hours! 6 DVDs-MTV 1985 Top 100 Countdown also includes chunk of New Year’s Ball) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

12-31-85 (MTV New Year’s Ball w/ Starship, The Hooters & Charlie Sexton-2 ½ hours, good quality, but Sexton gets cut and Divinyls are missing) Grade: A-

1985-86 (4 hours, 1 DVD) handpicked videos, mostly Metal videos, a bit jumpy at times. Grade: A-

1986:

1-11-86 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

1-15-86 (2 DVDs-2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

1-17-86 (1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

1-20-86 (1 hour. 45 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1-21-86 (1 hour-MTV Steven Wright Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A       

1-21-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Steven Wright Guest VJ Hour)

1-22-86 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

1-23-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJs: Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A-

1-27-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (3^rd disc is bad, won’t burn)

1-30-86 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (has some glitches)

2-20-86 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider, Guest: Jon Bon Jovi. Grade: A

2-27-86 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson. Grade: B+ (some glitches)

2-27-86 (1 hour-Pretty in Pink premiere MTV party w/ cast and bands) Grade: B

Mar. 1986 (4 DVDs, approx. 4 hours, various segments) Grade: A

3-4-86 (MTV Guest VJ Hour-Molly Ringwald only 30 min., some videos cut)

3-5-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV John Belushi retrospective special, no music on this DVD) Grade: A-

3-25-86 (MTV Spring Break w/ Starship in concert plus videos, etc. 2 DVDs, approx. 2 hours) Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours approx. various segments) Grade: A

Apr. 1986/Mar. 1988 (2 hours Dial MTV) VJs: Martha Quinn, Adam Curry. Grade: A to B

4-17-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

4-18-86 (2 hours, 40 min., 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (from Beta master)

4-19-86 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

4-27-86 (120 Minutes-2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson, Grade: A

4-29-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

May 1986 (2 DVDs, close 2 hours, various segments) includes Hear N’ Aid special. (1^st video: Pete Townshend). Grade: A

May 1986 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) (1^st video: The Who). Grade: A

May 1986 (Simple Minds MTV Saturday Night Concert-1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A

5-22-86 (2 hour, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

Summer 1986 (nearly 2 hours various clips) VJs: Mark Goodman/Martha Quinn/Dee Snider/Mickey Dolenz Guest VJ clips. Grade: A- (also has Beatles and Monkees clips)

Summer 1986 #2 (2 hours of various videos) Grade: B (1^st video: Dire Straits).

Summer 1986 #3 (2 hours of mostly Metal videos) Grade: B (1^st video: Hear ‘N Aid).

Summer 1986 (2 hours-mostly Metal videos/clips) Grade: A

June 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: AC/DC).

June 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: INXS).

June 1986 (approx. 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sammy Hagar). DVD is bad

June 1986 (various handpicked MTV videos from 1986 and 1985, 4 hours) Grade: A-

June 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-all Monkees) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

June 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-all Monkees) VJs:  Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

6-15-86 (Amnesty International Conspiracy Of Hope Concert-East Rutherford, NJ-very RARE w/ John Eddie, Third World, Hooters, Peter Paul & Mary, Little Steven & Disciples Of Soul, Bob Geldof, Stanley Jordan, Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne, Ruben Blades, Yoko Ono, Howard Jones, Miles Davis, Neville Brothers, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, U2, The Police)-10 DVDs, most complete version possible. Has stuff not on official DVD box.

It took me years and a few sources! Includes commercials and VJs. Grade: A

6-21-86 (Kiss 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert Detroit, MI plus programming, 1 hour 10 min, 1 DVD). VJ:  JJ Jackson, Grade: A

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson. Grade: A (1^st video: Thompson Twins).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: JJ Jackson, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Smithereens).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: John Cougar).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Alan Hunter, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Toto).

July 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours, various clips) VJs: Julie Brown, China Kantner, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: 38 Special).

July 1986 (3 DVDs, 3 hours various clips) VJs: China Kantner, Julie Brown, Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: Ozzy Osbourne).

July 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours approx. various clips) VJs: China Kantner, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (1^st video: Rush).

Aug. 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours inc. Yes live 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert Edmonton, AL). VJs: China Kantner, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (3 DVDs-‘til Tuesday 1985 New York/Platinum Blonde 1985/Dire Straits 1983 London/John Waite 1984 Philadelphia/ MTV concerts + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some tracking issues)

Aug. 1986 (3 DVDs-Fleetwood Mac 1982 Los Angeles/Survivor 1985 Tokyo/Billy Idol 1983 New York/Police 1983 Atlanta/ MTV concerts + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some tracking issues on last DVD).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Phil Collins 1982 Pasadena/Ozzy 1986 Kansas City pt. 1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Ozzy 1986 Kansas City pt. 2/Sammy Hagar 1983 St. Louis pt.1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Sammy Hagar 1983 St. Louis pt. 2/Rush Montreal 1981 pt. 1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Rush Montreal 1981 pt. 2/Eric Clapton 1985 Hartford/MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Dire Straits 1983 London MTV Saturday Night Concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour The Cruzados 1986 MTV concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour Golden Earring 1984 Holland MTV concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, MTV Rock in New Jersey special) Grade: A                   

Aug. 1986 (45 min. some Eurythmics live 1984, some MTV, some ads) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, AC/DC 1983 Detroit, MI MTV Saturday Night Concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour-various clips) VJs: Julie Brown, Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, China Kantner. Grade: A (1^st video: 54-40).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tom Petty & Heartbreakers).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, China Kantner. Grade: A (1^st video: Dancing Hoods).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour 20 minutes-1 DVD) Sammy Hagar 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert St. Louis, MO). Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, MTV Van Halen “Unleashed” special 1986, w/ handpicked videos)

8-5-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV GTR Guest VJ Hour)-from my master tape. Grade: A

8-7-86 (2 hours-MTV Basement Tapes, some of Phil Collins 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert, plus some videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

8-8-86 (1 hour, MTV Friday Night Video Fights) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

8-8-86 (2 DVDs Rush Montreal 1981 MTV Saturday Night Concert, 1984 MTV Guitar Greats concert + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some tracking lines at times)

8-9-86 (5 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Top 100 Videos Of All Time #57-#1 plus programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

8-15-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-Friday Night Video Fights) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour-New Leave It to Beaver MTV Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, VJs: Julie Brown, China Slick. Grade: A (some of MTV International Hour included, 1^st video: Kiss). Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. (1^st video: The Doors). Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Great White).

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: The Cure).

Sept. 1986 (1 ½ hours, Styx New Orleans 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert plus videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, The Firm 1984 MTV Concert special London, plus videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, MTV documentary specials: Eric Clapton, Van Halen) Grade: A-

9-2-86 (2 hours, Twisted Sister 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert San Bernadino, CA + programming) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

9-4-86 (2 DVDs-The Firm 1984 London MTV Concert special+ programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

9-5-86 (1986 MTV VMAs-4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

9-17-86 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman, Grade: A- (has some glitches here and there).

9-28-86 (120 Minutes-2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

9-29-86 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also includes IRS Cutting Edge).

10-31-86 (4 hours, Elvira Halloween Special, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

Nov. 1986 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) Tom Petty & Heartbreakers 1985 MTV Saturday Night Concert in Los Angeles, CA Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (Genesis MTV Saturday Night Concert 1984 Birmingham, UK concert, 2 DVDs, close to 2 hours). Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: David Lee Roth)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Luis Cardenas)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. (1^st video: Moody Blues) Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Cinderella)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips plus George Thorogood & Destroyers 1986 Seattle, WA MTV concert) Grade: A

11-21-86 (4 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Friday Night Party Zone) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

11-26-86 (2 hours, Bangles 1986 MTV Saturday Night Concert Pittsburgh, PA plus regular programming) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

Dec. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Night Ranger)

Dec. 1986 (2 hours, MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Mark Goodman, Grade: A

Dec. 1986 (30 minutes-videos, commercials) Grade: A

12-31-86 (Nero’s Eve Ball w/ Andy Taylor, Dave Edmunds Band, Weird Al Yankovic, Lone Justice, Georgia Satellites-Mark Goodman, Carlolyne Heldman, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter-almost 3 hours, missing ending, Good audio, picture is grainy, gets better last half). Grade: B-

1987:

Jan. 1987 (70 minutes, Uncle Floyd Guest VJ weekend) Grade: A

Jan. 1987 (2 1/2 hours, 2 DVDs-Beatles cartoons, regular programming) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

1-25-87 (120 Minutes + 25 minutes of regular programming) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

1-31-87 (3 DVDs, 6 hours)-most commercials cut, also has some USA Network Night Flight. VJs: Julie Brown, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Also, 3^rd DVD has Oct./Nov. 1986 (has glitches and many edits, a little over 1 hour long) VJs: Dweezil Zappa, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Van Halen)

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Steppenwolf)

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Feb. 1987 (90 min., 1 DVD Triumph 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert Baltimore, MD plus various videos) Grade: A

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: The Fixx)

2-3-87 (AL TV #4-some cuts, also includes horrid Turkey TV whatever that is) Grade: A

Feb. 1987/June 1986 (2 hours-various clips, has tracking lines and bad edits at times-a bit rough) Grade: B-

Feb. 1987/Jan. 1986 (2 hours-same as above) Grade: B-

2-28-87 (1 hour 20 min total, Julian Cope New York 1987 MTV concert plus 20 minutes of Alice Cooper live in Detroit, MI 1986) Grade: A

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. (1^st video: Gregg Allman Band)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. (1^st video: AC/DC)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Mark Goodman, Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: The Who)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: J. Geils Band)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Julie Brown, Grade: A (1^st video: T. Rex)

Mar. + June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Alan Hunter, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Y&T)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Cinderella)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Julian Cope)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: ELO)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clip) Grade: A (1st video: Deep Purple + MTV Mardis Gras Concert)

3-6-87 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

3-7-87 (5 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Julie Brown/ Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (a bit jumpy at times)

3-15-87 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

3-20-87 (Los Lobos MTV concert plus videos, no commercials, 75 min.) Grade: A

3-28-87 (MTV Spring Break concert-Crowded House, 1 hour) Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

Apr. 1987 (50 minutes, MTV Fleetwood Mac Attack Hour) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Lone Justice)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Stryper) DVD will not burn

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: Flesh For Lulu)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips also half of Bobcat Goldthwait Guest VJ Hour from 1986) Grade: A-

Apr. 1987 (1 hour) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (has Closet Classics Capsule and MTV International)

4-5-87 (1 hour 45 min., 1 DVD-MTV Friday Night Party Zone) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Apr. 1987/Sept. 1986 (1 ½ hours-various clips, with bad edits and tracking lines. Also includes brief ‘til Tuesday Guest VJ Hour and Moody Blues Guest VJ Hour segments) Grade: B

4-19-87 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

4-25-87 (1 DVD-part of Headbanger’s Ball)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tesla)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tim Scott)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips, includes some Larry “Bud” Melman Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A (1^st video: Aerosmith)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sonic Youth)

Apr, 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Swinging Pistons)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gary Moore Band)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: The Truth, also includes part of Eric Clapton 1986 London concert in so-so quality)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Ozzy Osbourne)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stanley Jordan)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, Closet Classics, no commercials) VJs: Alan Hunter, Moon & Dweezil Zappa. Grade: A- (1^st video: Percy Sledge)

5-23-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ Wendy O. Williams host) Grade: A-

June 1987 (1 hour, 1 DVD-Wang Chung MTV Saturday Night Concert, New York) Grade: A

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1st video: Rock & Hyde)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Men At Work)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Roger Waters)-awesome DVD

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jefferson Airplane)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bruce Willis-agh!)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: AC/DC)
June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Hurrah)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Grateful Dead)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jethro Tull)

June 1987 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

June 1987 (1 hour, John Waite 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert, Philadelphia, PA) Grade: A

6-10-87 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Van Halen Live Without A Net Concert Special (also includes part of a Closet Classics) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

6-17-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Crowded House only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

July 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Fall)

July 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sammy Hagar)

July 1987 (MTV Journey Raised on Radio special, 1 hour) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A-

July 1987 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-(MTV Saturday Night Concert 1986 w/ Wang Chung) Grade: A

7-7-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Psychedelic Furs only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

Aug. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: awful Basement Tapes winner)

8-4-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Randee of the Redwoods only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

8-15-87 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ King Diamond as host) Grade: A- (audio a little muffled at times, but this is best copy I’ve seen)

8-16-87 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) Has a Young Ones episode in part, 120 Minutes, regular pro6ramming. VJs: Kevin Seal, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

8-17-87 (1 ½ hours-basically the same as above, but Young Ones is complete and has small amount of regular MTV plus solid amount of 120 Minutes) Grade: A

8-28-87 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-regular programming, plus full MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, China Kantner. Grade: A

8-29-87 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ WASP and TNT) Guest VJ: Blackie Lawless. Grade: A-

Summer 1987 (2 hours of hand-picked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

Sept. 1987 (MTV Guest VJ Hour: Wang Chung/Thompson Twins/Joe Walsh (4-28/5-19/9-87 about 30 minutes)-NOTE: All of these Guest VJ segments are on one DVD and heavily edited. Grade: A

9-11-87 (1987 MTV VMAs-has pre-show w/ Penn & Teller, 4 hours) Grade: A

9-12-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ Grim Reaper nearly complete) Grade: B

Sept. 1987 (1 hour 20 min of MTV Top 300 videos ever) VJ: Julie Brown, Grade: A

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: U2)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Lords Of The New Church)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Brandos)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Public Image Ltd.)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pink Floyd)

9-27-87 (120 Minutes, 2 DVDs) some tracking lines at bottom, has some regular MTV as well. VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A-

Oct. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Dead Milkmen)

Oct. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Peter Gabriel)

10-27-87 (2 hours, 2 DVDs Jethro Tull-Guest VJ Hour + reg. MTV) VJs: Smash, Julie Brown. Grade: A

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Opal)

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pink Floyd)

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bryan Ferry)

Late 1987/Early 1988 (2 hours, handpicked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

12-5-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ MSG, cut at the end) Grade: A-

12-20-87 (120 Minutes, 1 hour, 45 minutes) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: B (has some glitches and edits)

12-31-87 (MTV Top 100 Countdown #43-#6, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

12-31-87 (New Year’s Eve Ball-3 hours, 1 DVD) Hosts: Adam Curry, Paul Reiser. Grade: B          

1988:

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Def Leppard)

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: George Thorogood & Destroyers)

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Testament)

1988 + Sept. 1986 (various clips, includes part of Top 20 Countdown from Sept 1986) Grade: B

1-9-88 (2 hours,1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Ron Keel as host. Commercials cut out) Grade: A

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Turtles)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kingdom Come)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Faster Pussycat)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Leatherwolf)

2-26-88 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (includes most of MTV Top 20 Countdown; most commercials are cut)

Mar. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kingdom Come)

Mar. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Michael Jackson)

Mar. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Elton John)

3-13-88 (120 Minutes, 1hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

3-16-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

3-20-88 (120 Minutes, 1hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Apr. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Eric Clapton)

Apr. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Paul Carrack)

4-1-88 (MTV Top 20 Demented Videos w/ Dr. Demento-EX, no commercials, 1 hour 45 min.)Grade: A

4-20-88 (AL TV #5-2 hours, no commercials) Grade: A (has bonus clips of AL on regular TV)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Poison)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Joan Jett & Blackhearts)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Doobie Brothers)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gene Loves Jezebel)

5-22-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

5-22-88 (120 Minutes w/ Midnight Oil 2 hours-missing first 3 minutes) VJ: Kevin Seal (also has Midnight Oil documentary “Black Fella, White Fella”) Grade: A-

5-28-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-last hour of Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rock Blocks, then regular programming. VJs: Adam Curry, Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Summer 1988 (2 hours, handpicked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Underworld)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stealin’ Horses)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: John Waite, most of the DVD is a documentary and interviews about Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stump)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Voivod)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Love)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1988 Monsters Of Rock Tour feature w/ some videos)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pat Benatar)

7-26-88 (3 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1st video: Talking Heads) Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Backstage footage at Atlantic Records 40^th Anniversary Concert)

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Holly Knight)

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Vinnie Vincent Invasion)

8-13-88 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rob Halford of Judas Priest) Grade: A- (has some glitches)

8-14-88 (1 hour) VJs: Chyna Kantner, Adam Curry. Grade: A- (attached to HBB above)

8-20-88 (MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Freddy Kreuger, also includes regular MTV and part of a HBB) VJs: Julie Brown, Kevin Seal, Adam Curry. Grade: A

Sept. 1988 (2 hours, 1 DVD-mix of videos, Post Modern MTV and some of a 1986 MTV Top 20 Countdown) Grade: A

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bad Company)

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Shona Laing)

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

9-1-88 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: A

9-7-88 (1988 MTV VMAs-4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: B+

Oct. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tina Turner) DVD also has Neil Young video profile from Night Flight

Oct. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: R.E.M.) DVD also includes some of Night Flight episode

10-9-88 (8 hours, 4 DVDs-John Lennon “Imagine” weekend” w/ regular programming) VJs: Julie Brown, Adam Curry. Grade: A

10-14-88 (MTV Top 20 Countdown-2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry, Grade: A

10-15-88 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A (also has some Nickelodeon crap)

10-15-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Yngwie Malmsteen host) Grade: B

Nov. 1988 (2 hours, 1 DVD-has some non-MTV as well) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, Julie Brown. Grade: A

Nov. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Let’s Active)

Nov. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

12-25-88 (1 hour, 1 DVD–Auburn, AL filmed 10-20-88 for MTV New Music Assault)-from original MTV airing on 120 Minutes w/The Godfathers, Living Colour, Sugarcubes

12-31-88 (1988 MTV Top 100 Countdown-13 hours, 4 DVDs) Grade: A (from master tape, a crease line appears for a few hours, but then disappears)

12-31-88 (Big Bang ’89 New Year’s Ball, 3 hours, 1 DVD) w/ Winger, Robert Plant, Hall & Oates, Bobby Brown, Escape Club, Cameo, Poison, Sam Kinison. Grade: A

1989:

Jan. 1989 (2 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Top 20 Countdown at a ski resort) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Spring 1989 (45 minutes, hand-selected videos) Grade: A

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A 1^st video: Was (Not Was)]

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Glamour Camp)

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: That Petrol Emotion)

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Armored Saint)

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 50 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ The Fixx) Grade: A

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 50 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ Cheap Trick) Grade: A

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 90 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ Cheap Trick, The Fixx and Vixen, Cheap Trick missing two songs) Grade: A

3-26-89 (120 Minutes w/ Dead Milkmen, 1 hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: B+ (missing last 10 min.)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bad Company)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Metallica)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Madness) also includes part of Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park 1981

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Freaks)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Choirboys)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Guadalcanal Diary)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Sidewinders)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Cheap Trick)

4-1-89 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Spring Break, videos, concerts, Remote Control) Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

4-14-89 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-Week In Rock and Just Say Julie episodes. Hosts: Kurt Loder, Downtown Julie Brown. Grade: A

May 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Doobie Brothers)

May 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: WASP)

5-6-89 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Black Sabbath as hosts, 3 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: B (some glitches)

5-8-89 (2 hrs 15 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A- (also has Just Say Julie episode and videos from 1990)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Corey Glover, Grade: A

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Faith No More)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Ultra Vivid Scene)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Lita Ford-mostly Metal videos)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gorky Park-mostly Metal videos, but not all are)

June 1989 (2 hours, 1 DVD-4 episodes of Post-Modern MTV hosted by Adrian Belew of King Crimson) VJ: Adrian Belew. Grade: A

6-17-89 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

6-18-89 (2 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A

6-25-89 (120 Minutes and Rock Blocks, 1 hour only, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A-

July 1989 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: A- (a bit grainy)

August 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Living Colour)

August 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Young MC, almost all Metal videos)

8-5-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball) VJ: Adam Curry, Grade: B

8-19-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Steve Stevens) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

Sept. 1989 (8 hours, 4 DVDs-various clips, has many edits and non-MTV crap, audio warbly at times) VJs: Adam Curry, Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Kevin Seal. Grade: B+

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jeff Healey Band)

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Love And Rockets)

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 10,000 Maniacs)

9-3-89 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall, Grade: B (grainy)

10-15-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

10-28-89 (3 hours, 3 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Wolfsbane, EZO and Vain) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

10-31-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball Halloween Special w/ Alice Cooper, Dave Mustaine, Iggy Pop, Dangerous Toys) Grade: A- (has some picture fluctuation)

Nov. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Love Tractor)

Nov. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Michael Penn)

Nov. 1989 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (switches to VH1 w/ Kathryn Kinley at times)

11-4-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

11-11-89 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Kevin Seal, Adam Curry, Ben Stiller. Grade: A

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tom Petty)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Terence Trent D’Arby)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kate Bush)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Van Halen, also has some VH1 videos)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Timbuk 3)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Queen Latifah, also has some VH1 videos)

Dec. 1989 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

12-11-89 (4 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Julie Brown. Grade: A (has regular programming, plus Yo MTV Raps and Club MTV)

12-31-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-1990 New Year’s Eve Concert (performances only: B-52’s, Young MC, Richard Marx, Neneh Cherry, Living Colour, Lenny Kravitz), also has a few videos Grade: A

MTV Original 90’s video airings (all 90s videos, some very rare as originally aired by MTV. Quality varies, but most are excellent, and like above, a few other outlets are used for certain videos).

