MTV 1980'S TIME CAPSULE DVDS
MTV TIME CAPSULE 50 DVD COLLECTION
VOLUME 1, 8/1/81 (MTV’s first 4 hours - 3 DVDs, with the last 2 hours on one DVD). Totally uncut, with all the glitches and mistakes by MTV!) VJ: Mark Goodman. Grade: A;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 2: 6/16/82 (6 hours, 1 DVD) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A (has running timecode at bottom);
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 3: 3/17/83 (4 hours, 4 DVDs) VJs: Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson. Grade: A;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 4: 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);
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 5: 2/18/85: (1 hr, Rock n Wrestling-Alan Hunter/Cyndi Lauper/Lou Albano/Hulk Hogan) Grade: A (no music on this DVD);
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 6: 12/31/85 (12 hours! 6 DVDs-1985 Top 100 Countdown also includes chunk of New Year's Ball) VJs: Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Grade: A-;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 7: May 1986 (2 DVDs, close 2 hours, various segments) includes Hear N’ Aid special. (1st video: Pete Townshend). Grade: A;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 8: 8/9/86: (5 hours, 2 DVDs, Top 100 Videos Of All Time #57-#1 plus programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter. Grade: A;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 9: Jan. 1987 (70 minutes, Uncle Floyd Guest VJ weekend) Grade: A;
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 10: Mar. 1987 (1 hour, various clip) Grade: A (1st video: Deep Purple + MTV Mardis Gras Concert);
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 11: 4/1/88: (Top 20 Demented Videos w/ Dr. Demento-EX, no commercials, 1 hour 45 min.) Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 12: 3/18/89 (1 DVD, 50 min., Spring Break Concert w/ The Fixx) Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 13: 6/18/89 (2 ½ hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Daisy Fuentes. Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 14: 12/11/89 (4 hours, 1 DVD) VJs: Adam Curry, Julie Brown. Grade: A (has regular programming, plus Yo MTV Raps and Club MTV)
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 15: 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
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 16: 6/30/90 (Knebworth Festival concert-5 DVDs, 5 hours, also includes part of Pink Floyd documentary Shine On) VJ: Martha Quinn. Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 17: 10/31/91 (90 minutes, 1 DVD-Elvira Top 21 Countdown) Grade: A- (mild audio problems)
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 18: 12/31/89 (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
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 19: 12/31/87 (New Year’s Eve Ball-3 hours, 1 DVD) Hosts: Adam Curry, Paul Reiser. Grade: B
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 20: 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-
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 21: 8/9/86 (5 hours, 2 DVDs, Top 100 Videos Of All Time #57-#1 plus programming) VJs: Martha Quinn, Julie Brown, Alan Hunter. Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 22: 9/5/86 (1986 MTV VMAs-4 hours, 2 DVDs) Grade: A
MTV TIME CAPSULE COLLECTION VOLUME 23: 10/31/86 (4 hours, Elvira Halloween Special, 2 DVDs) Grade: A-.