MTV
(Music Video Blocks)
Music Videos - W/O/C 8.1.1981 First two hours
Music Videos - W/O/C 11.19.1981 - VJ Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn - 2 DISCS
Music Videos - W/O/C 6.16.1982 - VJ Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn - 6 hours ( 82 videos! )
Music Videos - W/O/C 11.15.1982 - VJ Alan Hunter - 1 hour
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.24.1982 VJ Nina Blackwood Christmas Eve 1982 Very good. Has a couple of brief glitches. 85 min
Music Videos & 'Guest VJ Hour' - W/O/C 2.22.1983 Guest VJ Hour: Brian Setzer Also includes 33 min. of Friday 12-20-85 with Mark Goodman, and Guest VJ Hour: Molly Ringwald guest VJ from March 1986. Several cuts in Molly Ringwald segment, inluding some videos cut entirely. 2 hrs.
Music Videos - W/O/C 9.4.1983 - VJ Alan Hunter, Mark Goodman 'Labor Day Weekend'
Music Videos - W/O/C 9.5.1983 - VJ Alan Hunter disc 2 only
Music Videos - W/O/C 11.1983 - VJ Mark Goodman - apx 3 hours 4 min. (.avi)
Muisc Videos 'Guest VJ Hour' - W/O/C 12.27.1983 VJ Billy Idol 1 hr. A little Mark Goodman at the end.
Music Videos - W/O/C 1983 - VJ Mark Goodman. A little over 3 hours.
Muisc Videos -W/O/C 3.6.1984 VJ Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn. 3 discs
Music Videos - W/O/C 6.24.1984 part 1-3 VJ Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter - 3 DISCS
Muisc Videos - W/O/C 8.1984, 10.1985 & 12.1986 VJ Mark Goodman & JJ Jackson. Third segment has commercials and VJs cut.
Music Videos - W/O/C 10.4.1984 VJ JJ Jackson ( includes an Ian Ziering (90210) Scope commercial )
Music Videos - 1.16.1985 W/O/C (2 DISCS) Disc 1 - VJ Martha Quinn ( & J.J. Jackson, breifly ) and VJ Mark Goodman with a special report on Rock & Wrestling Connection. Features Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Rowdy Pipper, etc. ) Disc 2 - Continues music videos.
Music Videos - W/O/C 9.29.1985 6 hours VJ Nina Blackwood, JJ Jackson - 3 DISCS
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.31.1985 Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman. Top 100 video countdown. Includes a bit of '85 NYE Rock & Roll Ball. Good quality. 12 hrs. of classic MTV from NYE '85! 6 Discs Includes interviews with Charlie Sexton and The Divynals
Music Videos - W/O/C 3.?.1986 - Guest VJ Molly Ringwald. Some commercials cut, probably some videos as well.
Music Videos - W/O/C 8.?.1986 (incorrect date?) VJ Mark Goodman - 2 hours Prestine quality from Master
Music Videos - 9.17.1986 W/O/C (Wed.) (3 DISCS) Disc 1 - VJ Mark Goodman music videos. Disc 2 continues, but with some edits. Disc 3 continues. NOTE - Disc 3 is the exact same disc as another in my collection - "Music Videos - W/O/C 8.?.1986 VJ Mark Goodman - 2 hours Prestine quality from Master".
Music Videos - 9.29.1986 W/O/C VJ Mark Goodman. Includes an interview with The Pet Shop Boys in MTV News.
Music Videos - 11.26.1986 W/O/C VJ Martha Quinn. Includes complete The Bangles concert, music videos and a Levis 501 Blues commercial with BMX legend Eddie Fiola.
Music Videos - 3.7.1987 W/O/C (3 DISCS) VJ Downtown Julie Brown and Alan Hunter. 6 hrs. * ALL 3 DISCS HAVE SKIPPING AND FREEZING ISSUES.
Music Videos - 9.?.1987 W/O/C VJ Downtown Julie Brown Top 300 Videos - incomplete, covers 12 videos only.
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.31.1987 VJ Adam Curry - Top 100 Countdown #43 - #1, only. 3 DISCS
Music Videos - 3.16.1988 W/O/C VJ Carolyne Heldman MTV News w/ Kurt Lodder. Spring break with Randy.