DVD 1-inc. Def Leppard, Weird Al, Bad Company, Ween, Nelson, Warrant, Fishbone, Gerardo

DVD 2-inc. Steve Vai, Primus, Huey Lewis & News, Fixx, Spinal Tap, RTZ, The Law, Rush

DVD 3-inc. Sting, Adam Ant, Divinyls, Corey Hart, Alice In Chains, Tom Waits, Duran Duran

DVD 4-inc. ZZ Top, Kiss, Joe Satriani, Wesley Willis, King Missile, Ren & Stimpy, Cranberries

1990:

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Babylon A.D., mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: 10,000 Maniacs, also has some of Jimi Hendrix film)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Ramones, mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: King Diamond, mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Rolling Stones)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: The Walkers)

1990 (Mix of videos, some Nick Rocks from 1985 and Night Flight videos from 1985-close to 2 hours) Grade: B

1-14-90 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (all Billy Joel & Michael Jackson videos, Making of Thriller, some 120 Minutes + some non-MTV crap)

1-20-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motley Crue, video is grainy) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Icicle Works)

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Slaughter, has some VH1 too)

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Fuzztones)

Mar. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Lenny Kravitz)

Mar. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Love)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: B-52’s, has some VH1 too)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Lightning Seeds, has some VH1 too)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Billy Idol)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Social Distortion)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: World Party, some VH1 too)

Apr. 1990 (2 ½ hours, 1 DVD-Metal and Rap videos w/ Rock and Jock softball game-gets a little bit jumpy) Grade: B

4-1-90 (120 Minutes w/ Sugarcubes, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: B (a few generations down)

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Adam Curry. Grade: A

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A

May 1990 (4 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Voice only, none seen. Grade: A- (has some glitches, but very good overall)

May 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: The Fall, some VH1 too)

May 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Lita Ford, some VH1 too)

5-26-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Steve Vai) Grade: A

May 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Concrete Blonde, some VH1 too)

Jun. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: David J.)

Jun. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: St. Paul)

6-30-90 (Knebworth Festival concert-5 DVDs, 5 hours, also includes part of Pink Floyd documentary Shine On) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

7-14-90 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Faster Pussycat, Warrior Soul, Spread Eagle) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

Sept. 1990 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Top 100 Countdown It Lives…-Top 100 videos ever-starts at #46 and goes to #1) VJs: Adam Curry, Kevin Seal, Andrew Daddo. Grade: A-

9-9-90 (1 DVD, 1990 MTV VMAs) Grade: B+

Oct. 1990 (2 hours, 1 DVD-3 episodes of Post-Modern MTV w/ Michael Stipe of R.E.M.) VJ: Tim Sommer. Grade: A

10-13-90 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: B+ (Has some hiccups every few seconds; includes about 100 min. of a Headbanger’s Ball)

10-15-90 (4 ½ hours, 2 DVDs-includes Club MTV, Half Hour Comedy Hour, Earth To MTV, Turn It Up and videos) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Andrew Daddo, Katie Wagner. Grade: A

10-27-90 (1 DVD, 5 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Cinderella) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (also has 2 hours of MTV 2 videos-a few generations down and wavy picture at times)

11-10-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ AC/DC as hosts) Grade: A

11-24-90 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Reunion Weekend w/ original VJs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (first hour jumpy, excellent otherwise)

11-25-90 (120 Minutes w/ Public Image Ltd., 1 hour 45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: A-

12-13-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Andrew Daddo. Grade: A (also includes USA Network cartoons and a Simpsons episode on FOX)

12-16-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD)-Monsters of Rock Sunday videos) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

12-30-90 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: A-

1991:

2-7-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Rock In Rio weekend) VJs: Martha Quinn, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A-

4-21-91 (120 Minutes UK, 1 DVD) VJ: Paul King w/ Fields of Nephilim, Sonic Youth. Grade: A-

4-29-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Pauly Shore, John Norris. Grade: A

4-28-91 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-commercial free Sunday, just videos) VJ: none. Grade: A

May 1991 (2 ½ hours-1 DVD-

5-4-91: (2 hours 20 min., 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motorhead, incomplete) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

5-11-91 (3 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

5-11-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Primus and Katmandu and some Bootleg MTV concert show) VJs: Andrew Daddo, Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

7-17-91 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

7-28-91 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Psychedelic Furs) Grade: A-

8-24-91 (3 ½ hours, 2 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Warrior Soul and White Trash plus MTV Rockline w/ Alice Cooper) VJs: Riki Rachtman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

September 1991 (3 DVDs, 6 hours)-has lots of edits and non-MTV crap and warbly audio, but also a decent amount of hand-picked MTV including Remote Control, House of Style, Headbangers Ball, Liquid Televison and MTV Unplugged. VJs: Martha Quinn, John Norris, Kari Wuhrer, Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

9-5-91 (MTV 1991 VMAs-2 DVDs) Grade: A-

9-28-91 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Pearl Jam) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

11-2-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Nirvana and Sepultura) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B+

12-31-91: (4 hours, 2 DVDs-1991 MTV Top 100 Countdown) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A (only includes #41 to #9)

1992:

1-25-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Primus) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

Feb. 1992 (2 hours total, 1 DVD-Wayne’s World special w/ Wayne & Garth-no commercials. Also has one hour of videos from MTV and Rockworld) Grade: B (has some mild vertical lines)

4-26-92 (AL TV #6-3 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: B

May 1992/Nov. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

5-9-92 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ KISS) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

5-10-92 (120 Minutes w/ Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy, 1 DVD) Grade: A-

6-4-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Hangin’ With MTV, plus programming) VJs: Steve Isaacs, John Norris. Grade: A

6-14-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ XTC) Grade: A- (missing about 10 min. & some commercials)

6-24-92 (4 DVDs, 8 hours-audio is a little low) VJs: Karen Bryant, Todd 1. Grade: A-

7-19-92 (2 hours-1 DVD-120 Min w/ Charlatans UK, 1 DVD) Grade: A- (missing few minutes and most ads)

8-6-92 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Hangin’ With MTV w/ Morrissey) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A (also includes regular MTV)

8-10-92 (25 min. w/ commercials, but no VJ) VJ: none. Grade: A

8-13-92 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

8-22-92 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Ministry & GWAR) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (very good quality, but really jumpy)

8-26-92 (4 hours, 2 DVDs)-Includes some of a Headbanger’s Ball, but mostly regular programming. VJ: Steve Isaac. Grade: A

9-20-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Joey Ramone) Grade: A (missing a few min. at end)

9-22-92 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

10-18-92 (120 Minutes w/ Suzanne Vega, 1 DVD) Grade: A (missing last few minutes)

11-22-92 (120 Minutes w/ Joey Ramone, Lemmy & Social Distortion, 1 DVD) Grade: B+

11-29-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Suzanne Vega as guest host) Grade: A-        

Dec. 1992 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

12-13-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Peter Gabriel) Grade: A

1993:

1-3-93 (120 Minutes w/ Jesus Jones as guest hosts, 1 DVD) Grade: B

1-10-93 (120 Minutes w/ Soul Asylum as hosts, 1 DVD) Grade: B (a bit grainy)

1-31-93 (3 DVD, 6 hours) VJs: Steve Isaacs, Adam Curry. Grade: A

2-8-93 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Classic MTV, two Remote Control episodes) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

Mar. 1993 (90 minutes-Classic MTV-some commercials, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry/, John Norris. Grade: A

Mar. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD, hand-picked videos, Lip Service show, most commercials cut out) VJ: Duff. Grade: A-

Mar. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD, hand-picked videos, Spring Break crap including Lip Service and Blind Date) Host: Jon Stewart. VJ: Duff. Grade: A-

3-14-93 (120 Minutes w/ They Might Be Giants, only the first 75 min.) Grade: B

3-27-93 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Dream Theater and Green Jello) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

3-31-93 (2 hours 45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Steve Isaacs. Grade: A

4-3-93 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Jackyl and Circus of Power) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B+

4-4-93 (1 hour, 30 minutes, 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Natalie Merchant) VJ: Natalie Merchant. Grade: A-

May 1993 (45 minutes-Classic MTV+ regular MTV w/ commercials) VJs: John Norris, Duff. Grade: A

May 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD-most commercials cut, has regular MTV and Totally Pauly) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Pauly Shore. Grade: A

May 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD-commercials cut) VJs: Adam Curry, Kennedy. Grade: A

6-15-93 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Steve Isaacs, Duff. Grade: A

7-31-93 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Alice In Chains at Action Park!) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

8-7-93 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ King Diamond of Mercyful Fate) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

8-8-93 (120 Minutes w/ Depeche Mode, 1 DVD) Grade: B+ (a bit grainy)

8-28-93 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Steve Vai, Devon Townshend) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

9-2-93 (1993 MTV VMAs-2 hours, 1 DVD no commercials included) Grade: A

10-30-93 (100 min. only, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Danzig & Motorhead w/ no commercials) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (has some tracking problems)

11-20-93 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ The Melvins-nearly 2 hours, slightly incomplete, 1 DVD) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

12-11-93 (AL Music #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD)-this is the Much Music version, not MTV. Grade: A

12-31-93 (1993 MTV Top 100 Countdown, 8 hours, 4 DVDs) VJs: Kennedy, Bill Bellamy. Grade: A

1994:

2-5-94 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-MTV 14 Most Wanted Videos of the day. VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A-

3-19-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Carcass & Entombed). VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

3-26-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Pantera). VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: C (has tracking issues and irritating sound, but great episode)

6-19-94 (1 hour, 20 min., 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Frank Black) VJ: Frank Black. Grade: A- (missing some videos)

7-16-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motley Crue), VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

9-8-94 (1994 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

10-6-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Awful MTV show Dead at 21, then 90 minutes of MTV Most Wanted Videos. VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

10-12-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Has some edits here and there and a small bit of VH1. VJ: Idalis. Grade: A

10-29-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Night of the Living Megadeth Halloween special and Headbanger’s Ball w/ Slayer) VJs: Kennedy, Riki Rachtman. Grade: A        

12-26-94 (3 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: John Sencio. Grade: A-

12-31-94 (4 DVDs, 8 hours-1994 MTV Top 100 Countdown) VJs: John Sencio, Idalis, Dr. Dre, Ed Lover. Grade: A

1995:

1-1-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-includes New Year’s Eve Times Square/Green Day concert Chicago, IL/Liquid Television episode/and at least 2 hours of videos) VJs: Kennedy, Louis Largent. Grade: A

3-4-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Superrock w/ Slayer and Biohazard) VJ: Jackie Parry. Grade: A-

3-19-95 (3 hours, 3 DVDs-includes some of MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJs: John Sencio, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A

3-26-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Daisy Fuentes. Grade: B+

3-30-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-The State, Beavis & Butthead, 1 hour of videos) VJ: Bill Bellamy. Grade: A- (has one early glitch and low audio last hour during the shows, not the videos)

4-15-95 (2 hours,1 DVD-Superrock w/ Rob Zombie). VJ: Jackie Parry. Grade: A-

5-7-95 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: John Sencio, Steve Isaacs. Grade: A

5-14-95 (1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Faith No More hosting) Grade: A (has no commercials)

Aug. 1995 (6 hours-various Alternative Nation episodes complete) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (has slightly low audio)

9-7-95 (1995 MTV VMAs, 3 DVDs) Grade: A-

Nov. 1995 (Two Beavis & Butthead episodes, part of MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: John Sencio. Grade: A

12-16-95 (4 DVDs, 8 ½ hours-1995 MTV Top 100 Countdown) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Bill Bellamy, Kennedy, Jenny McCarthy, John Sencio, Idalis. Grade: A

12-20-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Idalis, John Sencio. Grade: A

1996:

1-8-96 (1 DVD, 2 hrs.-Totally Pauly, w/ VH1 Big 80s) VJs: Pauly Shore, Idalis. Grade: A

2-12-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-13-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-14-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-15-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

3-15-96 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Erik Palladino, Grade: A

3-31-96 (2 ½ hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Grade: A

3-31-96 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-120 Minutes  w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers as hosts) Grade: A (all classic videos)

5-30-96 (1 hour 10 min., 1 DVD) VJs: Kristy Swanson, John Sencio. Grade: A

5-30-96 (AL TV #7-2 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

July 1996 (6 hours, 3 DVDs)-Includes regular programming, The Grind, Beavis and Butthead “Yard Sale” and “Shopping List” and Singled Out, plus lots of videos. VJs: Matt Pinfield, Idalis. Grade: A

7-28-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Butthole Surfers as hosts) Grade: A

8-1-96 (2 hours-MTV simulcast of M2’s 1st hour, plus 1 hour regular MTV) VJs: Jaycee Dunn, Kennedy. Grade: A (*interrupted for 20 min. by a switch to ESPN, not by me!)

9-4-96 (1996 MTV VMAs, 3 DVDs) Grade: A

9-14-96 (3 hours, 3 DVDs-It Came From The 80’s Part II) VJ: Bret Michaels. Grade: A

10-12-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-It Came From The 80s Weekend videos) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

10-12-96 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: none shown. Grade: A

Nov. 1996 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Top Jams of the 90s #44-#24) VJ: Bill Bellamy. Grade: A

Dec. 1996 (120 Minutes, 2 DVDs-Almost Acoustic Xmas) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A-

12-17-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Idalis. Grade: A

12-19-96 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-includes AL TV, The Grind, Beavis & Butthead “Letters to Santa Butthead”, “It’s a Miserable Life”) VJs: John Sencio, Weird AL. Grade: A

12-28-96 (1 hour 20 min., 1 DVD) VJs: none shown. Grade: A

1997:

Jan. 1997 (1 hour, 20 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

1-12-97 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Live and Beck) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

1-21-97 (5 hours, 5 DVDs) VJs: John Sencio, Kennedy. Grade: A

3-11-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-12-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-13-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-14-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-17-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Blur) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A (end is cut)

Apr. 1997 (MTV Austin Powers International Man of Mystery special w/ Mike Myers, 1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A

6-15-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Radiohead and Tricky) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

7-6-97 (1 DVD-2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Faith No More and MxPx) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

7-13-97 (1 DVD-2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Charlatans UK and Sarah McLachlan) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

8-24-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Dandy Warhols) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

9-4-97 (1997 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

9-7-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Sneaker Pimps) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-5-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Blink 182) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A- (has some tracking lines in last hour)

10-14-97 (David Bowie in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

10-25-97 (Rolling Stones in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-25 minutes, Grade: A

10-31-97 (M2 on MTV-1 hour with The Cure, all Cure videos) VJ: Jaycee Dunn. Grade: A

10-31-97 (Jane’s Addiction in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-25 minutes, Grade: A

12-16-97 (1 hour, 30 minutes, 1 DVD-Top Xmas videos, Top cheesy videos, Top Notorious BIG videos) VJs: Ananda Lewis, Toby Amies) Grade: A.

12-19-97 (Radiohead in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-60 minutes, Grade: A

1998:

3-8-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Our Lady Peace and Loorena McKennitt) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: B- (a bit jumpy and some slight tracking issues)

3-25-98 (Metallica in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

4-19-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Semisonic and Bran Van 3000) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

5-1-98 (Van Halen in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

5-23-98 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Carson Daly, Bill Bellamy. Grade: A
6-21-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-nearly one hour of AMP plus one hour of 120 Minutes w/ Sarah McLachlan) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A- (has some minor edits and audio pops)

8-14-98 (Page/Plant in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

9-10-98 (1998 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A

9-13-98 (1 DVD, 1 hour 40 min.’

–120 Minutes w/ Rob Zombie) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-28-98 (R.E.M. in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

11-8-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Depeche Mode) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A (Has a few audio pops here and there and at the very end)

11-15-98 (1 DVD, 1 hour 35 minutes-120 Minutes w/ Semisonic, Shawn Mullins) VJ: Dave Holmes. Grade: A (has some edits)

12-16-98 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

1999:

1-30-99 (4 hours-2 DVDs) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

2-28-99 (3 hours-2 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: A

5-8-99 (MTV 25 Lame, 1 DVD-2 hours) Guests: Dennis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Kattan, John Stewart. (See Vanilla Ice go nuts and destroy the set!) Grade: A

5-9-99 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Ben Folds Five and Cranberries) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

7-11-99 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Luscious Jackson) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-10-99 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Live, Joe Strummer) VJ: Dave Holmes. Grade: A

12-4-99 (AL TV #8-nearly 2 hours, commercials cut) Grade: A

12-12-99 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Foo Fighters, Staind) VJ: Dave Holmes. Grade: A- (has a bit of video lag and occasional audio pops but still very good)

2000:

7-6-00 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Chris Booker. Grade: A- (slightly fuzzy picture)

2001:

June 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

Sept. 2001 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: B (all videos, post 9/11 tragedy weekend, has some VH1 mixed in)

2002:

8-29-02 (2002 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

Apr. 2002/ 9-23-02 (1 hour total, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A (videos and commercials)

2005:

7-9-05 (8 hours, 4 DVDs) Grade: A (Live 8 concerts as MTV apologizes for its disgraceful coverage on July 2 and uses VH1’s coverage)

2009:

6-25-09 (1 DVD) Grade: A (Michael Jackson tribute w/ videos from MTV’s all-day tribute. No commercials)

August 2009 (1 DVD, 2 hours) various vintage hand-picked videos when MTV briefly showed them again. No commercials. Grade: A

2010:

Summer 2010 (3 DVDs, every Warren the Ape episode w/ commercials!) Grade: A (4 episodes per DVD). Episodes are as follows:

June 14, 2010 “The Big Score”, June 21, 2010 “Crash Course” June 28, 2010 “Abstinance”, July 5, 2010 “Amends”, July 12, 2010 “Gay Ape”, July 19, 2010 “Bad Po-Fo”, July 26, 2010 “It Girl”, Aug. 2, 2010 “Support System”, Aug. 9, 2010 “Out With The Old”,  Aug. 16, 2010 “Anger Management”, Aug. 23, 2010 “Black Lotus”, Aug. 30, 2010 “Rock Opera”.

2016:

4-22-16 (1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A (Prince tribute with videos and news of his passing)

MTV Japan: (These are all about 45-50 minutes long and are original airings in fantastic condition from MTV Japan, which was an hour or so each day. Commercials are included on some of these in both English and Japanese. These are very rare and are currently not for trade and cannot be converted properly, sorry.)

Dec. 1984 (starts w/ Planet P Project) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1984 (starts w/ Deep Purple) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

12-12-84 (starts w/ Hall & Oates and includes Christmas videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ David Lee Roth) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ Triumph) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ David Lee Roth) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ Eurythmics) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

1-16-85 (starts w/ General Public) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (starts w/ Scandal) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (starts w/ Hall & Oates) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Alan Parsons Project) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Tina Turner) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w / Haircut 100) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Dokken) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ Beach Boys) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ Harold Faltermeyer) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ Style Council) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ T. Rex) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

10-3-85 (starts w/ Kiss) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (starts w/ Talking Heads) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (starts w/ Night Ranger) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (starts w/ Huey Lewis & News) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (Huey Lewis MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

12-4-85 (starts w/ Asia) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Feb. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Pointer Sisters) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

Mar. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Triplets) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (starts w/ Van Halen) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Untouchables) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

July 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Julian Lennon) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

July 1986 (Falco MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

Oct. 1986 (starts w/ John Fogerty) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Oct. 1986 (starts w/ Regina) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Jan. 1987 (a-ha MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

M2/MTV2 DVDs

1997:

8-5-97 (M2-6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Jaycee Dunn, Big Tad, Matt Pinfield. Grade: A-

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #1, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #3, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #4, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

1998:

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #1, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #3, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #4, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #5, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

1999:

May 1999 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Jancee Dunn. Grade: A

2001:

Jan. 2001 (1 hour 45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Jancee Dunn. Grade: A

Apr. 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

Apr. 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-new videos, plus repeat towards end of A-Z Countdown. VJ: none. Grade: A

2003:

5-5-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes final episode) VJs: Matt Pinfield, Dave Kendall, Jim Shearer. (good quality, but a few gens down) Grade: B+ (this DVD includes both Subterranean episodes from 5-10-03 and 10-10-03)

5-10-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Metallica-1st new episode ever) Grade: A

5-30-03 (1 DVD, 1 hour-Subterranean w/ Longwave) VJ: Jim Shearer. Grade: B+ (has some audio dropouts here and there)

8-2-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motorhead, Dio, Iron Maiden) Grade: A

10-10-03 (1 DVD, 1 hour-Subterranean w/ Super Furry Animals) VJ: Jim Shearer. Grade: B+  (has some audio dropouts here and there)

Nov. 2003 (1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-Making The Video and Triumph’s Videos To Poop On special, no commercials)

2004:

1-31-04 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Iron Maiden) Grade: A

2-7-04 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Probot) Grade: A

2009:

8-22-09 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rob Zombie-1 hour) Grade: A

9-12-09 (Headbanger’s Ball-vintage VMA live videos-1 hour) Grade: A

2010:

6-21-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Ozzy Osbourne-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

7-19-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Overkill-1 hour) Grade: A

8-23-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Iron Maiden-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

11-15-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ GWAR-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

11-22-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Pantera-1 hour, 15 minutes) Grade: A

2011:

7-30-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

8-27-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

9-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

11-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

2012:

3-2-12 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) Grade: A

4-20-12 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) Grade: A

MTV Live on MTV2 :

DVD #1: (Oasis, Green Day, Raconteurs, Queens Of The Stone Age, Kings Of Leon)

DVD #2: (Franz Ferdinand, Metallica, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys)

NBC Friday Night Videos (all w/ commercials)

10-28-83 (90 minutes 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A

11-11-83 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Journey. Grade: A

1-18-85 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A    

5-31-85 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A

9-19-86 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Facts Of Life cast. Grade: A (also has MTV Almanac 1983 and 20/20 report) Grade: A

