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Standing in the shadows of Motown /

The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Standing in the shadows of Motown (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Artisan Entertainment (Firm), Funk Brothers, Rimshot LLC, Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Justman, Paul, Passman, Sandy, Slutsky, Allan, Braugher, Andre, Allen, Richard, 1932-2002, Ashford, Jack, 1934-, Babbitt, Bob (Bassist), Griffith, Johnny, Hunter, Joe, 1927-2007, Jones, Uriel, 1934-2009, Messina, Joe, 1928-, Willis, Eddie, 1936-, Osborne, Joan, Levert, Gerald, NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969-, Collins, Bootsy, Harper, Ben, 1969-, Khan, Chaka, Jordan, Montell, Scott, Tom, 1948-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [2003]
Subjects:
Funk Brothers.
Motown Record Corporation.
Soul musicians > Michigan > Detroit > Biography.
Soul music > History and criticism.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Description
Summary:The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.
Item Description:Inspired by the book: Standing in the shadows of Motown / by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky.
Originally produced as motion picture in 2002.
Digitally mastered.
Aspect ratio 16:9 widescreen.
Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary with director and producer ; Trivia track ; Song selections/Performances ; How it all began. The photo that started it all, The video that started it all ; BMWFilms.Com presents The hire : a series of short films (Hostage, Ticker, Beat the devil) -- disc 2. Dinner with the Funk Brothers ; Multiangle jam sessions ; Deleted scenes ; At long last glory ; Funk Brothers video biographies ; Music video montage ; Selected discography ; Honorable mentions ; Hi-resolution DVD-ROM playable version ; Interactive virtual recording studio.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.) + 2 inserts.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, 6.1 DTS-ES, 5.1 Dolby-EX, 2.0 Dolby stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Doug Milsome, Lon Stratton ; editor, Anne Erikson.