Became the Midnight Special man, then we were Ziggy’s band…
Direct-sale specialists Guthy-Renker has launched a direct marketing campaign for subscription DVDs of Burt Sugarman‘s The Midnight Special in the US and Canada. I’m sure you’re all aware of David Bowie’s brilliant 1980 Floor Show recorded at The Marquee in London in 1973 especially for The Midnight Special.
Well, despite the show’s popularity with Bowie fans who have been lucky enough to see it, The 1980 Floor Show has never received an official release on video or DVD.
Now, after more than thirty years of fruitless fan campaigns, it seems there’s finally some kind of flickering light at the end of the tunnel.
Here’s the blurb from
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Spanning from 1972 to 1981, The Midnight Special® defied boundaries of late night television by presenting break through live performances from artists of all genres. It was a live concert event every week! Priceless performances contained in this collection include those by:
Elton John – Your Song
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon
Blondie – Heart of Glass
The Steve Miller Band – The Joker
Aretha Franklin – Respect
The Bee Gees – Jive Talkin’
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Billy Joel – Travelin’ Prayer
Donna Summer – Last Dance
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary
Aerosmith – The Train Kept A Rollin’
ELO – Telephone Line
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
Heart – Crazy On You
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From what I can make out, it seems there is a compilation DVD of the above performances called the Million Sellers volume which you receive when you start your collection. Apparently “By ordering now you?ll enjoy the convenience of receiving 2 new Midnight Special volumes about every other month, your credit card will be billed $19.95 for each volume plus $3.95 S&H per shipment.”
The downside is that it’s not clear that the whole Bowie show will ever be one of these bi-monthly 2 DVD sets. But, as soon as we find out a few more details we’ll let you know.
Either way, it seems a pretty expensive way to get your hands on an official DVD of this classic Bowie performance, and even then the offer is only open to subscribers in the US and Canada.
Thanx to the ever-resourceful mandn for the pointer to this story.