9-26-86 (90 minutes, 2 DVDs) hosts: Woody Harrelson, Scott Valentine. Grade: A (includes 15 min. of MTV)

10-24-86 (90 minutes total-1 DVD) Grade: A (includes 30 min of Johnny Carson, then 60 min. of FNV)

3-27-87 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: WWF episode w/ Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Andre The Giant, George “The Animal” Steele, Bret “Hitman” Hart, Honky Tonk Man, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Bobby Heenan, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Miss Elizabeth. Grade: A

4-17-87 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Chris Elliott. Grade: B (has hissy audio and tracking lines at bottom)

6-19-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Chris Elliott. Grade: A

6-26-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Pee Wee Herman. Grade: A

7-17-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: ALF & Richard Mull. Grade: A

10-30-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Elvira. Grade: A

5-19-89 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: Vanessa Williams, Ahmad Rashad. Grade: A- (has mild audio hiss)

VH1

1985:

2-14-85 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Don Imus. Grade: A

1986:

12-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Johnson. Grade: A

1987:

12-31-87 (5 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Kathryn Kinley. Grade: B (1987 Year in Review w/ Top 40 Videos of the Year, but very grainy, w/ good audio)

1988:

4-3-88 (4 hours, 4 DVDs) VJ: Patty Lotz. Grade: A

5-22-88 (a little under 3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Bobby Rivers. Grade: A

1991:

10-31-91 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Elvira Top 21 Countdown) Grade: A- (mild audio problems)

1992:

Feb. 1992 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-no VJ. Grade: A

9-10-92 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Tim Sommer. Grade: A- (a bit grainy)

1994:

2-5-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Top 21 Countdown) VJ: Ken Taylor. Grade: A- (audio a bit warbly)

1995:

1-17-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Corey Glover, Moon Zappa. Grade: A

3-4-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: John Fugelsang, Moon Zappa, Ian O’Malley. Grade: A

6-23-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Amy Scott, John Fugelsang. Grade: A

1996:

Dec. 1996 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Robin Dorian, Amy Scott. Grade: A

1997:

Dec. 1997 (3 DVDs, 6 hours) VJ: none. Grade: A

Dec. 1997 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Big 80s, includes a little MTV) VJ: Belinda Carlisle. Grade: A

12-31-97 (3 DVDs, 6 hours, Top 50 1997 Countdown) VJ: Kasey Kasem. Grade: A

2000:

Nov. 2000: (1 hour, 1 DVD-Rock Show) VJ: Scott Ian w/ 3 Doors Down. Grade: A-

2002:

Jul. 2000/Jul. 2002/Nov. 2002 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: no VJ. Grade: A (all videos/commercials from 3 different timeframes)

2003:

6-17-03 (AL TV #9, 1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A-

2006:

12-15-06 (AL TV #10-1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A

VH1 Bands Reunited: (All 45 min. episodes unless shorter ones noted with *)

Kajagoogoo

The Alarm

Squeeze*

Frankie Goes To Hollywood*

Berlin

Romeo Void

Haircut 100

ABC

Extreme*

English Beat

The Motels

A Flock Of Seagulls

Scandal

VH1 Behind The Music (All 45 min. episodes minus commercials unless otherwise stated)

Quiet Riot (7-18-99)

Bad Company (9-12-99)

Genesis (12-19-99)-(also Remastered 2010)

Thin Lizzy (10-17-99)

The Police (4-23-00)

Go-Go’s (5-21-00)

Styx (8-13-00)-(also remastered 2012)

Chicago (10-15-00)

Badfinger (11-5-00)

Pink Floyd (2000)-Behind The Wall

Journey (2-18-01)-70 min.

Billy Idol (4-15-01)

KISS (7-1-01) Beyond The Makeup-100 min.

Twisted Sister (8-19-01)

Judas Priest (9-23-01)-(also Remastered 2010)

The Cult (1-20-02)

Foreigner (4-28-02)

Def Leppard-(Remastered 2010)

Metallica-(Remastered 2010)

Heart-(Remastered 2010)

Motley Crue-(Remastered 2010)

Hall & Oates-(Remastered 2010)

Alice Cooper-(Remastered 2010)

VH1 Storytellers

Tom Waits (1999), Eurythmics (1999), Steely Dan (2000), ELO (2001)

Vincent Price’s Halloween Thriller

10-31-84 (EX-1 hour w/commercials from syndicated TV-all music videos)

VH1 Classic (MTV related):

8-1-06 (VH1 Classic’s 25^th ann. w/ replication of 1st 24 hours of MTV-5 DVDs-no original VJs or commercials-some brief VJ segments)

8-1-11 (VH1 Classic replays the exact 1^st hour of MTV w/ original commercials)

VH1 Classic various videos collections (all converted from the master tapes of 2003-2006 when VH1 Classic were great and still showed rare videos, some of these were only shown once or soon to be never again. Most of these no longer are shown as the channel has gone downhill):

Vol. 1-includes FM/UK, Planet P, Gary Moore Band, Lene Lovich, X, Little River Band

Vol. 2-includes Phil Lynott, Toto, The Jam, LeRoux, Boomtown Rats, The Damned, PiL

Vol. 3-includes Wire, Saga, Krokus, Stabalizers, Saxon, Gary Numan, Simply Red

Vol. 4-includes Blondie, The Cars, Roxy Music, Celtic Frost, Belouis Some, Uriah Heep

Vol. 5-includes Men At Work, Killing Joke, The Fall, Rupert Hine, Voivod, Love Tractor

Vol. 6-includes Silencers, Alcatrazz, Siouxie & Banshees, Tubes, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Dio  

Vol. 7-includes Lou Reed, Talk Talk, Roger Waters, Vandenberg, Nena, Robert Hazard

Vol. 8-includes Yaz, Classix Noveaux, Peter Godwin, The Fixx, Fun Boy Three, Kansas

Vol. 9-includesGiuffria, Rose Tattoo, Saxon, Ingnatious Jones, Haircut 100, Falco, Y&T

Vol. 10-includes The Fall, Sisters Of Mercy, Aztec Camera, Tom Waits, When In Rome

Vol. 11-includes The Alarm, Yngwie Malmsteen, ELO, Heaven, Cutting Crew, Animotion

Vol. 12-includes Orion The Hunter, Flesh For Lulu, Tesla, King, Ultravox, Transvision Vamp

Vol. 13-includes Rick James, Bryan Ferry, Kate Bush, Rush, Gap Band, Styx, Barnes & Barnes

Vol. 14-includes Joe Walsh, Stranglers, Pantera, Peter Tosh, World Party, America, U2, Toto

Vol. 15-includes Jim Carroll Band, Talk Talk, Fishbone, Prince, Grateful Dead, OMD, The Fixx

Vol. 16-includes Sting, The Kinks, Bad Company, Firehouse, Dream Theater, Helix, Ambrosia

Vol. 17-includes Jimmy Page, Outlaws, Yes, Peter Wolf, Megadeth, Rainmakers, Phil Collins  

Vol. 18-includes King Diamond, TNT, Ministry, The Firm, Jude Cole, Prefab Sprout, Kansas

Vol. 19-includes Alice In Chains, Paul Simon, Slade, Fischer-Z, The Firm, Beach Boys, Mr. Big

Vol. 21-includes Verve, Bruce Hornsby, Fishbone, Saxon, Alarm, Nik Kershaw, Ween, Asia

Vol. 22-includes Robyn Hitchcock, Butthole Surfers, Blancmange, Sparks, Echo & Bunnymen

Vol. 23-includes The Knack, Venetians, Untouchables, Jackyl, Devo, Kraftwerk, Art Of Noise

Vol. 24-includes Peter Murphy, Suzanne Vega, Bruce Hornsby & Range, Living Colour, Xymox

Vol. 25-includes Asia, Gary Myrick, Midge Ure, CSN&Y, Linda Ronstadt, Toronto, Loudness

Vol. 26-includes Aerosmith, Gang Of Four, Kiss, Zebra, Wang Chung, Mr. Mister, King, Visage

Vol. 27-includes Van Halen, Divinyls, Tom Tom Club, Accept, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Kim Wilde

Vol. 28-includes George Thorogood, Oasis, Split Enz, Molly Hatchet, Producers, Utopia 

Vol. 29-includes UFO, The Cure, Gary Numan, EBN-OZN, April Wine, Trio, Gang Of Four

Vol. 30-includes Tenpole Tudor, Pere Ubu, Green Jello, Schon/Hammer, GTR, Tommy Tutone

Vol. 31-includes Simply Red, Plasmatics, Donnie Iris, Fastway, Joan Armatrading, Paul Young

Vol. 32-includes Moody Blues, Foo Fighters, Tom Waits, Flirts, Tool, Blue Nile, Seal, Suede 

Vol. 33-includes Radiohead, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Garbage, Sugarcubes, Matthew Sweet, Kiss

Vol. 34-includes Smashing Pumpkins, Better Than Ezra, Primus, Nik Kershaw, U2, Rob Zombie

MTV 1980s-1990s DVD list

This is an updated list as of February 2021.

MTV Original 80’s video airings (All of these are 80s videos, many of them rare as they were originally aired on MTV. Quality varies from fair to excellent. Most are very good. A few are from outlets other than MTV and some MTV2 airings are included in great shape obviously).

Each DVD has about 35-30 videos per disc.

DVD 1-inc. Commander Cody, Tenpole Tudor, Slade, Ultravox, Producers, Planet P, Rush

DVD 2-inc. Dog Police, The Call, Nazareth, X, Roxy Music, Triumph, Dio, Visage, Toto

DVD 3-inc. Donnie Iris, Total Coelo, Alan Parsons Project, Rainbow, Landscape, Kraftwerk

DVD 4-inc. David Lee Roth, Chicago, The Cars, Rail, GTR, Hooters, Krokus, Dead Milkmen

DVD 5-inc. Split Enz, Ric Ocasek, Utopia, Eddy Grant, Tommy Tutone, Lou Reed, Outfield

DVD 6-inc. Genesis, Survivor, Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, Tubes, ZZ Top, Frozen Ghost

DVD 7-inc. John Fogerty, Jabba’s Palace Band, The Firm, Giuffria, Scorpions, Yes, Japan

DVD 8- inc. The Cult, Bryan Adams, Kinks, Joe Walsh, Billy Squier, UFO, Blue Murder, Saga

DVD 9-inc. Missing Persons, Styx, Y&T, Buggles, .38 Special, Ramones, TNT, Julian Lennon

1981:

8-1-81 (3 DVDs, 4 hours with the last 2 hours on one DVD). Totally uncut, with all the glitches and mistakes by MTV in their very first four hours on the air. VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

8-29-81 (3 DVDs, 3 hours-includes Concert For Kampuchea plus regular programming) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

9-26-81 (1 DVD. 1 hour) April Wine MTV Saturday Night Concert London, UK (from 1-27-81) Grade: A

10-9-81 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) Blue Oyster Cult MTV Saturday Night Concert, Hollywood, FL Grade: A-

11-26-81 & 11-27-81 (3 1/2 hours, 2 DVDs semi-low audio at times) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1982:

2-13-82 (1 hour, 12 minutes) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (has Rush: Exit Stage Left MTV Saturday Night Concert Montreal 1981 + some videos, from Beta master tape)

3-27-82 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (A bit grainy, awesome stereo sound, includes Journey MTV Saturday Night Concert Houston, TX 1981 from Beta master tape)

4-12-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

5-30-82 (2 DVDs, nearly 2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Yes “Yessongs” 1973 concert film)

6-16-82 (6 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (has running timecode at bottom)

7-4-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Alan Hunter. Martha Quinn. Grade: A (includes Pink Floyd: The Wall movie 1982 special)

7-19-82 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 min.) The Outlaws MTV Saturday Night Concert Philadelphia, PA Grade: A

8-1-82 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson/Martha Quinn. Grade: B (tracking lines at times and jumpy at others, but also has very good segments)

8-25-82 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) No VJs. Grade: A- (handpicked videos-some tracking issues, but very good overall)

9-9-82 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (grainy, but very watchable)

10-9-82 (1 hour 8 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (Foghat MTV Saturday Night Concert Hollywood, FL 1981, from Beta master)

10-23-82 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) April Wine MTV Saturday Night Concert Cedar Rapids, IA Grade: A

10-28-82 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

11-15-82 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

Dec. 1982 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson. Grade: A (various videos, some VJ clips and commercials [not many], outstanding quality but some videos get cut w/ bad editing) 

12-21-82 (1 hour, 15 minutes) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

12-24-82 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (Has a couple of brief glitches)

1983:

1-29-83 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: B (grainy but very watchable)

2-12-83 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: JJ Jackson, Grade: A (Judas Priest 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert from Memphis, TN from Beta master + some videos)

2-22-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Stray Cats-decent quality but has glitches) Grade: B

3-17-83 (4 hours, 4 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

5-4-83 (Nearly 3 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

5-31-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Dan Ackroyd-good, has some glitches, not many) Grade: A-

7-12-83 (3 hours, 3 DVDs of handpicked videos) Grade: A

7-16-83 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

9-5-83 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (same as below, but better quality and no concert)

9-5-83 (same as above, but also has Journey 1981 MTV Saturday Night Concert and clips from Duran Duran Guest VJ Hour 1983-2 DVDs) Grade: A-

Fall 1983 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) various videos and very few commercials Grade: A

10-20-83 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

10-26-83 (1 DVD, MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Phil Collins from my master tape) Grade: A

11-2-83 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some slight compression)

12-6-83 (nearly 2 hours, 1 DVD)-Asia in Asia MTV Concert special in Tokyo, Japan plus MTV documentary Road to Budokan. Grade: A (from my master tapes)

12-27-83 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD-Billy Idol Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A (also has 10 min. of MTV, then a crappy movie)

12-31-83 (MTV New Year’s Ball-2 DVDs) includes some 1981 and 1985 as well and has glitches, no commercials. Grade: B

1983 Airing of Rock and Rule animated film-EX 90 min. (may be from Showtime and not MTV) Grade: A-

1984:

1984-86 (various clips/lots of videos-2 hours) Grade: B

Spring 1984 (2 hours of hand-picked videos-has some edits on some videos from my master) Grade: A

Spring 1984 + Fall 1983 (2 hours, no commercials hand-picked videos from my VHS master, CANNOT COPY) Grade: A

1-8-84 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (a slight bit grainy)

1-8-84 (1 hour, 12 minutes, 1 DVD-includes Fast Forward w/ Saga) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

Jan. 1984/ Mar. 1984 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman. Martha Quinn. Grade: B+ (has some bad glitches at times-includes most of an IRS Cutting Edge show)

2-25-84 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: B (has some grain in picture)

2-26-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Mar. 1984 (1 DVD, 1 hour 15 minutes) HSAS 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert San Jose, CA from original MTV airing in March 1984 (A)

3-2-84 (2 ½ hours approx, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

3-6-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

3-7-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

3-28-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

4-1-84 (AL TV #1, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

4-17-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (audio is bass-heavy at times)

4-19-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: B+ (loud audio, minor tracking issues)

4-27-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

4-29-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Nin a Blackwood. Grade: A-

5-3-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

5-3-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (not the same video as above)

5-3-84 (1 hour, 7 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master, not same video as two above on same date)

5-4-84 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

5-7-84 and 5-10-84 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: B- (rough, but has good sections)

5-14-84 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (good quality with slight cuts and edits-date may be wrong)

5-14-84 (1 hour 15 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

6-16-84 (1 hour 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. (Pretenders MTV Concert special Detroit, MI plus programming)

6-23-84 (1 hour, seven minutes, 1 DVD)VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: B (lots of tape creases, but watchable with good audio) (MTV 1983 Saturday Night Concert w/ Night Ranger)

6-24-84 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: B (has some audio lag)

6-24-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (different than above)

6-26-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

6-30-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B (2^nd DVD has bass-heavy audio)

7-2-84 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: B (audio is loud)

Aug. 1984 (20 min.) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Aug. 1984 (25 min.) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

8-3-84 (5 hours approx., 5 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

8-18-84 (3 DVDs, 3 ½ hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Heavy Metal Combo concerts w/ Iron Maiden London, UK 1981, Black Sabbath Los Angeles, CA 1984, Dio Los Angeles, CA 1984, Ratt Los Angeles, CA 1984 from Beta master)

8-19-84 (3 DVDs, 3 hours) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (includes AC/DC 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert Detroit, MI from Beta master)

8-27-84 (1 hour. 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

8-27-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (Beta master; not the same as above)

8-28-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (some tracking issues, not many)

8-28-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-Eurythmics Guest VJ Hour) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

8-29-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some glitches, not many)

8-30-84 (2 hours-1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A/B (bad audio 1^st hour)

9-3-84 (AL TV #2-only one hour though) Grade: B+

9-3-84 (AL TV #2-all 4 hours, 2 DVDs-good, not great quality, still enjoyable) Grade: B

9-13-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

10-5-84 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (has some glitches here and there)

10-5-84 (MTV Top 20 Countdown, 1 DVD, 2 hours) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-6-84 (1 DVD, 1 hour, 20 minutes) Ozzy Osbourne MTV Saturday Night Concert (from 3-17-84 Salt Lake City, UT ) Grade: A

10-10-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-21-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

10-22-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

10-24-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (some glitches)

10-31-84 (MTV Elvira Halloween 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A (has some edits)

11-24-84 (5 1/2 hours 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson Grade: A

11-26-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A

12-1-84 (3 hours, 3 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A (has some audio dropouts)

12-8-84 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: JJ Jackson, Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (includes MTV Saturday Night Concert w/ Dire Straits in London, 1983)

12-9-84 (1 hour, 50 minutes, 1 DVD) The Firm MTV Concert special (full, unedited version, plus tons of bonus features including 1986 MTV special: 5 from the Firm)

12-14-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A)

12-21-84 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: B (has edits in last 15 min.)

12-25-84 (1 hour-Dee Snider MTV Guest VJ Hour-most commercials cut) Grade: A

12-31-84 (New Year’s Ball 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

1985:

1-1-85 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (MTV Liner Notes, plus segments of three MTV Top 20 Countdowns from 1986-1987) VJs: Mark Goodman, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A to B-

1-13-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some bassy audio)

1-15-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (has bass-heavy audio)

1-16-85 (2 1/4 hours 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1-25-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (audio is a bit bass-heavy)

Feb. 1985 (1 hour, 1 DVD-replay of 1983 Eddie Murphy MTV Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-various handpicked videos, first 3 videos poor condition, then next 1 hour 15 minutes very good, last 45 minutes very poor) Grade: A-/C-

2-1-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

2-18-85 (1 hour, MTV Rock n Wrestling-Alan Hunter/Cyndi Lauper/Lou Albano/Hulk Hogan) Grade: A (no music on this DVD)

3-11-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A-

3-22-85 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (some glitches)

3-28-85 (40 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has about an hour of a Midnight Special)

3-28-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

4-15-85 (5 hours approx., 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

4-19-85 (2 hours 20 minutes-MTV Top 20 Countdown+ some programming) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B

May 1985 + some 1989 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+

May 1985 (25 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

May 1985 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

May 1985 (Huey Lewis & News 1984 Guest VJ Hour replay from 2-29-84, plus Huey Lewis & News MTV Saturday Night Concert from 4-6-82, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

5-1-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-replay of Duran Duran 1983 MTV Guest VJ Hour + programming) *** will not record due to glitches

5-3-85 (2 hours, 1 DVD MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

5-12-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master)

5-18-85 (1 hour, 10 minutes, includes Blancmange 1985 MTV concert New York, NY, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (from Beta master)

June 1985 (almost 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (also has 15 min. of WTBS Night Tracks)

June 1985 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut, color is a little high generation) VJ: Dee Snider, Guests: Scorpions. Grade: A-

6-18-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

6-22-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

6-22-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (not same as above)

6-23-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

6-28-85 (5 hours, 5 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (has slightly warbled audio)

7-7-85 (AL TV #3, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

7-7-85 (AL TV #3, 2 hours only) Grade: A (have not transferred from VHS yet)

7-13-85 OZ For Africa Live Aid benefit concert (Sydney, Australia)-start of Live Aid show in the wee hours of the night in the US!-Complete, 4 hours (in PAL, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

7-13-85 (16 hours, 5 DVDs)-complete MTV original broadcast from first minute to last of Live Aid VJs: Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

7-13-85 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A- (1st 3 hours directly after Live Aid)

7-13-85 (Live Aid Missing Bits-4 DVDs, 6 1/2 hours) Grade: A (mostly performances missed on TV or the official DVD)

7-28-85 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

8-1-85 (1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: B- (from MTV 4^th Birthday Party, bits and pieces, so-so quality with many edits)

8-10-85 (6 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (has running timecode)

8-16-85 (almost 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (MTV Top 20 Countdown + selected videos, has some edits)

9-13-85 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

9-13-85 (1985 MTV VMAs, 2 hours-decent, not great quality) Grade: B

9-17-85 (4 ½ hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

9-29-85 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson. Grade: A- (has just a few glitches, semi-low audio, but a really good set of DVDs)

Sept. 1985 (various segments, 1hour approx.) Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (various segments, 1 hour approx.) Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (45 minutes) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some glitches)

10-17-85 (MTV Heavy Metal Mania w/ Paul Stanley of KISS-most ads missing) Grade: A

10-20-85 (Approx. 5 hours. 3 DVDs) VJs: Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (has some minor static)

10-25-85 (MTV Friday Night Video Fights, Led Zeppelin edition, only has first 30 minutes, also has 1 hour Jan. 1987/July 1986 w/ tracking issues and some summer 1985) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A/ A-

11-21-85 (1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania) VJ: Bruce Dickinson. Grade: A

11-23-85 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some glitches)

11-28-85 (1 ½ hours. 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has Year of Giving special for Thanksgiving)

12-1-85 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also has London Calling episode)

12-24-85 (3 DVDs, 3 hours)-Has Prince MTV 1985 concert from Syracuse, NY and Guest VJ Hour  w/ most commercials cut out as well as some videos. Guest VJs: Cheech & Chong. Grade: B

12-25-85 (3 DVDs, 3 ½ hours) VJs: Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (35 minutes) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some audio hiss)

12-31-85 (12 hours! 6 DVDs-MTV 1985 Top 100 Countdown also includes chunk of New Year’s Ball) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

12-31-85 (MTV New Year’s Ball w/ Starship, The Hooters & Charlie Sexton-2 ½ hours, good quality, but Sexton gets cut and Divinyls are missing) Grade: A-

1985-86 (4 hours, 1 DVD) handpicked videos, mostly Metal videos, a bit jumpy at times. Grade: A-

1986:

1-11-86 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

1-15-86 (2 DVDs-2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

1-17-86 (1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

1-20-86 (1 hour. 45 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

1-21-86 (1 hour-MTV Steven Wright Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A

1-21-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (includes Steven Wright Guest VJ Hour)

1-22-86 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

1-23-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJs: Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A-

1-27-86 (4 DVDs, 4 hours) VJs: JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood. Grade: A (3^rd disc is bad, won’t burn)

1-30-86 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: B+ (has some glitches)

2-20-86 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider, Guest: Jon Bon Jovi. Grade: A

2-27-86 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson. Grade: B+ (some glitches)

2-27-86 (1 hour-Pretty in Pink premiere MTV party w/ cast and bands) Grade: B

Mar. 1986 (4 DVDs, approx. 4 hours, various segments) Grade: A

3-4-86 (MTV Guest VJ Hour-Molly Ringwald only 30 min., some videos cut)

3-5-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV John Belushi retrospective special, no music on this DVD) Grade: A-

3-25-86 (MTV Spring Break w/ Starship in concert plus videos, etc. 2 DVDs, approx. 2 hours) Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours approx. various segments) Grade: A

Apr. 1986/Mar. 1988 (2 hours Dial MTV) VJs: Martha Quinn, Adam Curry. Grade: A to B

4-17-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

4-18-86 (2 hours, 40 min., 2 DVDs) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (from Beta master)

4-19-86 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

4-27-86 (120 Minutes-2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson, Grade: A

4-29-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

May 1986 (2 DVDs, close 2 hours, various segments) includes Hear N’ Aid special. (1^st video: Pete Townshend). Grade: A

May 1986 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) (1^st video: The Who). Grade: A

May 1986 (Simple Minds MTV Saturday Night Concert-1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A

5-22-86 (2 hour, 1 DVD-MTV Heavy Metal Mania, commercials cut) VJ: Dee Snider. Grade: A

Summer 1986 (nearly 2 hours various clips) VJs: Mark Goodman/Martha Quinn/Dee Snider/Mickey Dolenz Guest VJ clips. Grade: A- (also has Beatles and Monkees clips)

Summer 1986 #2 (2 hours of various videos) Grade: B (1^st video: Dire Straits).

Summer 1986 #3 (2 hours of mostly Metal videos) Grade: B (1^st video: Hear ‘N Aid).

Summer 1986 (2 hours-mostly Metal videos/clips) Grade: A

June 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: AC/DC).

June 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: INXS).

June 1986 (approx. 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sammy Hagar). DVD is bad

June 1986 (various handpicked MTV videos from 1986 and 1985, 4 hours) Grade: A-

June 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-all Monkees) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

June 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-all Monkees) VJs:  Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

6-15-86 (Amnesty International Conspiracy Of Hope Concert-East Rutherford, NJ-very RARE w/ John Eddie, Third World, Hooters, Peter Paul & Mary, Little Steven & Disciples Of Soul, Bob Geldof, Stanley Jordan, Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne, Ruben Blades, Yoko Ono, Howard Jones, Miles Davis, Neville Brothers, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, U2, The Police)-10 DVDs, most complete version possible. Has stuff not on official DVD box.

It took me years and a few sources! Includes commercials and VJs. Grade: A

6-21-86 (Kiss 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert Detroit, MI plus programming, 1 hour 10 min, 1 DVD). VJ:  JJ Jackson, Grade: A

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson. Grade: A (1^st video: Thompson Twins).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: JJ Jackson, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Smithereens).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: John Cougar).

July 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Alan Hunter, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Toto).

July 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours, various clips) VJs: Julie Brown, China Kantner, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: 38 Special).

July 1986 (3 DVDs, 3 hours various clips) VJs: China Kantner, Julie Brown, Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: Ozzy Osbourne).

July 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours approx. various clips) VJs: China Kantner, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (1^st video: Rush).

Aug. 1986 (2 DVDs, 2 hours inc. Yes live 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert Edmonton, AL). VJs: China Kantner, Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (3 DVDs-‘til Tuesday 1985 New York/Platinum Blonde 1985/Dire Straits 1983 London/John Waite 1984 Philadelphia/ MTV concerts + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some tracking issues)

Aug. 1986 (3 DVDs-Fleetwood Mac 1982 Los Angeles/Survivor 1985 Tokyo/Billy Idol 1983 New York/Police 1983 Atlanta/ MTV concerts + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (some tracking issues on last DVD).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Phil Collins 1982 Pasadena/Ozzy 1986 Kansas City pt. 1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Ozzy 1986 Kansas City pt. 2/Sammy Hagar 1983 St. Louis pt.1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Sammy Hagar 1983 St. Louis pt. 2/Rush Montreal 1981 pt. 1/ MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Rush Montreal 1981 pt. 2/Eric Clapton 1985 Hartford/MTV concerts) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, Dire Straits 1983 London MTV Saturday Night Concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour The Cruzados 1986 MTV concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour Golden Earring 1984 Holland MTV concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, MTV Rock in New Jersey special) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (45 min. some Eurythmics live 1984, some MTV, some ads) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, AC/DC 1983 Detroit, MI MTV Saturday Night Concert) Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour-various clips) VJs: Julie Brown, Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, China Kantner. Grade: A (1^st video: 54-40).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tom Petty & Heartbreakers).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Martha Quinn, China Kantner. Grade: A (1^st video: Dancing Hoods).

Aug. 1986 (1 hour 20 minutes-1 DVD) Sammy Hagar 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert St. Louis, MO). Grade: A

Aug. 1986 (1 hour, MTV Van Halen “Unleashed” special 1986, w/ handpicked videos)

8-5-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-MTV GTR Guest VJ Hour)-from my master tape. Grade: A

8-7-86 (2 hours-MTV Basement Tapes, some of Phil Collins 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert, plus some videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

8-8-86 (1 hour, MTV Friday Night Video Fights) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

8-8-86 (2 DVDs Rush Montreal 1981 MTV Saturday Night Concert, 1984 MTV Guitar Greats concert + reg. programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A- (has some tracking lines at times)

8-9-86 (5 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Top 100 Videos Of All Time #57-#1 plus programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

8-15-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD-Friday Night Video Fights) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour-New Leave It to Beaver MTV Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, VJs: Julie Brown, China Slick. Grade: A (some of MTV International Hour included, 1^st video: Kiss). Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. (1^st video: The Doors). Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Great White).

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (1^st video: The Cure).

Sept. 1986 (1 ½ hours, Styx New Orleans 1983 MTV Saturday Night Concert plus videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, The Firm 1984 MTV Concert special London, plus videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Sept. 1986 (1 hour, MTV documentary specials: Eric Clapton, Van Halen) Grade: A-

9-2-86 (2 hours, Twisted Sister 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert San Bernadino, CA + programming) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

9-4-86 (2 DVDs-The Firm 1984 London MTV Concert special+ programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

9-5-86 (1986 MTV VMAs-4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

9-17-86 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Mark Goodman, Grade: A- (has some glitches here and there).

9-28-86 (120 Minutes-2 hours) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A-

9-29-86 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A (also includes IRS Cutting Edge).

10-31-86 (4 hours, Elvira Halloween Special, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-

Nov. 1986 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) Tom Petty & Heartbreakers 1985 MTV Saturday Night Concert in Los Angeles, CA Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (Genesis MTV Saturday Night Concert 1984 Birmingham, UK concert, 2 DVDs, close to 2 hours). Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: David Lee Roth)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Luis Cardenas)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Martha Quinn. (1^st video: Moody Blues) Grade: A

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: Cinderella)

Nov. 1986 (1 hour, various clips plus George Thorogood & Destroyers 1986 Seattle, WA MTV concert) Grade: A

11-21-86 (4 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Friday Night Party Zone) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

11-26-86 (2 hours, Bangles 1986 MTV Saturday Night Concert Pittsburgh, PA plus regular programming) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

Dec. 1986 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Night Ranger)

Dec. 1986 (2 hours, MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Mark Goodman, Grade: A

Dec. 1986 (30 minutes-videos, commercials) Grade: A

12-31-86 (Nero’s Eve Ball w/ Andy Taylor, Dave Edmunds Band, Weird Al Yankovic, Lone Justice, Georgia Satellites-Mark Goodman, Carlolyne Heldman, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter-almost 3 hours, missing ending, Good audio, picture is grainy, gets better last half). Grade: B-

1987:

Jan. 1987 (70 minutes, Uncle Floyd Guest VJ weekend) Grade: A

Jan. 1987 (2 1/2 hours, 2 DVDs-Beatles cartoons, regular programming) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

1-25-87 (120 Minutes + 25 minutes of regular programming) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

1-31-87 (3 DVDs, 6 hours)-most commercials cut, also has some USA Network Night Flight. VJs: Julie Brown, Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Also, 3^rd DVD has Oct./Nov. 1986 (has glitches and many edits, a little over 1 hour long) VJs: Dweezil Zappa, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: B+

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Van Halen)

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Steppenwolf)

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Feb. 1987 (90 min., 1 DVD Triumph 1982 MTV Saturday Night Concert Baltimore, MD plus various videos) Grade: A

Feb. 1987 (1 hour, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: The Fixx)

2-3-87 (AL TV #4-some cuts, also includes horrid Turkey TV whatever that is) Grade: A

Feb. 1987/June 1986 (2 hours-various clips, has tracking lines and bad edits at times-a bit rough) Grade: B-

Feb. 1987/Jan. 1986 (2 hours-same as above) Grade: B-

2-28-87 (1 hour 20 min total, Julian Cope New York 1987 MTV concert plus 20 minutes of Alice Cooper live in Detroit, MI 1986) Grade: A

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. (1^st video: Gregg Allman Band)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. (1^st video: AC/DC)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Mark Goodman, Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: The Who)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A (1^st video: J. Geils Band)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Julie Brown, Grade: A (1^st video: T. Rex)

Mar. + June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJs: Alan Hunter, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Y&T)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Cinderella)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Julian Cope)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: ELO)

Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clip) Grade: A (1st video: Deep Purple + MTV Mardis Gras Concert)

3-6-87 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

3-7-87 (5 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Julie Brown/ Alan Hunter. Grade: A- (a bit jumpy at times)

3-15-87 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

3-20-87 (Los Lobos MTV concert plus videos, no commercials, 75 min.) Grade: A

3-28-87 (MTV Spring Break concert-Crowded House, 1 hour) Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

Apr. 1987 (50 minutes, MTV Fleetwood Mac Attack Hour) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A-

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Lone Justice)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (1^st video: Stryper) DVD will not burn

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (1^st video: Flesh For Lulu)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips also half of Bobcat Goldthwait Guest VJ Hour from 1986) Grade: A-

Apr. 1987 (1 hour) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (has Closet Classics Capsule and MTV International)

4-5-87 (1 hour 45 min., 1 DVD-MTV Friday Night Party Zone) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Apr. 1987/Sept. 1986 (1 ½ hours-various clips, with bad edits and tracking lines. Also includes brief ‘til Tuesday Guest VJ Hour and Moody Blues Guest VJ Hour segments) Grade: B

4-19-87 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Alan Hunter. Grade: A

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tesla)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tim Scott)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips, includes some Larry “Bud” Melman Guest VJ Hour) Grade: A (1^st video: Aerosmith)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sonic Youth)

Apr, 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Swinging Pistons)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gary Moore Band)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: The Truth, also includes part of Eric Clapton 1986 London concert in so-so quality)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Ozzy Osbourne)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stanley Jordan)

Apr. 1987 (1 hour, Closet Classics, no commercials) VJs: Alan Hunter, Moon & Dweezil Zappa. Grade: A- (1^st video: Percy Sledge)

5-23-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ Wendy O. Williams host) Grade: A-

June 1987 (1 hour, 1 DVD-Wang Chung MTV Saturday Night Concert, New York) Grade: A

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1st video: Rock & Hyde)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Men At Work)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Roger Waters)-awesome DVD

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jefferson Airplane)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bruce Willis-agh!)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: AC/DC)
June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A- (1^st video: Hurrah)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Grateful Dead)

June 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jethro Tull)

June 1987 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) VJs: Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter. Grade: A

June 1987 (1 hour, John Waite 1984 MTV Saturday Night Concert, Philadelphia, PA) Grade: A

6-10-87 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Van Halen Live Without A Net Concert Special (also includes part of a Closet Classics) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

6-17-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Crowded House only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

July 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Fall)

July 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Sammy Hagar)

July 1987 (MTV Journey Raised on Radio special, 1 hour) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A-

July 1987 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-(MTV Saturday Night Concert 1986 w/ Wang Chung) Grade: A

7-7-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Psychedelic Furs only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

Aug. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: awful Basement Tapes winner)

8-4-87 (MTV Guest VJ Hour Randee of the Redwoods only 30 min., some videos cut) Grade: A

8-15-87 (2 hours, 2 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ King Diamond as host) Grade: A- (audio a little muffled at times, but this is best copy I’ve seen)

8-16-87 (3 hours, 2 DVDs) Has a Young Ones episode in part, 120 Minutes, regular pro6ramming. VJs: Kevin Seal, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

8-17-87 (1 ½ hours-basically the same as above, but Young Ones is complete and has small amount of regular MTV plus solid amount of 120 Minutes) Grade: A

8-28-87 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-regular programming, plus full MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, China Kantner. Grade: A

8-29-87 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ WASP and TNT) Guest VJ: Blackie Lawless. Grade: A-

Summer 1987 (2 hours of hand-picked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

Sept. 1987 (MTV Guest VJ Hour: Wang Chung/Thompson Twins/Joe Walsh (4-28/5-19/9-87 about 30 minutes)-NOTE: All of these Guest VJ segments are on one DVD and heavily edited. Grade: A

9-11-87 (1987 MTV VMAs-has pre-show w/ Penn & Teller, 4 hours) Grade: A

9-12-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ Grim Reaper nearly complete) Grade: B

Sept. 1987 (1 hour 20 min of MTV Top 300 videos ever) VJ: Julie Brown, Grade: A

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: U2)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Lords Of The New Church)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Brandos)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Public Image Ltd.)

Sept. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pink Floyd)

9-27-87 (120 Minutes, 2 DVDs) some tracking lines at bottom, has some regular MTV as well. VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A-

Oct. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Dead Milkmen)

Oct. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Peter Gabriel)

10-27-87 (2 hours, 2 DVDs Jethro Tull-Guest VJ Hour + reg. MTV) VJs: Smash, Julie Brown. Grade: A

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Opal)

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pink Floyd)

Nov. 1987 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bryan Ferry)

Late 1987/Early 1988 (2 hours, handpicked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

12-5-87 (2 hours, Headbanger’s Ball w/ MSG, cut at the end) Grade: A-

12-20-87 (120 Minutes, 1 hour, 45 minutes) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: B (has some glitches and edits)

12-31-87 (MTV Top 100 Countdown #43-#6, 4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

12-31-87 (New Year’s Eve Ball-3 hours, 1 DVD) Hosts: Adam Curry, Paul Reiser. Grade: B

1988:

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Def Leppard)

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: George Thorogood & Destroyers)

Jan. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Testament)

1988 + Sept. 1986 (various clips, includes part of Top 20 Countdown from Sept 1986) Grade: B

1-9-88 (2 hours,1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Ron Keel as host. Commercials cut out) Grade: A

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Turtles)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kingdom Come)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Faster Pussycat)

Feb. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Leatherwolf)

2-26-88 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A (includes most of MTV Top 20 Countdown; most commercials are cut)

Mar. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kingdom Come)

Mar. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Michael Jackson)

3-13-88 (120 Minutes, 1hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

3-16-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

3-20-88 (120 Minutes, 1hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Apr. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Eric Clapton)

Apr. 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Paul Carrack)

4-1-88 (MTV Top 20 Demented Videos w/ Dr. Demento-EX, no commercials, 1 hour 45 min.) Grade: A

4-20-88 (AL TV #5-2 hours, no commercials) Grade: A (has bonus clips of AL on regular TV)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Poison)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Joan Jett & Blackhearts)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Doobie Brothers)

May 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gene Loves Jezebel)

5-22-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

5-22-88 (120 Minutes w/ Midnight Oil 2 hours-missing first 3 minutes) VJ: Kevin Seal (also has Midnight Oil documentary “Black Fella, White Fella”) Grade: A-

5-28-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-last hour of Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rock Blocks, then regular programming. VJs: Adam Curry, Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Summer 1988 (2 hours, handpicked videos) Grade: A (from Beta master)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Underworld)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stealin’ Horses)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: John Waite, most of the DVD is a documentary and interviews about Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Stump)

June 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Voivod)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Love)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1988 Monsters Of Rock Tour feature w/ some videos)

July 1988 (1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Pat Benatar)

7-26-88 (3 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Carolyne Heldman. Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1st video: Talking Heads) Grade: A

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Backstage footage at Atlantic Records 40^th Anniversary Concert)

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Holly Knight)

Aug. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st clip: Vinnie Vincent Invasion)

8-13-88 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rob Halford of Judas Priest) Grade: A- (has some glitches)

8-14-88 (1 hour) VJs: Chyna Kantner, Adam Curry. Grade: A- (attached to HBB above)

8-20-88 (MTV Guest VJ Hour w/ Freddy Kreuger, also includes regular MTV and part of a HBB) VJs: Julie Brown, Kevin Seal, Adam Curry. Grade: A

Sept. 1988 (2 hours, 1 DVD-mix of videos, Post Modern MTV and some of a 1986 MTV Top 20 Countdown) Grade: A

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bad Company)

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Shona Laing)

Sept. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

9-1-88 (3 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: A

9-7-88 (1988 MTV VMAs-4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: B+

Oct. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tina Turner) DVD also has Neil Young video profile from Night Flight

Oct. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: R.E.M.) DVD also includes some of Night Flight episode

10-9-88 (8 hours, 4 DVDs-John Lennon “Imagine” weekend” w/ regular programming) VJs: Julie Brown, Adam Curry. Grade: A

10-14-88 (MTV Top 20 Countdown-2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry, Grade: A

10-15-88 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A (also has some Nickelodeon crap)

10-15-88 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Yngwie Malmsteen host) Grade: B

Nov. 1988 (2 hours, 1 DVD-has some non-MTV as well) VJs: Carolyne Heldman, Julie Brown. Grade: A

Nov. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Let’s Active)

Nov. 1988 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

12-25-88 (1 hour, 1 DVD–Auburn, AL filmed 10-20-88 for MTV New Music Assault)-from original MTV airing on 120 Minutes w/The Godfathers, Living Colour, Sugarcubes

12-31-88 (1988 MTV Top 100 Countdown-13 hours, 4 DVDs) Grade: A (from master tape, a crease line appears for a few hours, but then disappears)

12-31-88 (Big Bang ’89 New Year’s Ball, 3 hours, 1 DVD) w/ Winger, Robert Plant, Hall & Oates, Bobby Brown, Escape Club, Cameo, Poison, Sam Kinison. Grade: A

1989:

 Jan. 1989 (2 hours, 2 DVDs, MTV Top 20 Countdown at a ski resort) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A

Spring 1989 (45 minutes, hand-selected videos) Grade: A

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A 1^st video: Was (Not Was)]

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Glamour Camp)

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: That Petrol Emotion)

Mar. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Armored Saint)

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 50 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ The Fixx) Grade: A

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 50 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ Cheap Trick) Grade: A

3-18-89 (1 DVD, 90 minutes, MTV Spring Break Concert w/ Cheap Trick, The Fixx and Vixen, Cheap Trick missing two songs) Grade: A

3-26-89 (120 Minutes w/ Dead Milkmen, 1 hour 50 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: B+ (missing last 10 min.)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bad Company)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Metallica)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Madness) also includes part of Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park 1981

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Freaks)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: The Choirboys)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Guadalcanal Diary)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Sidewinders)

Apr. 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 1^st video: Cheap Trick)

4-1-89 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Spring Break, videos, concerts, Remote Control) Grade: A- (a tad jumpy)

4-14-89 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-Week In Rock and Just Say Julie episodes. Hosts: Kurt Loder, Downtown Julie Brown. Grade: A

May 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Doobie Brothers)

May 1989 (1 DVD, 1 hour, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: WASP)

5-6-89 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Black Sabbath as hosts, 3 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: B (some glitches)

5-8-89 (2 hrs 15 min., 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A- (also has Just Say Julie episode and videos from 1990)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Corey Glover, Grade: A

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Faith No More)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Ultra Vivid Scene)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Lita Ford-mostly Metal videos)

June 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Gorky Park-mostly Metal videos, but not all are)

6-17-89 (1 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

6-18-89 (2 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A

6-25-89 (120 Minutes and Rock Blocks, 1 hour only, 1 DVD) VJ: Kevin Seal. Grade: A-

July 1989 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: A- (a bit grainy)

August 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Living Colour)

August 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Young MC, almost all Metal videos)

8-5-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball) VJ: Adam Curry, Grade: B

8-19-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Steve Stevens) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

Sept. 1989 (8 hours, 4 DVDs-various clips, has many edits and non-MTV crap, audio warbly at times) VJs: Adam Curry, Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Kevin Seal. Grade: B+

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Jeff Healey Band)

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Love And Rockets)

Sept. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: 10,000 Maniacs)

9-3-89 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall, Grade: B (grainy)

10-15-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A

10-28-89 (3 hours, 3 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Wolfsbane, EZO and Vain) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

10-31-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball Halloween Special w/ Alice Cooper, Dave Mustaine, Iggy Pop, Dangerous Toys) Grade: A- (has some picture fluctuation)

Nov. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Love Tractor)

Nov. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Michael Penn)

Nov. 1989 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (switches to VH1 w/ Kathryn Kinley at times)

11-4-89 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

11-11-89 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Kevin Seal, Adam Curry, Ben Stiller. Grade: A

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Tom Petty)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Terence Trent D’Arby)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Kate Bush)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Bon Jovi)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Van Halen, also has some VH1 videos)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Timbuk 3)

Dec. 1989 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various clips) Grade: A (1^st video: Queen Latifah, also has some VH1 videos)

Dec. 1989 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

12-11-89 (4 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Julie Brown. Grade: A (has regular programming, plus Yo MTV Raps and Club MTV)

12-31-89 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-1990 New Year’s Eve Concert (performances only: B-52’s, Young MC, Richard Marx, Neneh Cherry, Living Colour, Lenny Kravitz), also has a few videos Grade: A

MTV Original 90’s video airings (all 90s videos, some very rare as originally aired by MTV. Quality varies, but most are excellent, and like above, a few other outlets are used for certain videos).

DVD 1-inc. Def Leppard, Weird Al, Bad Company, Ween, Nelson, Warrant, Fishbone, Gerardo

DVD 2-inc. Steve Vai, Primus, Huey Lewis & News, Fixx, Spinal Tap, RTZ, The Law, Rush

DVD 3-inc. Sting, Adam Ant, Divinyls, Corey Hart, Alice In Chains, Tom Waits, Duran Duran

DVD 4-inc. ZZ Top, Kiss, Joe Satriani, Wesley Willis, King Missile, Ren & Stimpy, Cranberries

1990:

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Babylon A.D., mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: 10,000 Maniacs, also has some of Jimi Hendrix film)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Ramones, mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: King Diamond, mostly Metal videos)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Rolling Stones)

Jan. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: The Walkers)

1990 (Mix of videos, some Nick Rocks from 1985 and Night Flight videos from 1985-close to 2 hours) Grade: B

1-14-90 (2 DVDs, 2 hours) VJ: Julie Brown. Grade: A (all Billy Joel & Michael Jackson videos, Making of Thriller, some 120 Minutes + some non-MTV crap)

1-20-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motley Crue, video is grainy) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Icicle Works)

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Slaughter, has some VH1 too)

Feb. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Fuzztones)

Mar. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Lenny Kravitz)

Mar. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: House Of Love)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: B-52’s, has some VH1 too)

Apr. 1990 (1 hour, 1 DVD, various videos) Grade: A (1^st video: Lightning Seeds, has some VH1 too)

Apr. 1990 (2 ½ hours, 1 DVD-Metal and Rap videos w/ Rock and Jock softball game-gets a little bit jumpy) Grade: B

4-1-90 (120 Minutes w/ Sugarcubes, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: B (a few generations down)

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Adam Curry. Grade: A

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A

4-14-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A

May 1990 (4 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Voice only, none seen. Grade: A- (has some glitches, but very good overall)

5-26-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Steve Vai) Grade: A

6-30-90 (Knebworth Festival concert-5 DVDs, 5 hours, also includes part of Pink Floyd documentary Shine On) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

7-14-90 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Faster Pussycat, Warrior Soul, Spread Eagle) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

Sept. 1990 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Top 100 Countdown It Lives…-Top 100 videos ever-starts at #46 and goes to #1) VJs: Adam Curry, Kevin Seal, Andrew Daddo. Grade: A-

9-9-90 (1 DVD, 1990 MTV VMAs) Grade: B+

10-13-90 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: B+ (Has some hiccups every few seconds; includes about 100 min. of a Headbanger’s Ball)

10-15-90 (4 ½ hours, 2 DVDs-includes Club MTV, Half Hour Comedy Hour, Earth To MTV, Turn It Up and videos) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Andrew Daddo, Katie Wagner. Grade: A

10-27-90 (1 DVD, 5 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Cinderella) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (also has 2 hours of MTV 2 videos-a few generations down and wavy picture at times)

11-10-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ AC/DC as hosts) Grade: A

11-24-90 (6 hours, 3 DVDs-MTV Reunion Weekend w/ original VJs) VJs: Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman. Grade: A (first hour jumpy, excellent otherwise)

12-13-90 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Andrew Daddo. Grade: A (also includes USA Network cartoons and a Simpsons episode on FOX)

12-16-90 (3 hours, 1 DVD)-Monsters of Rock Sunday videos) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

12-30-90 (120 Minutes, 2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Dave Kendall. Grade: A-

1991:

2-7-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Rock In Rio weekend) VJs: Martha Quinn, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A-

4-21-91 (120 Minutes UK, 1 DVD) VJ: Paul King w/ Fields of Nephilim, Sonic Youth. Grade: A-

4-29-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Pauly Shore, John Norris. Grade: A

4-28-91 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-commercial free Sunday, just videos) VJ: none. Grade: A

5-4-91: (2 hours 20 min., 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motorhead, incomplete) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

5-11-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Primus and Katmandu and some Bootleg MTV concert show) VJs: Andrew Daddo, Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

7-17-91 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

8-24-91 (3 ½ hours, 2 DVDs-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Warrior Soul and White Trash plus MTV Rockline w/ Alice Cooper) VJs: Riki Rachtman, Martha Quinn. Grade: A-

September 1991 (3 DVDs, 6 hours)-has lots of edits and non-MTV crap and warbly audio, but also a decent amount of hand-picked MTV including Remote Control, House of Style, Headbangers Ball, Liquid Televison and MTV Unplugged. VJs: Martha Quinn, John Norris, Kari Wuhrer, Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

9-5-91 (MTV 1991 VMAs-2 DVDs) Grade: A-

9-28-91 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Pearl Jam) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

11-2-91 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Nirvana and Sepultura) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B+

1992:

1-25-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Primus) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B

Feb. 1992 (2 hours total, 1 DVD-Wayne’s World special w/ Wayne & Garth-no commercials. Also has one hour of videos from MTV and Rockworld) Grade: B (has some mild vertical lines)

4-26-92 (AL TV #6-3 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: B

May 1992/Nov. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

5-9-92 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ KISS) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

5-10-92 (120 Minutes w/ Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy, 1 DVD) Grade: A-

6-4-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Hangin’ With MTV, plus programming) VJs: Steve Isaacs, John Norris. Grade: A

6-14-92 (2 hours, 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ XTC) Grade: A- (missing about 10 min. & some commercials)

6-24-92 (4 DVDs, 8 hours-audio is a little low) VJs: Karen Bryant, Todd 1. Grade: A-

7-19-92 (2 hours-1 DVD-120 Min w/ Charlatans UK, 1 DVD) Grade: A- (missing few minutes and most ads)

8-6-92 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Hangin’ With MTV w/ Morrissey) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A (also includes regular MTV)

8-10-92 (25 min. w/ commercials, but no VJ) VJ: none. Grade: A

8-13-92 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

8-22-92 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Ministry & GWAR) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (very good quality, but really jumpy)

8-26-92 (4 hours, 2 DVDs)-Includes some of a Headbanger’s Ball, but mostly regular programming. VJ: Steve Isaac. Grade: A

9-20-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Joey Ramone) Grade: A (missing a few min. at end)

9-22-92 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

10-18-92 (120 Minutes w/ Suzanne Vega, 1 DVD) Grade: A (missing last few minutes)

11-22-92 (120 Minutes w/ Joey Ramone, Lemmy & Social Distortion, 1 DVD) Grade: B+

11-29-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Suzanne Vega as guest host) Grade: A-

Dec. 1992 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

12-13-92 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Peter Gabriel) Grade: A

1993:

1-3-93 (120 Minutes w/ Jesus Jones as guest hosts, 1 DVD) Grade: B

1-10-93 (120 Minutes w/ Soul Asylum as hosts, 1 DVD) Grade: B (a bit grainy)

1-31-93 (3 DVD, 6 hours) VJs: Steve Isaacs, Adam Curry. Grade: A

2-8-93 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Classic MTV, two Remote Control episodes) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

Mar. 1993 (90 minutes-Classic MTV-some commercials, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry/, John Norris. Grade: A

Mar. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD, hand-picked videos, Lip Service show, most commercials cut out) VJ: Duff. Grade: A-

Mar. 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD, hand-picked videos, Spring Break crap including Lip Service and Blind Date) Host: Jon Stewart. VJ: Duff. Grade: A-

3-14-93 (120 Minutes w/ They Might Be Giants, only the first 75 min.) Grade: B

3-27-93 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Dream Theater and Green Jello) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

3-31-93 (2 hours 45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Steve Isaacs. Grade: A

4-3-93 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Jackyl and Circus of Power) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B+

May 1993 (45 minutes-Classic MTV+ regular MTV w/ commercials) VJs: John Norris, Duff. Grade: A

May 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD-most commercials cut, has regular MTV and Totally Pauly) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Pauly Shore. Grade: A

May 1993 (2 hours, 1 DVD-commercials cut) VJs: Adam Curry, Kennedy. Grade: A

6-15-93 (6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Steve Isaacs, Duff. Grade: A

7-31-93 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Alice In Chains at Action Park!) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

8-7-93 (3 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ King Diamond of Mercyful Fate) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

8-8-93 (120 Minutes w/ Depeche Mode, 1 DVD) Grade: B+ (a bit grainy)

8-28-93 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Steve Vai, Devon Townshend) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

9-2-93 (1993 MTV VMAs-2 hours, 1 DVD no commercials included) Grade: A

10-30-93 (100 min. only, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Danzig & Motorhead w/ no commercials) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: B (has some tracking problems)

11-20-93 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ The Melvins-nearly 2 hours, slightly incomplete, 1 DVD) VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A-

12-11-93 (AL Music #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD)-this is the Much Music version, not MTV. Grade: A

12-31-93 (1993 MTV Top 100 Countdown, 8 hours, 4 DVDs) VJs: Kennedy, Bill Bellamy. Grade: A

1994:

2-5-94 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-MTV 14 Most Wanted Videos of the day. VJ: Adam Curry. Grade: A-

3-19-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Carcass & Entombed). VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

3-26-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/Pantera). VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: C (has tracking issues and irritating sound, but great episode)

7-16-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motley Crue), VJ: Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

9-8-94 (1994 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

10-6-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Awful MTV show Dead at 21, then 90 minutes of MTV Most Wanted Videos. VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

10-12-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD)-Has some edits here and there and a small bit of VH1. VJ: Idalis. Grade: A

10-29-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Night of the Living Megadeth Halloween special and Headbanger’s Ball w/ Slayer) VJs: Kennedy, Riki Rachtman. Grade: A

12-26-94 (3 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJ: John Sencio. Grade: A-

12-31-94 (4 DVDs, 8 hours-1994 MTV Top 100 Countdown) VJs: John Sencio, Idalis, Dr. Dre, Ed Lover. Grade: A

1995:

1-1-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-includes New Year’s Eve Times Square/Green Day concert Chicago, IL/Liquid Television episode/and at least 2 hours of videos) VJs: Kennedy, Louis Largent. Grade: A

3-4-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Superrock w/ Slayer and Biohazard) VJ: Jackie Parry. Grade: A-

3-26-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Daisy Fuentes. Grade: B+

3-30-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD-The State, Beavis & Butthead, 1 hour of videos) VJ: Bill Bellamy. Grade: A- (has one early glitch and low audio last hour during the shows, not the videos)

4-15-95 (2 hours,1 DVD-Superrock w/ Rob Zombie). VJ: Jackie Parry. Grade: A-

5-7-95 (2 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: John Sencio, Steve Isaacs. Grade: A

5-14-95 (1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Faith No More hosting) Grade: A (has no commercials)

Aug. 1995 (6 hours-various Alternative Nation episodes complete) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (has slightly low audio)

9-7-95 (1995 MTV VMAs, 3 DVDs) Grade: A-

Nov. 1995 (Two Beavis & Butthead episodes, part of MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: John Sencio. Grade: A

12-16-95 (4 DVDs, 8 ½ hours-1995 MTV Top 100 Countdown) VJs: Daisy Fuentes, Bill Bellamy, Kennedy, Jenny McCarthy, John Sencio, Idalis. Grade: A

12-20-95 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Idalis, John Sencio. Grade: A

1996:

1-8-96 (1 DVD, 2 hrs.-Totally Pauly, w/ VH1 Big 80s) VJs: Pauly Shore, Idalis. Grade: A

2-12-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-13-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-14-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

2-15-96 (Alternative Nation 90 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A- (low audio)

3-15-96 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Erik Palladino, Grade: A

3-31-96 (2 ½ hours, 3 DVDs) VJ: Grade: A

3-31-96 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-120 Minutes  w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers as hosts) Grade: A (all classic videos)

5-30-96 (1 hour 10 min., 1 DVD) VJs: Kristy Swanson, John Sencio. Grade: A

5-30-96 (AL TV #7-2 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A

July 1996 (6 hours, 3 DVDs)-Includes regular programming, The Grind, Beavis and Butthead “Yard Sale” and “Shopping List” and Singled Out, plus lots of videos. VJs: Matt Pinfield, Idalis. Grade: A

7-28-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-120 Minutes w/ Butthole Surfers as hosts) Grade: A

8-1-96 (2 hours-MTV simulcast of M2’s 1st hour, plus 1 hour regular MTV) VJs: Jaycee Dunn, Kennedy. Grade: A (*interrupted for 20 min. by a switch to ESPN, not by me!)

9-4-96 (1996 MTV VMAs, 3 DVDs) Grade: A

9-14-96 (3 hours, 3 DVDs-It Came From The 80’s Part II) VJ: Bret Michaels. Grade: A

10-12-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-It Came From The 80s Weekend videos) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

10-12-96 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: none shown. Grade: A

Nov. 1996 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Top Jams of the 90s #44-#24) VJ: Bill Bellamy. Grade: A

Dec. 1996 (120 Minutes, 2 DVDs-Almost Acoustic Xmas) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A-

12-17-96 (2 hours, 1 DVD-MTV Top 20 Countdown) VJ: Idalis. Grade: A

12-19-96 (4 hours, 2 DVDs-includes AL TV, The Grind, Beavis & Butthead “Letters to Santa Butthead”, “It’s a Miserable Life”) VJs: John Sencio, Weird AL. Grade: A

12-28-96 (1 hour 20 min., 1 DVD) VJs: none shown. Grade: A

1997:

Jan. 1997 (1 hour, 20 min, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

1-12-97 (2 DVDs, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Live and Beck) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

1-21-97 (5 hours, 5 DVDs) VJs: John Sencio, Kennedy. Grade: A

3-11-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-12-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-13-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-14-97 (Alternative Nation-1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Kennedy. Grade: A

3-17-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Blur) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A (end is cut)

Apr. 1997 (MTV Austin Powers International Man of Mystery special w/ Mike Myers, 1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A

6-15-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Radiohead and Tricky) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

7-6-97 (1 DVD-2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Faith No More and MxPx) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

7-13-97 (1 DVD-2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Charlatans UK and Sarah McLachlan) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

8-24-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Dandy Warhols) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

9-4-97 (1997 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

9-7-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Sneaker Pimps) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-5-97 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Blink 182) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A- (has some tracking lines in last hour)

10-14-97 (David Bowie in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

10-25-97 (Rolling Stones in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-25 minutes, Grade: A

10-31-97 (M2 on MTV-1 hour with The Cure, all Cure videos) VJ: Jaycee Dunn. Grade: A

10-31-97 (Jane’s Addiction in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-25 minutes, Grade: A

12-16-97 (1 hour, 30 minutes, 1 DVD-Top Xmas videos, Top cheesy videos, Top Notorious BIG videos) VJs: Ananda Lewis, Toby Amies) Grade: A.

12-19-97 (Radiohead in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-60 minutes, Grade: A

1998:

3-8-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Our Lady Peace and Loorena McKennitt) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: B- (a bit jumpy and some slight tracking issues)

3-25-98 (Metallica in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

4-19-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Semisonic and Bran Van 3000) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

5-1-98 (Van Halen in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

5-23-98 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJs: Carson Daly, Bill Bellamy. Grade: A

8-14-98 (Page/Plant in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

9-10-98 (1998 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A

9-13-98 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Rob Zombie) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-28-98 (R.E.M. in concert Live From the Ten Spot)-45 minutes, Grade: A

12-16-98 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

1999:

1-30-99 (4 hours-2 DVDs) VJ: John Norris. Grade: A

2-28-99 (3 hours-2 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: A

5-8-99 (MTV 25 Lame, 1 DVD-2 hours) Guests: Dennis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Kattan, John Stewart. Grade: A (See Vanilla Ice go nuts and destroy the set!)

7-11-99 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes w/ Luscious Jackson) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

12-4-99 (AL TV #8-nearly 2 hours, commercials cut) Grade: A

2000:

7-6-00 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Chris Booker. Grade: A- (slightly fuzzy picture)

2001:

June 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

Sept. 2001 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: none. Grade: B (all videos, post 9/11 tragedy weekend, has some VH1 mixed in)

2002:

8-29-02 (2002 MTV VMAs-1 DVD) Grade: A-

Apr. 2002/ 9-23-02 (1 hour total, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A (videos and commercials)

2005:

7-9-05 (8 hours, 4 DVDs) Grade: A (Live 8 concerts as MTV apologizes for its disgraceful coverage on July 2 and uses VH1’s coverage)

2009:

6-25-09 (1 DVD) Grade: A (Michael Jackson tribute w/ videos from MTV’s all-day tribute. No commercials)

August 2009 (1 DVD, 2 hours) various vintage hand-picked videos when MTV briefly showed them again. No commercials. Grade: A

2010:

Summer 2010 (3 DVDs, every Warren the Ape episode w/ commercials!) Grade: A (4 episodes per DVD). Episodes are as follows:

June 14, 2010 “The Big Score”, June 21, 2010 “Crash Course” June 28, 2010 “Abstinance”, July 5, 2010 “Amends”, July 12, 2010 “Gay Ape”, July 19, 2010 “Bad Po-Fo”, July 26, 2010 “It Girl”, Aug. 2, 2010 “Support System”, Aug. 9, 2010 “Out With The Old”,  Aug. 16, 2010 “Anger Management”, Aug. 23, 2010 “Black Lotus”, Aug. 30, 2010 “Rock Opera”.

2016:

4-22-16 (1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A (Prince tribute with videos and news of his passing)

MTV Japan: (These are all about 45-50 minutes long and are original airings in fantastic condition from MTV Japan, which was an hour or so each day. Commercials are included on some of these in both English and Japanese. These are very rare and are currently not for trade, and I cannot convert them-sorry.)

Dec. 1984 (starts w/ Planet P Project) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1984 (starts w/ Deep Purple) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

12-12-84 (starts w/ Hall & Oates and includes Christmas videos) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ David Lee Roth) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ Triumph) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ David Lee Roth) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

Jan. 1985 (starts w/ Eurythmics) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

1-16-85 (starts w/ General Public) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (starts w/ Scandal) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Feb. 1985 (starts w/ Hall & Oates) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Alan Parsons Project) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Tina Turner) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w / Haircut 100) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Mar. 1985 (starts w/ Dokken) VJ: JJ Jackson. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ Beach Boys) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Jun. 1985 (starts w/ Harold Faltermeyer) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

10-3-85 (starts w/ Kiss) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Oct. 1985 (starts w/ Talking Heads) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (starts w/ Night Ranger) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (starts w/ Huey Lewis & News) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Dec. 1985 (Huey Lewis MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

12-4-85 (starts w/ Asia) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Feb. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Pointer Sisters) VJ: Nina Blackwood. Grade: A

Mar. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Triplets) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (starts w/ Van Halen) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

Apr. 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Untouchables) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

July 1986 (New Video Hour-starts w/ Julian Lennon) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A

July 1986 (Falco MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

Oct. 1986 (starts w/ John Fogerty) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Oct. 1986 (starts w/ Regina) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A

Jan. 1987 (a-ha MTV Guest VJ Hour). Grade: A

M2/MTV2 DVDs

1997:

8-5-97 (M2-6 hours, 3 DVDs) VJs: Jaycee Dunn, Big Tad, Matt Pinfield. Grade: A-

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #1, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #3, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Oct. 1997 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #4, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

1998:

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #1, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #2, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #3, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #4, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

Mar. 1998 (M2-handpicked all 80’s videos #5, 2 hours, 1 DVD) Grade: A

1999:

May 1999 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Jancee Dunn. Grade: A

2001:

Jan. 2001 (1 hour 45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Jancee Dunn. Grade: A

Apr. 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: none. Grade: A

Apr. 2001 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-new videos, plus repeat towards end of A-Z Countdown. VJ: none. Grade: A

2003:

5-5-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-120 Minutes final episode) VJs: Matt Pinfield, Dave Kendall, Jim Shearer. (good quality, but a few gens down) Grade: B+ (this DVD includes both Subterranean episodes from 5-10-03 and 10-10-03)

5-10-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Metallica-1st new episode ever) Grade: A

5-30-03 (1 DVD, 1 hour-Subterranean w/ Longwave) VJ: Jim Shearer. Grade: B+ (has some audio dropouts here and there)

8-2-03 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Motorhead, Dio, Iron Maiden) Grade: A

10-10-03 (1 DVD, 1 hour-Subterranean w/ Super Furry Animals) VJ: Jim Shearer. Grade: B+  (has some audio dropouts here and there)

Nov. 2003 (1 DVD, 1 hour) Grade: A (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-Making The Video and Triumph’s Videos To Poop On special, no commercials)

2004:

1-31-04 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Iron Maiden) Grade: A

2-7-04 (1 DVD, 2 hours-Headbanger’s Ball w/ Probot) Grade: A

2009:

8-22-09 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Rob Zombie-1 hour) Grade: A

9-12-09 (Headbanger’s Ball-vintage VMA live videos-1 hour) Grade: A

2010:

6-21-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Ozzy Osbourne-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

7-19-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Overkill-1 hour) Grade: A

8-23-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Iron Maiden-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

11-15-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ GWAR-1 hour, 5 minutes) Grade: A

11-22-10 (Headbanger’s Ball w/ Pantera-1 hour, 15 minutes) Grade: A

2011:

7-30-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

8-27-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

9-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

10-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

11-25-11 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Pinfield. Grade: A

2012:

3-2-12 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) Grade: A

4-20-12 (120 Minutes, 1 DVD) Grade: A

MTV Live on MTV2 :

DVD #1: (Oasis, Green Day, Raconteurs, Queens Of The Stone Age, Kings Of Leon)

DVD #2: (Franz Ferdinand, Metallica, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys)

NBC Friday Night Videos (all w/ commercials)

10-28-83 (90 minutes 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A

11-11-83 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Journey. Grade: A

1-18-85 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A

5-31-85 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: no host. Grade: A

9-19-86 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Facts Of Life cast. Grade: A (also has MTV Almanac 1983 and 20/20 report) Grade: A

9-26-86 (90 minutes, 2 DVDs) hosts: Woody Harrelson, Scott Valentine. Grade: A (includes 15 min. of MTV)

10-24-86 (90 minutes total, 1 DVD) host: Grade: A (includes 30 min of Johnny Carson, then 60 min. of FNV)

3-27-87 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: WWF episode w/ Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Andre The Giant, George “The Animal” Steele, Bret “Hitman” Hart, Honky Tonk Man, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Bobby Heenan, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Miss Elizabeth. Grade: A

4-17-87 (90 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Chris Elliot. Grade: B (has hissy audio and tracking lines at bottom)

6-19-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Chris Elliot. Grade: A

6-26-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Pee Wee Herman. Grade: A

7-17-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: ALF & Richard Mull. Grade: A

10-30-87 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) host: Elvira. Grade: A

5-19-89 (60 minutes, 1 DVD) hosts: Vanessa Williams, Ahmad Rashad. Grade: A- (has mild audio hiss)

VH1

1985:

2-14-85 (45 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: Don Imus. Grade: A

1986:

12-86 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Matt Johnson. Grade: A

1987:

12-31-87 (5 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Kathryn Kinley. Grade: B (1987 Year in Review w/ Top 40 videos for the year, but very grainy, w/ good audio)

1988:

4-3-88 (4 hours, 4 DVDs) VJ: Patty Lotz. Grade: A

5-22-88 (a little under 3 hours, 2 DVDs) VJ: Bobby Rivers. Grade: A

1991:

10-31-91 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Elvira Top 21 Countdown) Grade: A- (mild audio problems)

1992:

Feb. 1992 (1 hour, 1 DVD)-no VJ. Grade: A

9-10-92 (1 hour, 1 DVD) VJ: Tim Sommer. Grade: A- (a bit grainy)

1994:

2-5-94 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Top 21 Countdown) VJ: Ken Taylor. Grade: A- (audio a bit warbly)

1995:

1-17-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Corey Glover, Moon Zappa. Grade: A

3-4-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: John Fugelsang, Moon Zappa, Ian O’Malley. Grade: A

6-23-95 (4 hours, 2 DVDs) VJs: Amy Scott, John Fugelsang. Grade: A

1996:

Dec. 1996 (2 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Robin Dorian, Amy Scott. Grade: A

1997:

Dec. 1997 (3 DVDs, 6 hours) VJ: none. Grade: A

Dec. 1997 (2 hours, 1 DVD-Big 80s, includes a little MTV) VJ: Belinda Carlisle. Grade: A

12-31-97 (3 DVDs, 6 hours, Top 50 1997 Countdown) VJ: Kasey Kasem. Grade: A

2000:

Nov. 2000: (1 hour, 1 DVD-Rock Show) VJ: Scott Ian w/ 3 Doors Down. Grade: A-

2002:

Jul. 2000/Jul. 2002/Nov. 2002 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 1 DVD) VJ: no VJ. Grade: A (all videos/commercials from 3 different timeframes)

2003:

6-17-03 (AL TV #9, 1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A-

2006:

12-15-06 (AL TV #10-1 hour, 1 DVD) Grade: A

VH1 Classic various videos collections (all converted from the master tapes of 2003-2006 when VH1 Classic were great and still showed rare videos, some of these were only shown once or soon to be never again. Most of these no longer are shown as the channel has gone downhill):

Vol. 1-includes FM/UK, Planet P, Gary Moore Band, Lene Lovich, X, Little River Band

Vol. 2-includes Phil Lynott, Toto, The Jam, LeRoux, Boomtown Rats, The Damned, PiL

Vol. 3-includes Wire, Saga, Krokus, Stabalizers, Saxon, Gary Numan, Simply Red

Vol. 4-includes Blondie, The Cars, Roxy Music, Celtic Frost, Belouis Some, Uriah Heep

Vol. 5-includes Men At Work, Killing Joke, The Fall, Rupert Hine, Voivod, Love Tractor

Vol. 6-includes Silencers, Alcatrazz, Siouxie & Banshees, Tubes, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Dio  

Vol. 7-includes Lou Reed, Talk Talk, Roger Waters, Vandenberg, Nena, Robert Hazard

Vol. 8-includes Yaz, Classix Noveaux, Peter Godwin, The Fixx, Fun Boy Three, Kansas

Vol. 9-includes Giuffria, Rose Tattoo, Saxon, Ingnatious Jones, Haircut 100, Falco, Y&T

Vol. 10-includes The Fall, Sisters Of Mercy, Aztec Camera, Tom Waits, When In Rome

Vol. 11-includes The Alarm, Yngwie Malmsteen, ELO, Heaven, Cutting Crew, Animotion

Vol. 12-includes Orion The Hunter, Flesh For Lulu, Tesla, King, Ultravox, Transvision Vamp

Vol. 13-includes Rick James, Bryan Ferry, Kate Bush, Rush, Gap Band, Styx, Barnes & Barnes

Vol. 14-includes Joe Walsh, Stranglers, Pantera, Peter Tosh, World Party, America, U2, Toto

Vol. 15-includes Jim Carroll Band, Talk Talk, Fishbone, Prince, Grateful Dead, OMD, The Fixx

Vol. 16-includes Sting, The Kinks, Bad Company, Firehouse, Dream Theater, Helix, Ambrosia

Vol. 17-includes Jimmy Page, Outlaws, Yes, Peter Wolf, Megadeth, Rainmakers, Phil Collins

Vol. 18-includes King Diamond, TNT, Ministry, The Firm, Jude Cole, Prefab Sprout, Kansas

Vol. 19-includes Alice In Chains, Paul Simon, Slade, Fischer-Z, The Firm, Beach Boys, Mr. Big

Vol. 21-includes Verve, Bruce Hornsby, Fishbone, Saxon, Alarm, Nik Kershaw, Ween, Asia

Vol. 22-includes Robyn Hitchcock, Butthole Surfers, Blancmange, Sparks, Echo & Bunnymen

Vol. 23-includes The Knack, Venetians, Untouchables, Jackyl, Devo, Kraftwerk, Art Of Noise

Vol. 24-includes Peter Murphy, Suzanne Vega, Bruce Hornsby & Range, Living Colour, Xymox

Vol. 25-includes Asia, Gary Myrick, Midge Ure, CSN&Y, Linda Ronstadt, Toronto, Loudness

Vol. 26-includes Aerosmith, Gang Of Four, Kiss, Zebra, Wang Chung, Mr. Mister, King, Visage

Vol. 27-includes Van Halen, Divinyls, Tom Tom Club, Accept, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Kim Wilde

Vol. 28-includes George Thorogood, Oasis, Split Enz, Molly Hatchet, Producers, Utopia

Vol. 29-includes UFO, The Cure, Gary Numan, EBN-OZN, April Wine, Trio, Gang Of Four

Vol. 30-includes Tenpole Tudor, Pere Ubu, Green Jello, Schon/Hammer, GTR, Tommy Tutone

Vol. 31-includes Simply Red, Plasmatics, Donnie Iris, Fastway, Joan Armatrading, Paul Young

Vol. 32-includes Moody Blues, Foo Fighters, Tom Waits, Flirts, Tool, Blue Nile, Seal, Suede

Vol. 33-includes Radiohead, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Garbage, Sugarcubes, Matthew Sweet, Kiss

Vol. 34-includes Smashing Pumpkins, Better Than Ezra, Primus, Nik Kershaw, U2, Rob Zombie

25 Holiday Album Covers To Destroy Your Christmas

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This has been done before, and will be done again. However, I’ve never done it-so now it is my delight to bring you 25 truly wretched Christmas album covers (and the music ain’t good either) to hopefully add a little horror, shame and laughs to your holiday season.

I chose 25 albums-one giant yule log o’ poop for each day leading to Christmas. Let’s just call it my advent calendar from hell-just for you!

1. Thore Skogmans Julskiva-Klappa Pa!

My name be Thorne! You bring da fun, and I bring da sausage! Do I creep you out? Dis is not my intention, but please stay; I am lonely for holiday.

2. Ann Guest Moore-Welcome to the World of Ann Guest Moore 

What’s moore off here (like my “Moore” pun?)…that Ann is a filthy slut sitting on Santa’s yule log, or that was somehow 1986 when it looks like a…

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Easter horrors: good and bad album covers with rabbits and bunnies

Well, it’s that time of year again, so why not celebrate Easter with some truly horrific album covers featuring rabbits and/or bunnies?

I did include a few awesome bands and album covers, but it’s mostly the weird, warped and wretched covers that made this eggxactly what I was going for. So, hop on board and follow me down the bunny trail…to hell!

1.) Rabbit-Too Much Rock ‘n’ Roll

I cheated here. No bunnies, but these rabbits are downright terrifying.

2.) Lew Qualding & the Sentimental Reeds-That Old Sax Magic

Could this rabbit reproduce like normal while playing That Old Sax Magic for his wife? It looks like he is praying for the sweet release of death rather than hear this album…

3.) Sparks-Hello Young Lovers

I happen to think Sparks are demented genius and this cover proves it.

4.) Schnuffle-Winterwunderland

Awe, isn’t Schnuffel cute? This German creeper was created in the late 2000’s to horrify little kids in their lederhosen and wet themselves. What does Schnuffel mean you ask? Snuggle. I see a bear with a good lawsuit in his paws…

5.) Rush-Presto

Best band ever, and one of the coolest album covers ever by Hugh Syme. Amusing, and beautifully photographed in black and white. On this tour, there were giant bunnies on each side of the stage. That’s rock and roll dammit.

6.) various artists-25 Cancoes Preferidas

Criminal charges were filed shortly after this cover shoot. This rabbit is getting a taste of carrots in prison…

7.) Nathan Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang-Nathan Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang

Reggae side-project from the guitarist in Flogging Molly. Although this looks like 70’s porn…

8.) The Bunny And The Bear-If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say…

Oh, I have plenty to say and none of it’s nice. Was this designed by an inbred bunny? See what 2 weeks of Art in Community College can do for you?

9.) Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers-Jive Bunny: The Album

Frighteningly, a lot of people bought this novelty piece of bunny poop. Remember “Swing the Mood” in 1989? That atrocity went to #1 in the UK and around the world and #11 in the US. All who bought this have felt shame for years…

10.) Swans-White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity

Pretentious, AND a strangely placed carrot on this mopey Emo bunny.

11.) Thumper-Another Day

This bunny is gonna kick some ass. Sadly, the album does not.

12.) Eric Gale-Multiplication

Why are bunnies so typecast? They do more than just eat and have sex all day. Wait, that actually sounds like a damn good life…

13.) Helloween-Rabbit Don’t Come Easy

German Metal legends Helloween have always had a warped sense of humor and this title and cover rock. Look at this poor buck-toothed rabbit wondering what he did wrong to get here. Why does the magician have a robot hand? Fuck it-never mind.

14.) Bunny And The Bear-Food Chain

This is one Easter dinner I would not attend. Not that a meal of a sacrificed teddy bear and a house of hellish nightmares doesn’t sound fun.

15.) Masters Of Reality-Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Although I doubt this bunny is actually that good on a bicycle, I admire his moxie. Ride, rabbit, ride!

16.) Holograf-Stai In Pola Mea

You’ve now arrived at the worst (or best) Easter party ever. The idea that these bunnies had to touch the junk of the members of Holgraf is a hare-raising one indeed. (Yeah, I said it!)

17.) Kool & The Gang-Kool & The Gang

You know, maybe life as a bunny ain’t so bad. Hop to it, my furry friend and do what you do best-reproduce!

18.) Sack Trick-(Music From) The Mystery Rabbits

I feel so sorry for these rabbits. Their parents did not raise them to end up like this. And what the fuck is a Sack Trick? (Please don’t answer that).

19.) Bambix-The Story Tailor

OK, this one is pretty cool actually. All this rabbit needs is a carrot pipe and a bunny wench by his side. Who the hell are Bambix? Who cares???

20.) Residents-The Bunny Boy

If you know the Residents, you know they are bizarre and rather an acquired taste. This was also a concept album about Bunny Boy making secret videos on You Tube searching for his brother Harvey and asking fans to help find him. Or something like that. Not enough bong hits could really explain this.

21.) Rabbit Rumba-Primera Antologia De La Rumba

 

Translation: Giant-ass Spanish rabbit will eat human flesh for lunch. And do the rumba while he’s at it.

22.) Shakalabbits-Rabbits, Rabbits All The Way 1

Don’t know about the bunny in the blender, but the rest of these guys are gonna have a damn good time. Shrooms, fruit and some female melons? Sounds like a most sinful Easter delight. Peter’s cottontail will be a hoppin’ down the booby trail!

23.) Natalia Kills-Rabbit Hole

Yeah, I’m guessin’ ‘ol Natalia has had her rabbit hole filled with some carrots many a time.

24.) Echo & Bunnymen-Pictures On My Wall (single)

One of the greatest bands ever. I’m cheating and including a single here. This was the band’s very first release way back in 1979 and started an amazing career still going strong. Long live the Bunnymen!

25.) Lil’ Richard & His All-Stars-Happy Easter

Li’l Richard and his (very) lil’ richard violated every one of these poor bunnies. Easter was never the same again.

Gone to the Dogs: Best album covers featuring pooches

Cats rule, dogs drool, but for now I will throw a bone (ha, ha) to canine lovers and dedicated my first blog in an eternity to album covers with pooches in no special order. Enjoy some awful puns I throw in, woof it down and enjoy…

1.) Weezer-Raditude (2009)

This is life at it’s most pawesome.

2.) Mose Jones-Mose Knows! (1973)

Southern Rockers from the 70s, Mose Jones didn’t sell many copies, but they earn major points for this nosy cover.

3.) Rush-Signals (1982)

My favorite album by my favorite band and my favorite album cover. What else can I say? It’s all brilliant and another amazing design by Hugh Syme!

4.) The Church-Priest=Aura (1992)

Fantastic album by a very unique band with a proud pooch of a desert nature.

5.) Squeeze-Domino (1998)

Although record buyers resisted this album from the great Squeeze, it couldn’t have been because of this lovable mutt!

6.) Kristen Barry-The Beginning. The Middle. The End. (1996)

Forgettable late 90s Alt-Rock, but this cover is frickin’ genius, so I give Ms. Barry a pass.

7.) Paul Gilbert-Flying Dog (1998)

Great album from Mr. Big guitar wizard Paul Gilbert, and how can you not see the greatness here?

8.) John Entwistle’s Ox-Mad Dog (1975)

Most of late Who bass legend John “The Ox” Entwistle’s solo albums were an acquired taste, and this album is no exception, with an album cover looking like a poster for a low-budget horror flick.

9.) Eric Clapton-There’s One in Every Crowd (1975)

Drugs, alcohol and poor attempts at Gospel and Reggae do not make for one of Slowhand’s better moments, but this cover is inspired genius.

10.) James Taylor-One Man Dog (1973)

No word as to whether the beast tipped James over the boat for wearing that ghastly tie…

11.) Joni Mitchell-Dog Eat Dog (1985)

Not sure what the hell is going on here, but this album was abysmal and when you think you’re creating “art” by recording the sounds of a cigarette machine as a song you’ve lost the plot…

12.) Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)

Is this dog was female, did Neil call her his “Cinnamon Girl”?

13.) Fleetwood Mac-Tusk (1979)

I love this strange double-album adventure, and this bizarre cover only adds to the excellence of it. By the way, the chomping hound was producer Ken Caillat’s beast named Scooter.

14.) Blur-Parklife (1994)

Give me Oasis over Blur any day, but Blur are cool too and this cover? Well, it’s kinda awesome, isn’t it?

15.) Captain & Tennille-Love Will Keep Us Together (1975)

This begs the question…which one is the Captain and which one Tennille? I’ve heard Tennille was a bulldog in the sack, so let’s say both are Tennille. Did the Captain wear his sailor’s hat while he was at half-mast?

16.) Mickey Katz-Katz Puts on the Dog (1957)

Why do I feel this dog was waiting for the slow release of death?

17.) Phil Everly-Star Spangled Springer (1973)

I’m assuming Phil lost all mental capacities by this time. This dog is a shitty dresser on top of that.

18.) Butthole Surfers-Locust Abortion Technician (1987)

These guys were actually cool, and yes, it’s meant to creep you out. Mission accomplished.

19.) Status Quo-Dog of Two Head (1971)

One of the UK’s biggest bands ever, but this was just before they hit it big. With an album cover like this, I can see why this wasn’t a smash. Are those paperclips?

20.) Ludacris-Word of Mouf (2001)

Hmmmm…what’s more frightening here: A misshapen Ludacris with massive ‘fro, the gold teefs on the dog (like how I spelled teeth?), or the abuse of the English language?

21.) Scorpions-Animal Magnetism (1980)

Never ones for subtlety, Scorpions delivered a kick-ass album with Animal Magnestism, and continued to offend females everywhere!

22.) The Beautiful South-Miaow (1994)

Love this cover, which ultimately was banned when UK music chain HMV sued, claiming the cover mocked their dog logo. So, an alternate cover was used…

Just as cool! Although I wonder who was paddling…

23.) Heavy Cruiser-Lucky Dog (1973)

Psychedelic blues that might bore you to tears, Heavy Cruiser nonetheless knew a great, yet awful album cover when they saw one. Truly, this was a winning hand…

24.) Amazing Blondel-Amazing Blondel (1970)

I think it’s best if we don’t know what went down on this particular evening. We feel the dog’s shame spiral…

25.) Marshall Crenshaw-Life’s Too Short (1991)

Sadly, Marshall’s hair wasn’t too short. Mullet alert! (By the way, I love his music).

26.) Big Country-Why the Long Face (1995)

Ha ha. Love this band and this album cover. Are those real eyebrows?

27.) Yaz-You and Me Both (1983)

This was such a cool musical act, and this album cover proves it, although this turned out to be their final album. Maybe this is how they felt by this point…rip, snarl, snort, yip!

28.) Van Morrison-Veedon Fleece (1974)

A sadly misunderstood album, Veedon Fleece is an intriguing listen. Plus, we get Van hangin’ with two huge Irish wolfhounds. This is a win-win.

29.) Kate Bush-Hounds of Love (1985)

Simply lovely.

30.) Dexter Wansel-Time is Slipping Away (1977)

Let’s just hope Dexter’s robe doesn’t slip away.

31.) Goose Creek Symphony-Do Your Thing But Don’t Touch Mine (1974)

What. The. Fuck.

32.) The Three Suns-Soft and Sweet (1955)

Why, you filthy little tramp! (The slutty woman, not the dog who got some!)

33.) Atlanta Rhythm Section-Dog Days (1975)

This cover is so great, I’d have it tattooed on my ass. Or do I already have it there…

34.) The Replacements-All Shook Down (1990)

The band and the cover are just too damn cool for me to say anything more.

35.) John Fogerty-John Fogerty (1975)

Fogerty himself calls this album Old Shep in reference to his dog who appeared on the cover with him. Good enough for me!

36.) Alice in Chains-Alice in Chains (1995)

This incredible album was self-titled officially, but unofficially it is referred to as Tripod in honor of the three-legged pooch on the cover. Although this pup looks like a mean son of a bitch, apparently he was a sweetheart. The menace of the cover adds to the intensity of the music. By the way this album hit #1. The cover was in 3 different colors-I have the purple one.

37.) Abbe Lane-The Lady in Red (1959)

I’m seeing some serious nipple and Abbe is a hottie! The canine looks unhappy, but I’d gladly place my bone nearby if Abbe would fetch it.

38.) The Pogues-The Best of the Pogues (1991)

Bad doggie!

39.) William Bell-It’s Time You Took Another Listen (1977)

I’m a bit creeped out by Mr. Bell, and I’d imagine the dog is too. I’m sure this led to a few bites and chomps.

40.) Hoyt Axton-Snowblind Friend (1975)

Love this cover and Hoyt Axton was the man. He was the Dad in Gremlins, and for that alone, he rules eternally. He was also a great songwriter, and in fact the title cut of this album was covered by Steppenwolf. So there.

41.) Sting-If on a Winter’s Night… (2009)

A tranquil shot of Sting and his beast Compass, who I assume by his name better not get them lost.

42.) Charlie Daniels Band-Road Dogs (2000)

On par with a family portrait at Wal-Mart, this is quite embarrassing, but by 2000 nobody gave a crap anyway.

43.) INXS-Shabooh Shoobah (1982)

Whippet, whippet good! Yeah, I know that’s Devo, but get it? There’s a whippet on the cover? Never mind. Great band by the way…

44.) The Royal Guardsmen-Snoopy and His Friends (1967)

No dog is cooler than Snoopy. Not a one. Sorry, Snoop Dogg.

This album was by The Royal Guardsmen and contains the seasonal classic “Snoopy’s Christmas”, and yes, Charles Schulz himself designed the cover!

45.) Beck-Odelay (1996)

An amazing album and a truly glorious cover of a Komondor hurdling away. Did he make it? I’m guessing no. With all that fur, he needs a “Devil’s Haircut”. Ha ha ha…

46.) Melvins-Nude with Boots (2008)

I hope you love this. If not, you’re not human, so go away.

47.) Bert Jansch-Birthday Blues (1969)

Hell, yes to both the album and the cover. This guy was a phenomenal acoustic guitarist. Don’t know about the puppy.

48.) Rick Springfield-Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet (1982)

This was a hit album and a good one…despite the album cover.

49.) Nazareth-Hair of the Dog (1975)

Does it get any more kick-ass than this? Their biggest album and wildest cover (and they had some gems). The title cut still needs to be cranked to 11. Just sayin’…

50.) Bow Wow-Hard Dog (1981)

Japan’s gift to us all is Bow Wow, a band of supreme excellence thanks to guitarist extraordinaire Kyoji Yamamoto. A rather heavy album, but also with some Pop stylings, this record is a killer listen. If you don’t know of Yamamoto’s playing, please discover his genius.

51.) David Bowie-Diamond Dogs (1974)

A bonus entry here, and a tribute to the late David Bowie (I share a birthday with the man). This is of course, the banned album cover for Diamond Dogs which is worth a lotta $ still. Hard to believe this caused so much uproar back then, but it probably still would now.

In any case, the album is frickin’ brilliant and the music world will never be the same without Mr. David Jones. R.I.P. my friend…

Wretched monster movies #25: Barracuda (1978)

Another cool poster that did not tell the truth about the fishy contents of the film it promoted, Barracuda was an odd entry into this wonderful world of aquatic horrors.

When I saw this ad in the newspaper, I begged my Dad to take me to see it. In retrospect I’m glad he didn’t because I would not have been happy due to false advertising.

Why? Well, let’s discuss…

Barracuda has no idea in hell what it wants to be. Is it a Jaws ripoff? A boring spy thriller? A horror spoof like the awesome Piranha?

“That Heart song does kick ass, doesn’t it? Anyway, back to eating divers! Munch, munch, munch…”

Well, it’s a weird combo of carnivorous killer fish attacking the public sprinkled in with a possibly interesting ongoing thread involving devious, snazzy-dressed corporate dudes who are up to no good. The conspiracy angle would’ve been better served in another film, not this one. The acting is for the most part fine.

Most shocking is that the score is by keyboard legend Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream fame and his icy synthesizers and other keyboards are well-placed with the underwater sequences.

This trailer lets you know the film is called Barracuda about 200 times.

The underwater cinematography is pretty good, but a tad murky. There are some cool barracuda attacks, but after the last snack is achieved, the fish never reappear in the film’s final 30 minutes as the government cover-up dealing with glucose (believe it or not) takes over.

Back to the fishies, some of the attacks look OK but awkward due to closeups and tight camerawork but, at times we see why They Might Be Giants may have written “Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head”.

“Me hungry puppet. Feed me human arm”!

While the film starts as a promising fish romp, the government spy plot takes over and there’s also a useless side story where the townspeople are becoming agitated due to the glucose levels in the water just like the fish. This involves nothing more than what people normally do in public: act like assholes and treat each other like crap. And it’s hinted at, that maybe even the sheriff and his assistant are going to start acting like that because they’ve been drinking bottled water. But it never happens and is never addressed again.

The two main characters are a young marine biologist (who actually says “no” when the sheriff’s daughter wants to bump uglies) and the sheriff who is skeptical but later convinced of the government’s experiments on this small Florida beach town. The biologist is Wayne Crawford who also directed the underwater scenes, and William Kerwin is the sheriff. Both aren’t lead actors, but handle the material well enough. Harry Kerwin (William’s brother?) directs.

The sad thing is, as a young kid, once Barracuda aired on TV I wanted blood and killer fish. And though I got it, there was only some of that. I applaud what there was however.

“And tonight, I dine on human head with a dash of red wine! Oh, wait, that’s blood? Ah, as long as it’s vintage…”

The not naked lass who wants to bone the marine biologist is played Rebecca Leighton and she looked good in 70’s short-shorts (not pictured here). Another horror faux pas: get the nudity in there-it belongs!

“I just watched Barracuda…”

So, in the end we find it’s the government testing on the town and the evil doctor was responsible, and the fish also got effected because of the illegal dumping into the ocean.

Sure, the film has some decent death scenes, but the fish disappear for the conspiracy angle and the pacing is dull. For anyone sold on the poster and the trailer which implies a fish feast on human flesh, you’d have every reason to be pissed.

“The Whaler was a better sandwich than the Filet O’ Fish! I’ll say it ’til my death”!

There is a gem of a scene where a girl throws a stick for a dog in the water and we fear this is a ripoff of Jaws where the pooch Pipett bites the dust.

But no…the dog comes back, but not with the stick, but a human head severed by the barracudas complete with his scuba gear still on! Yeah!

“AAAAGGGGHHHH! My bathing suit is terrible”!

Also of note, the bad guys win in the end which is a rather dour way to conclude things. So, let’s give the film points for trying something different, but let’s not get too crazy because when you make a film about man-eating fish we want the following: fish eating man, boobs, more fish eating man, more boobs and a dash of…boobs.

Sorry Barracuda, you don’t rock after all…

“You lyin’ so low in the weeds
I bet you gonna ambush me
You’d have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now wouldn’t you? Barracuda”!

Fun facts:

1.) The fat sheriff’s assistant is played by Cliff Emmich who would get a hammer through his skull by Michael Myers in Halloween II in 1981.

2.) The film was shot on location in Pompano Beach and Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1978. From 1977-1983 one of the more successful NASL soccer teams was the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, and a new version of the Strikers play in the Division II version of the NASL today. This has nothing to do with anything, so you’re welcome.

3.) Klaus Schulze was an early member of German Prog Rock band Tangerine Dream and went on to do over 40 solo albums. And you didn’t. So there.

4.) Barracuda sank like a dead fish and disappeared from theaters quicker than a bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. It also shown on TV sometimes (and not often) as The Lucifer Project which is also the name of the government plan that is discovered here.

5.) At one point someone makes a phone call and actually uses a real number-not a “555” number. Let’s call them tonight!

Wretched monster movies #24: Island Claws (1980)

Are crabs scary?

Sexually, yes.

As creatures to flee from in terror?

Not so much.

Thus, we have Island Claws another Jaws knock-off which equals Jaws in the following ways: it has a beginning and an ending.

The scene on this box does not occur, but neither does anything good.

The movie’s plot involves some power plant in Florida that has covered up just how much waste escaped into the ocean from a leak.

Obviously that is the threadbare plot line that leads us to believe a bunch of crabs are marching in anger to the land to basically walk on the beaches and in the woods looking quite confused as if to say, “I know roles for crabs are shit these days in films, but we need a new agent”.

Director: “OK, guys-action”!

Crabs: “This IS action! We’re fuckin’ crabs, man”!

The opening credits are cheap and the music sounds like a samba which we see the crabs getting into.

A pretty reporter decides to do a story on a local lab doing work with crabs and it’s here where things make even less sense. We learn that the lab is experimenting with growth hormones and DNA in the crabs which is a no-no. So, who is to blame? The lab or the power plant? We never know. And yet, the crabs continue to be…crabs.

“Fear me silly humans. Now, it is my time to boil YOU”!

The local town is filled with morons you want to perish, especially the banjo-playing inbred named Amos. Amos lives in a bus which raises a whole series of questions I won’t bother with, but after he realizes he has crustacean visitors on the bus he begins screaming and swingin’ that ol’ banjo at them thar critters. He misses more often than not, but naturally he hits a lantern which falls to the ground and starts a fire.

The bus tips over and Amos and his banjo are soon strumming in hell. The crabs, their work done will then head toward town to change the damn menus offering up their brethren.

Here we have a trifecta of a crab, Amos and some more crabs.

The pretty reporter rides her bike, falls and sees crabs. She wonders…why so many crabs? And, why aren’t I driving a car?

She will be saved by her prospective boyfriend who works at the lab and now believes her stories, because aside from these bike-hating crabs we also find a giant shell which will lead to analysis at the lab o’ fools.

“What the shell”?

If you care, the woman is played by Jo McDonnell and the guy by Steve Hanks. They try well enough, but one guy who really does a nice job is the grizzled bar owner played by Robert Lansing (I think he owns the bar actually, but who cares? I do know one thing-he drinks a lot as does this whole flea-bitten town).

Speaking of flea-bitten…the local mutt Trouble proves aptly named as the crabs feast on his fur and the dog becomes the Shaggy D.O.A. (That was pretty clever on my part I must say).

“I just wanted to try some seafood”.

And how do we know these crabs are murderous? Well, we hear a sound equivalent to a typewriter ticking away when they are nearby plotting their attack which involves…walking like crabs.

There’s an odd side story involving Haitian immigrants sneaking onto the island and blamed by the town drunks for the killings (the theory at least makes more sense than giant crabs), but Lansing’s character sees the people with a sick child and offers help and soon the giant crab we’ve all been waiting for (at least sort of) shows up and starts killing and destroying things uniting one and all.

Though the crab is a pretty cool design, the creature moves awkwardly and also roars and grunts (WHY do all creatures do this in horror movies? Even spiders???)

“I know and you know and the audience knows that I can pretty much walk away and you won’t catch me Mr. Giant Crab, but it’s my duty to stand here and fight you to the death, so let’s dance”!

The final showdown is as cheesy as you’d expect with people standing still as the crab’s pincers invite them to death. Finally, our two heroes jump on top of the fucker and stab it with darts loaded with rat poison which naturally kills a giant crab, because that’s why it’s called RAT poison! Duh.

At least we do get the giant crab for the last 10-15 minutes of the film which is rather dull otherwise and also starts then drops several different storylines. A lot of the film is so damn dark and poorly lit that the viewer can’t even see a damn thing which is probably the intention.

The acting ranges from mediocre to good so it’s not the actors’ fault. Director Hernan Cardenas would never work again and the film was funded by Hernan and his brother Dario which was interesting seeing as they somehow spent $3.5 million on this lousy film.

The Cardenas brothers had another sibling in Gabriel who was the brother-in-law of noted Medellin Cartel boss Jorge Ochoa and word is, that a lot of cocaine money went into the crab bisque that made this cinematic masterpiece! (I’m not making that up).

“Shit, that Hawaiian Snow was ass-wicked dude!”

Island Claws has flaws (and that rhymes), but it is kinda fun and definitely cheesy. I have seen way worse in this genre and the acting isn’t bad at all. The crab is pretty kick-ass, but the poor guy can only do so much.

However, the scenes in pitch black darkness (and there’s too much of it) are laughable, and the subplots never get revisited or finished. The deaths are lame and the idea that people couldn’t simply step out of the way of normal-sized crabs walking around like they’re drunk on Old Bay seasoning and rum is pathetic.

The dialogue at times is hilarious. At one point, someone asks how the coffee is at the lab, and Steve Hanks’s character replies, “It’s good, if you like coffee”. What the fuck does that mean? I doubt anyone knows.

Island Claws most likely never played theaters in 1980 but it went to home video and played on CBS and cable quite often (my pals and I rented it on VHS somewhere around 1983 or so). It finally had a DVD and Blu-Ray release by Scorpion Video in 2014, but why you would need this on Blu-Ray is beyond me, unless you need high resolution of scenes in total darkness.

Just remember next time you see 2,000 angry crabs (yes, that’s how many were rounded up for the film) to scream and run and fall. Or, step aside and keep walking.

“Rhythm’s gonna get ya”!

Fun facts:

1.) The giant crab was made for $500,000 and was designed by none other than Oscar-winning effects man Glen Robinson (not the former NBA star) who just 4 years earlier had designed the giant ape in King Kong. From King Kong to Island Claws? Ouch.

2.) This film is also known as Night of the Claw. Now you know.

3.) Ricou Browning co-wrote this movie. He was the actual creature in Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954. So, he knows crabs personally.

Island Claws (1980):

2 beagles out of 4 for awfulness

Q: Should you see Island Claws?

A: Is there a Santa Claws? Of course there is, and thus you should see this and expect little. Go in with a good attitude, and please don’t be crabby.

 

 

50 film sequels nobody ever asked for

I haven’t done a blog entry in a long time because I was writing a music book and that is due early next year. More on that later. But it is now time to return with something painful.

We know Hollywood has run out of ideas. This happened decades ago. However, it is still mystifying to look back and ahead at the numerous sequels that have infected society over the years.

This will be painful, I warn you. But it is necessary to laugh and laugh we will at just some of the wretched sequels that nobody in their right mind would ever have asked for or thought could have possibly made more than $1.35 at the box office.

This list is in no particular order and I am not including direct to video sequels because those are all shit and far too easy a target.

I could’ve included far more films than this, but it was too painful to go much further.

1.) Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993)

box office gross: $12.7 million

I loved the original Weekend At Bernie’s from 1989. It was original, funny and stupid in a good way. The sequel however, was abysmal and the idea of adding voodoo into the mix was a good idea to who, exactly?

The tagline of “Bernie’s Back…And He’s Still Dead!” was obviously the creation of a lowly intern.

2.) Teen Wolf Too (1987)

box office gross: $7.9 million

Words that probably very few have uttered in the history of the world: “Two tickets for Teen Wolf Too please”.

I love Jason Bateman-he’s so damn funny in that deadpan way, and he is brilliant on Arrested Development. Good lord, who did he wrong to be in this debacle?

Just look at this shitty poster. I’m guessing we’re supposed to be laughing that he’s reading State Leash Laws and The Wolfman Cometh? Well, this wolfman cometh and goeth from theaters quicker than people attending a Biz Markie concert.

3.) Conan the Destroyer (1984)

box office gross: $31 million

Here’s a great idea: let’s get Grace Jones, Mako AND Wilt Chamberlain to star in a Conan sequel with Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Two great things about Conan The Destroyer: (1.) It ends and (2.) It’s some of the finest unintentional comedy one can enjoy.

4.) Son of the Mask (2005)

box office gross: $17.0 million

Jamie Kennedy, you are a menace to humanity.

Bob Hoskins must still punish himself daily for being in this abomination.

5.) Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)

box office gross: $9.4 million

Regarded as one of the worst films in cinematic history, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 raises a whole host of questions.

Did everyone associated with this film live in shame with scorn as they deserved? Did these children ever erase the psychological scars of having been mentally abused by their parents by signing them up for this piece of whale shit?

Scott Baio? Well, it was kinda his destiny to be in this. But what about Jon Voight? First you bit Kramer’s arm and now this. Sad.

When you’ve earned a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, you’ve achieved a special place in cinematic hell.

6.)  Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)

box office gross: $3.7 million

The first Mannequin was sickening enough, as was the Starship’s #1 song “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from the soundtrack, but here we go with a sequel that approximately 3 people asked for, all of whom are on this poster.

7.) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

box office gross: $7 million

This pile of quail sperm set new lows in cinematic history.

Initially, this pitiful mess was known as Smokey IS The Bandit with Jackie Gleason playing both roles. Test audiences hated it, so the producers went back and begged Jerry Reed to come back and become the next Bandit. Burt Reynolds has a cameo at the end and probably was forced to appear due to incriminating photos of he and an alpaca in sex games.

This mvoie also uses stock footage from the first two films. The original movie made over $300 million. This one? A robust $7 million.

8.) The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Box office gross: $35.2 million

This was a kick in the rocks to every executive at Universal involved with this dreck. No dinopeptic germ could have saved this joke from failure.

9. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

box office gross: $20.8 million

Jaws is one of the greatest films ever made.

Jaws: The Revenge is not.

A great quote from Michael Caine about being in this piece of fish shit: “I have never seen it [the film], but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific”!

If only I had been as fortunate as Caine and had not seen this laughable fuckfest. Yeah, my friends and I paid to see this in theaters.

Somewhere from beyond Quint is ready to kick my ass for doing so.

10.) Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)

box office gross: $22.4 million

Answering all of the questions that had been plaguing people since the first film, here’s your sequel folks!

Rob Schenider defies logic, but he has more money than I will ever see. Keep licking Adam Sandler’s nutsack Rob,  it’s been working so far!

11.) C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1988)

box office gross: N/A

C.H.U.D. remains a cult classic. It was campy, schlocky horror and I proudly still have my ticket stub from 1984 when I saw it in theaters.

Here, we have a sequel from 1988 that was unwelcome. Turning C.H.U.D. into a zombie comedy was probably a great idea on smack, but in reality, not so much. How dare they tarnish the C.H.U.D. name!

12.) Caddyshack II (1988)

box office gross: $11.8 million

Don’t they all look so happy?

Knowing that they were in one of the worst films of all-time, they shouldn’t have been.

Rodney Dangerfield wisely backed out of this travesty, but Chevy Chase, the only boob from the first film desperate enough to appear rightfully felt shame.

Jackie Mason? REALLY? Could they have picked anyone more unfunny? And, making the gopher talk? For fuck’s sake! At least Bill Murray sued over that as a co-creator of the furry guy and won.

Let’s just say Caddyshack II was way under par. (Too easy?)

13.) Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

box office gross: $6.0 million

Even the promise of Sharon Stone’s nether-regions couldn’t drag anyone into theaters to see this sham.

One of the biggest box office disasters ever, it cost $70 million and grossed $6 million (although overseas it did far better because people there are stupid).

Basic Instinct II will leave you laughing and limp of penis. Enjoy.

14.) The Bad News Bears go to Japan (1978)

box office gross: $7.1 million

A big swing and a miss here.

Tony Curtis as the manager? Worse than Philippe Aumont’s career ERA (never heard of that bum? Check out his career stats with the Phillies and cry).

Note that the poster says “All New! Never Seen Before!”. How right they were…it still hasn’t been seen.

15.) Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

box office gross: $14 million

John Belushi needs to come back and kick Dan Ackroyd’s ass for this disgrace. I never even liked the original, but I doubt any human beings could say they enjoyed this piece of shit.

The little shit in the suit in this film deserves to be dunked nude into a vat of electric eels (not killed mind you, just tortured like anyone who saw this movie).

Are you a proud owner of the Blues Brothers 2000 Nintendo 64 game? No? Join the rest of the world.

16.) Home Alone 3 (1997)

box office gross: $30.9 million

Gee, that first guy in the window doesn’t look TOO much like Daniel Stern does he? I love the first two Home Alone films, but this is a Christmas crime.

Somewhere Macauley Culkin was snorting blow off a male prostitute’s ass in anger.

What a banner year FOX had with this bomb and the film below…

17.) Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

box office gross: $48 million

This disaster only cost $165 million to make, so let’s do the math here…$165 million to make, $48 million gross…equals BOMB.

It DID get a prestigious 8 Golden Raspberry nominations!

Speed was fun. Speed 2: Cruise Control was not. Take your pick, but to me, I’d rather have rhubarb rubbed on my nuts for three hours straight then endure this turd on the sea.

18.) Batman and Robin (1997)

box office gross: $107.3 million

This cinematic rectal exam almost killed off any other Batman films from ever being made.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze??? “Ice to see you” Arnie, you hack. Let’s not even bother talking about Robin.

George Clooney went into witness protection after this one.

19.) Rocky V (1990)

box office gross: $40 million

Yes, Sylvester Stallone seemed all smiles on the poster but even he admitted much later on, that Rocky V was a pile of snail shit.

It must have taken the producers years to come up with that creative tagline “Go For It”. Brilliant, guys. Of course, this starred professional boxer Tommy Morrison pre-HIV. Morrison was such a lovely chap, he had two wives at once.

Stallone would save the series in 2006 with Rocky Balboa which was actually well done (if not ludicrous) and made $156 million worldwide. A new Rocky film is being shot in Philly in 2015.

“Go for it” dude!

20.) Fletch Lives (1989)

box office gross: $35.1 million

Franchise dies.

21.) Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)

box office gross: $7.0 million

The real sacrifice was the 94 minutes it took to watch this embarrassment.

22.) Grease 2 (1982)

box office gross: $15.2 million

Michelle Pfeiffer looks worried about her future career on the poster and no wonder. Grease 2 was horrific and the songs were pathetic.

Maxwell Caulfield had a career before Grease 2 and was without one after it. Pfeiffer of course, did just fine. Two more sequels had been planned but after this mess, those plans were scrapped.

23.) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

box office gross: $15.6 million

Superman was grounded for close to two decades after this cinematic abortion.

Christopher Reeve regretted the whole fiasco and Cannon Films basivally went bankrupt and pinched every penny making what was already a train wreck 100 times worse.

The film looked like shit and certainly was. After Superman III it was hard to believe another film got made, but then again, calling this a “film” is generous.

24.) Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

box office gross: $2.8 million

The original The Blue Lagoon was downright creepy and was outlandishly awful.

A decade later, why not an outlandishly awful sequel? This flop should’ve been dropped in a septic tank, not a lagoon.

Oh, if you’re looking for a lot of nudity, you’ll see more at a nude Abe Vigoda poetry slam and it will be more exciting.

25.) Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (1994)

box office gross:

$0.1 million

We should all be surprised this debacle didn’t start another Cold War. This seventh-yes, SEVENTH Police Academy film would’ve had people fleeing theaters…that is, if anyone actually paid to see it.

The film “grossed” $126,247 in a mercifully brief theatrical run which at the very least did show that most Americans do have some common sense.

Nyet!

26.) Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)

box office gross: $6.1 million

Van Wilder: The Fall of Franchise.

27.) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

box office gross: $30.7 million

Regarded as one of the worst films in the history of cinema (not just as a sequel), Exorcist II: The Heretic is indeed, wretched. It takes a special kind of talent to ruin the genius of The Exorcist but director  John Boorman sure as hell did.

Never a good sign when people are still laughing as they leave a screening, and that’s precisely what happened. Even last-minute cuts, re-writes and edits didn’t save this disaster.

And what about all those poor locusts who gave their lives for this disgrace? I love this very stinging comment from The Exorcist director William Friedkin:

“I was at Technicolor and a guy said ‘We just finished a print of Exorcist II, do you wanna have a look at it?’ And I looked at half an hour of it and I thought it was as bad as seeing a traffic accident in the street. It was horrible. It’s just a stupid mess made by a dumb guy – John Boorman by name, somebody who should be nameless but in this case should be named. Scurrilous. A horrible picture.” 

Yep.

28.) Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)

box office gross: $1.2 million

Look, I LOVE underwater creature films. And, the first Piranha from 1978 was great fun with writing, effects and camp that worked perfectly.

The sequel here was a fishy mess, and yeah, it was indeed the directorial debut of James Cameron if you can believe that fish tale.

Cameron was fired during the making of the film by the clueless, bulbous Italian hack Ovidio Assonitis who gave us the woefully awful octopus thriller Tentacles which I happen to love in a bad way.

The idea of flying fish eating annoying tourists was just fine, but the murky look, bad writing and acting offered little evidence of Cameron’s genius. Then again, the film was drastically changed from what he had shot on a tight budget. There was some mediocre nudity and decent gore, but as far as scares go, the Charlie the Tuna guy had more bite.

Titanic, Avatar, True Lies, The Abyss  and The Terminator to name but a few made slightly more money than this chum.

29.) Leprechaun: Origins (2015)

box office gross: $0.1 million

’tis a tragedy that this most unluckiest of charms ever existed.

I’ll come clean: I actually enjoyed the first three Leprechaun films and Leprechaun 2 actually holds special meaning for me (not because of the movie, but the company).

Yes, those films were hilarious and not scary, but damn did they make me laugh and Warwick Davis was…gold. Now, we have the dreaded franchise “re-boot” and it’s with some WWE wrestling dwarf named Hornswoggle. OK.

This movie has nothing to do with the following: Leprechaun, talent, scares and good directing.

There’s no luck o’ the Irish here, so after watching this no leaf clover, take a cold shower with some Irish Spring and forget what you’ve seen.

30.) Godzilla 1985 (1985)

box office gross: $4.1 million

Shit, did this piss me off.

As a lifelong Godzilla fan, I was sickened at how abysmal this piece of shit was. Mothra wouldn’t even dignify this atrocity by pooping on it.

New World Pictures would go out of business a few years later and this was one of the reasons why. This joke also had an animated featurette Bambi Meets Godzilla attached to it which was even worse than it sounds.

Godzilla 1985 ruined the Godzilla name for many, many years in North America and it wouldn’t be until 2000 that a Godzilla film finally appeared here again. By the way, the 2014 film Godzilla was damn good and a hit with a sequel on the way.

31.) It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)

box office gross: N/A

OK, I have a guilty pleasure in the first It’s Alive which was creepy, cheesy and devilishly good fun all at once. It Lives Again was just fine and hey, if we can have one demon baby killing milkmen, why not have three demon babies?

However, the third installment was putrid. Having them ostracized to an island and making AIDS commentary was laughable and misguided. The film barely played anywhere before quickly hitting the video stores and languishing on the shelf with the dust of the ashamed.

32. Daddy Day Camp (2007)

box office gross: $13.2 million

Let’s analyze a few things here:

Cuba Gooding Jr. is literally screaming at the end of his career and we get to watch it.

There’s a fat kid. There always is.

There’s a skunk because this film stinks.

And, can’t you just imagine the glee from the intern who came up with the tagline of “The Summer Is Going To Be In Tents”?

8 Golden Raspberry nominations is impressive as well as one win for Worst Prequel or Sequel!

How in the hell did this ever get approved by ANYONE with a college degree?

33.) Analyze That (2002)

box office gross: $32.1 million

Don’t Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro just look like they feel the weight of disaster?

34.) Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

box office gross: $14.3 million

Even Jason wouldn’t see this one.

Most of this travesty takes place on a fuckin’ boat. Very little is in Manhattan and in fact, most of the filming was in Canada.

They should’ve taken a hatchet to director Rob Hedden and the script.

35.) The Concorde…Airport ’79 (1979)

box office gross: $13.0 million

This unintentionally hilarious disaster flick was just that-a disaster.

You want George Kennedy nude? Check.

You want special effects that look worse than something filmed on 8mm in your backyard? Check.

You want a bunch of has-been actors and actresses from TV hacking their way through poorly written dialogue? Check.

Jimmy “J.J.” Walker of Good Times as a Jazz saxophonist? Dyn-o-mite!

Sylvia Kristel of the quite naked Emmanuelle films trying to forget what she’s doing in this film all coked up? You got it!

Charo smuggling chihuahuas onto the plane while pretending to be blind? Of course!

Martha Raye constantly running into the bathroom with loose bowels? Shit yeah! (pun intended)

Any film starring John Davidson is trash and that’s what this, the 4th in the Airport series was. It’s outlandishly bad, even by late 70’s standards. When a guy shoots a flare from the cockpit any credibility goes out the window (and has more of a shot than a flare at Mach II speed).

Kennedy also spouts the line, “Why do you think they call it a COCKpit?” to a female stewardess which is, well, pathetic.

Someone is clearly trying to blow the Concorde up (and somehow it really is the Concorde in the film), and the maneuvers to avoid the would-be assassins are hilarious and poorly executed such as flying upside down and a model plane “crashing” into a forest of trees.

And yet, people get BACK on board for the rest of the flight!

This is a must see if you enjoy wretched cinema.

36.) Amityville 3-D (1983)

box office gross: $6.3 million

Hoo boy, was this a shitfest.

Awful 3-D effects, an awful script and a laughable demon made for a nice night of staying away from movie theaters and judging by the pitiful box office for this joke, that’s what people did in droves.

The tagline “WARNING: In this movie you are the victim” couldn’t have been any more accurate for anyone submitting themselves to this torture. Oh yeah, Meg Ryan was in this, but wishes she hadn’t been.

37.) Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

box office gross: $14.7 million

Careers on the rocks.

38.) Cocoon: The Return (1988)

box office gross: $18.9 million

Not only did nobody ask for, or want this sequel, but Wilfred Brimley’s highly-anticipated nude scene was cut! Sacrilege I say!

39.) Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

box office gross: $3.4 million

What a fucking turkey this was.

Carrying on after the death of Peter Sellers was idiotic and making a pile of steaming garbage such as this was tragic.

Ted Wass was quite a choice, and he was last seen working at Arby’s.

Which leads to…

40.) Son of The Pink Panther (1993)

box office gross: $2.4 million

Yes, Roberto Benigni the idiot who we all loved for 5 seconds at the Oscars for Life is Beautiful was somehow allowed to continue his career after this blasphemy.

Even worse than its predecessor (and that’s saying something), this was a colossal flop after $28 million was spent on the turd. Arrivederci you Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee reject!

41.) The Odd Couple II (1988)

box office gross: $18.9 million

The Odd Couple II.

The jokes: zero.

42.) Jaws 3-D (1983)

box office gross: $42.2 million

The pain. The pain. The pain.

Jaws is one of the GREATEST films ever made (we already went over that). And ya know, Jaws 2  was a pretty good sequel though it had flaws.

However, the disgraces that the next two films were offers up the stench of anchovies, feet and Old Spice.

Jaws 3-D is so incompetent and inept, it’s mind-boggling. The 3-D effects are woeful and the acting and writing are piss-poor. Really, the acting blows! Only 5 Golden Raspberry nominations?

It’s such a shame that the Jaws name was attached to this whale vomit (a whale would throw up a shark not the other way around, so my bad joke works here).

43.) Little Fockers (2010)

box office gross: $148.4 million

Fock all of you.

44.) Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)

box office gross: $2.1 million

Things I would not say to a chick at an office Christmas party #1: “I was in Meatballs III. Would you like to go back to my place”?

45.) The Next Karate Kid (1994)

box office gross: $8.9 million

Miyagi say this film like Kathy Bates nude: not good.

46.) Look Who’s Talking Too (1990)

box office gross: $47.8 million

Look who’s vomiting too?

Me!

47.) The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

box office gross: $0.7 million

While the first one was a drugged-out piece of cat litter with animated cats and other animals screwing, drugging, killing and “fighting the man”, there wasn’t one damn soul asking for a follow-up.

This bomb actually saw a wasted Fritz hallucinating at one point that he was Hitler’s psychiatrist. Funny stuff. Not. Ever.

And dialogue was so concise and well written like this exchange between the cat and his “old lady”.

Old Lady: “You’re a no-good Fritz. What do you have to say for yourself?”

Fritz: “Suck my dick”.

Genius. Absolute genius.

48.) Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

box office gross: $69.3 million

Humanity gave up. It just gave up.

49.) The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

box office gross: $84.5 million

This film actually forced the cancellation of Christmas in 2006.

50.) Porky’s Revenge (1985)

box office gross: $20.5 million

The second one was awful enough. Not as awful as this poster, mind you.

There was quality nudity though.

And how the hell did they get Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Dave Edmunds and George Harrison recording for the soundtrack to this inbred pile of yak droppings? I do not know.

 

Wretched monster movies #23: The Boogens (1981)

Watch out for them boogens!

There was something in the coal mines way, way back and there still is, we learn.

The setting is a snowy Colorado locale where a mine is being reopened for the first time in decades. Two buddies who have taken the job go in with an older worker who goes ahead checking if things are safe.

Some things have to be blown up in the mine to open up space and an odd old man is watching it all from afar mysteriously.

About 20 minutes into the movie we see a woman in a cabin alone. She hears a noise, grabs a knife but gets drug into the basement by something evil!

“If only my nightshirt was just a little bit shorter…”

This woman was checking in on a cabin that had been purchased by one of the two mining douchebags. She’d dead now, but the mining guys will be mining some girls soon at the cabin (they hope). One is a girlfriend and her friend will be set up with the other guy. They arrive first.

They bring an annoying little shitbag dog named Tiger who you root for the boogens to eat right away.

“Boogens n’ bits, Boogens n’ bits, I want my Boogens n’ Bits”.

One of the girls wants to take a bath but the water is ice cold. What to do? Go to the dark basement and find a hot water heater, and be scared and hear a noise…only to see that stupid-ass hound jump out with a fake scare.

“Hello? Boogens? Come out and play-y-ay!”.

The next day the miners discover a natural cavern deep in the mine with a pool. They also find plenty of human skulls and bones-enough reason for me to get the fuck out of there, but not these guys.

We do get a gratuitous butt scene around 32 minutes in for those who need such things (such as myself).

“Butt why?”

Our couples go out for dinner and leave the pooch alone. Or so he thinks! Perhaps a boogen or two will hang out with the little creep?

45 minutes in and we’ve seen fewer boogens than in one’s nose.

So….one of the guys has to leave the dinner and drinks and go back to the cabin on this snowy night to get up super-early for the mining job.

The others stay at the bar shooting pool while we get to see a nauseating, budding romance with the “setup couple” build like a giant poop with corn in it.

At least we finally have some action when the guy in the cabin awakens to noise. He dismisses it and goes to the garage to start up the truck but gets pulled under, sliced and diced by something with claws. Yay!

“Bdhgueukkedlld…fuck-I’m dead.”

Proving to be a rather easy lay, the blind date is working out well as our new couple are rolling around naked in front of the fireplace. After their disgusting 80’s lovemaking is over, the guy leaves her lying naked in bed the next morning. Did she want to be covered up with her perky nipples in the Colorado cold? Nah-just let her lay there for some side boob!

“Thank you for letting me suck your boogens last night”.

We will find out that one of the miners survived the so-called “Black Friday Mining Disaster of 1948”. Who was this miner? Do we care?

And now the oversexed dude (who never actually got his) is missing (we know he’s dead in the garage). So, his chick decides to take a shower (no nudity-boo fucking hiss), while the little shit Tiger doesn’t like the awful sounds from the basement. It takes 1 hour and 10 minutes for even THAT to happen.

Tiger tries to get his owner to come out of the shower (I would too pal!), but to no avail. He then goes to the kitchen where he actually sees some boogens claws moving upward and he backs away in horror.

It is at this point I must say this dog has acting chops! Seriously-he’s a real actor and shows more emotion and skill than the average human actor. He’s still annoying though. Shame he won’t survive, as he gets pulled down by the boogens!

It does get the girl out of the shower though…in a damn towel.

Why can’t the boogens do the right thing and yank off her towel???

She will get stalked and slashed and clawed and it’s all in Boogens Vision from their point of view, which means we basically see jack shit. Somehow it’s cool anyway.

Meanwhile, the over/undersexed dude’s body is pulled out of the water in the mines by the two older workers and then the old man appears and finally speaks of the horrors. How did it get there from the house? Do boogens hail cabs or something?

Now the old man is telling us it was his Dad who survived and he felt his one job all these years was to keep the mines closed and not let the boogens out. He (correctly) blames the miners and as he’s telling them, the one miner still in the water gets swooped in by a boogen tentacle and is dragged to his watery death.

In the end, we get down to the new couple (since the older one is dead), and they are in the basement of the house where we FINALLY see a frickin’ boogen. The boogen chomps a police officer’s face in a nasty way. And what does a boogen look like you ask?

Glad you asked…

“I.” “Iz”. “Boogen”.

Boogens are scaly, slimy creatures with bug eyes, fangs and tentacles and seem to both live water and on land. They are not nice, nor do they like indoor soccer, clowns, Bon Jovi or common core Math (it’s true).

The boogens get killed and burned as a gas leak conveniently occurs, so our couple flee and the house gets all blown up. They are now underneath the house leading back to the mines where they encounter the surviving older  miner. Of course, he won’t be around long as a boogen lashes his tentacle around the old guy’s throat.

The couple gets out of the mine and blows it up, allegedly sealing it up, the shitty musics cues right away and that’s a wrap.

Why do I , and many others like The Boogens? Well, it’s well-done for what it is, and the writing/acting is actually more than acceptable.

The payoff isn’t great, but the monsters are kinda neat. There’s far worse horror flicks than The Boogens, and Stephen King himself has been quoted as being a fan.

A couple of nagging questions: how did the boogens get around? Why the combo of dry land and water for their travels? With no full shot of the creature, no way to tell what their bodies looked like. Ah, but why quibble about a boogen? Life is too short!

Fun Facts:

1.) The film was set in Colorado but actually was shot in Park City, Utah now home of the Sundance Film Festival where The Boogens would most certainly not be shown.

2.) Director James L. Conway had already directed Hangar 18, and In Search Of Noah’s Ark which I actually saw in theaters in 1976. He went on to direct many TV shows such as MacGyver, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Charmed. No boogens appeared in these shows.

3.) The Boogens had a budget of only $600,000 but made over $3 million.

4.) Somehow, The Boogens had never been on DVD before, but it is now on both DVD and Blu Ray as of 2012.

The Boogens (1981):

1/2

1 1/2 beagles out of 4 for awfulness. (The Boogens is actually good).

Q: Should you see The Boogens?

A: Be prepared not to see the creatures until the last 10 minutes, but it’s fun and you get a little bit o’ butt. Boogens and boobs. I say win.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wretched monster movies #22: The White Buffalo (1977)

After the amazing success of Jaws, any creature was fair game to hit the screens munching on unsuspecting humans. What a wonderful world.

That world would include the oddball 1977 flick The White Buffalo starring Charles Bronson as “Wild Bill” Hickok haunted by…you guessed it-a giant white buffalo.

After seeing this poster and the trailers on TV, I knew I had to beg my Dad to take me to see it, and he did just that. Directed by J. Lee Thompson and also starring Clint Walker, Slim Pickens, Stuart Whitman, Jack Warden, Will Sampson and even Kim Novak this was a strange one for sure.

Dino De Laurentiis produced this movie and he also was responsible for Orca that year and 1976’s remake of King Kong.

The idea here was that Will Bill Hickok was haunted by visions of this giant white buffalo that he knew was not just myth. Also after the elusive beast was Crazy Horse (not Neil Young’s backing band by the way), played here very well by Will Sampson (also in Orca that year).

The year is 1874, and Will Bill is basically having a Moby Dick-styled meltdown with these visions that are haunting him as his life begins to fade. He goes under an alias back to an area of the country by train where he has made numerous enemies, but he is searching for clues on this creature. There are some awful scenes in a saloon, and of course some gunfights, as well as a pointless romantic interest in Kim Novak’s character, but it’s all abut them thar big-ass buffalo which Novak still proudly had at that point!

“I’m much obliged to let you feel my loins Wild Bill!”

So, Wild Bill and his trusty (sort-of) sidekick Charlie Zane (played by Warden) traverse to the Black Hills for a creature that may or may not exist.

“I tell ya, Buffalo ain’t been the same at quarterback since Jim Kelly retired, ya know what I’m sayin’?”

The pair will encounter an American Indian who is well-known as Crazy Horse and they form an alliance though it is fraught with tension as Charlie is an old racist sonnabitch and don’t like their new pal too much.

“Neil Young can be very difficult to work with, but the results are worth it. And please don’t litter”.

Crazy Horse is pissed because the white buffalo has steamrolled through his encampment and killed his daughter. He seeketh revenge. For some bizarre reason, until Crazy Horse slays the beast he is to be referred to as Worm. Um, OK then.

Anyway, when the buffalo starts appearing, he seems to be in full attack mode, but also seems to look like a pissed-off lamb hopping and skipping along.

“Baa?”

Some of the scenes in the film are awkward as hell, especially when Wild Bill and Crazy Horse use sign language to communicate all the while speaking English out loud at one another!

Bronson also spouts off a bunch of pretentious lines of New Age nonsense that he doesn’t seem very convinced by (and neither would I). But ya know what? He’s Charles fucking Bronson, and who cares? His screen presence still works here and he does fairly well of playing a legendary, violent outlaw coming to the end of his life with failing vision and other signs of age.

“Am I shooting my career in the ass?”

The buffalo scenes are a mix of ineptitude that shows a creature making moves that are obvious it is on tracks and moving in only one direction-straight. At other times, the close-ups of the beast (especially the eyes and snout) work rather well as does the menacing score by John Barry of James Bond fame.

The film never reaches that “scary” level, but the build-up to the final battle is pretty good. The climax however leaves one unfulfilled, as it feels things got a bit rushed and/or trimmed due to budget constraints. I always dug the buffalo charging like a steam-train (was that the intent?). Barreling through the snow with steam coming from the snout was pretty kick-ass too.

“Rip. Snarl. Snort.”

The White Buffalo misses whatever mark it was going for, but it is a highly unique cinematic experience that is part Western, part Horror, part Fantasy, part Adventure, part Drama equaling all weird. Due to the oddity of it and the strange mix of styles, it is a worthy film only because it has no idea what the hell it wants to be!

Of course, Crazy Horse and Wild Bill prevail, and we really don’t know what the fuck we’ve just watched. I do know if I had Kim Novak waiting for me, my spurs would be jangling with her and not chasing some giant monster in the snow.

“I am no longer a worm! By the way, you’re really furry and warm-sorry about the arrows.”

“Ted Nugent and his song blow and he can kiss my very white ass!”

The movie bombed with critics and at the box office and ended a long-running relationship between Bronson and United Artists Pictures. Oh well.

Ya know, I have an affection for this one, and despite the numerous flaws I like it. So there. Also, it’s finally on a proper DVD and the transfer is very nice, so saddle up and buy it.

Fun Facts:

1. The White Buffalo had the ignominy of opening just 2 weeks before a little film called Star Wars in May 1977.

2. Carlo Rambaldi designed the creature and would later design a critter named E.T.

3. The film was shot at both a soundstage (and looks it unfortunately at times) and on location in California, New Mexico and Colorado. The locale in California was called Bronson Canyon. Really.

The White Buffalo (1977):

2 out of 4 for awfulness

Q: Should you see The White Buffalo?

A: Yes. It’s weird, intriguing, poorly edited and bizarre all at once. Sounds like a good time to me-and it was!