Music Videos - W/O/C 8.20.1988 VJ Kevin Seal with Freddy Kruger, Vinnie Vincent and Kurt Lodder - 'Freddy Kruger Video Hour'
Music Videos - W/O/C 9.1.1988 VJ Downtown Julie Brown 3 Discs 2 hr. 40 min
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.31.1988 VJ Kevin Seal and Adam Curry - Countdown #100 - #43 only. 2 DISCS
Music Videos - W/O/C 6.18.1989 Timeshift VJ Daisy Fuentes includes an MTV news segment on ZAP Comics with interviews from Robert Crumb, Robert Williams, Spain Rodriguez and Dee Dee Ramone.
Music Videos - W/O/C 1989 This is an episode of Classic MTV with VJ Martha Quinn for MTV Japan. Includes Japanese commercials, Japanese subtitles and a Japanese pasta commercial with Alyssa Milano! Showing videos from 1984 in 4 parts (.avi) apx 1 hour 54 min.
Music Videos - W/O/C 1990 'Earth To MTV' VJ Andrew Daddo. Also includes Turn It Up! and more videos.
Music Videos - W/O/C May 1990 timeshift 2 discs VJ Adam Curry ( voice only ). Includes MTV News with Japanese Manga, interview with Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo, & The Simpons Matt Groening interview. nearly 5 hrs
Music Videos - 5.?.1990 W/O/C No VJ ( Adam Curry's voice only ) Includes MTV News w. Kurt Lodder featuring Manga and anime, the film Akira and it's creator. Also has a couple of Pauly Shore MTV commercials. NOTE: This has the same content as above ( May 1990 ), the video quality on this disc is not quite as good.
Music Videos - W/O/C 10.?.1990 VJ Katie Wagner also includes Earth To MTV and Turn It Up!
Music Videos - W/O/C 11.24/25.1990 Reunion Weekend VJ's Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, JJ Jackson, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood - original VJs back for the weekend playing 80s videos. ( also has a Bon Jovi guet VJ segment from 1986 and 'Loud & Fast': Inside Heavy Metal - a documentary featuring Ozzy, PMRC, Speed Metal, L.A., Big Hiar, Guitar Heros, etc.) 6 discs
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.31.1991 Top 100 Countdown includes videos #40 - #9, 2 discs W/O/C VJ John Norris, a little over 2 hours
Music Videos - W/O/C 3.?.1993 Timeshift VJ Steve Issacs. 'Rude Awakening' programing ( morning video blocks )
Music Videos - 9.13.1994 W/O/C VJ Idalis. Features Tabitha Soren on last nights VMA's and an MTV commercial with VJ's Kennedy, Idalis, Tabitha Soren, Bill Bellamy, Riki Rachtman, etc. although there are only 6 videos on the disc.
Music Videos - December 1994 W/O/C 'Dreamtime' and 'Rude Awakening' No VJ. Includes 3 MTV News segments with Kurt Lodder ( The second about John Watters ). Jerky Boys prank. Timeshift
Music Videos - W/O/C 12.?.1995 2 hrs timeshift VJ Idalis and John Sencio 'Dreamtime' programing (late night video blocks) and a regular programing block ( Sencio )
Music Videos - December 1995 W/O/C (2 DISCS) Disc 1 - 'Dreamtime' videos VJ Idalis. Disc 2 - 'Dreamtime' videos continues with VJ John Sencio
Music Videos - 8.31.1997 W/O/C ( Chicago ). No VJ MTV News w. Serena Altschul 10 videos.
Music Videos - W/O/C - VJ Martha Quinn. Classic MTV, aired on Japanese TV (has Japanese subtitles). Not sure exactly what year this is from yet, I'm guessing early 90s. Apx 1 hr 40 min.
(Programs and Specials)
(120 Minutes)
120 Minutes - W/O/C 4.27.1986 VJ J.J. Jackson
120 Mintues - 8.16.1987 & 8.17.1987 W/O/C (2 DISCS) Disc 1 (8.17.87) - The Young Ones episode (partial), 120 Mintues VJ Kevin Seal, Guest New Model Army. Disc 2 - Concludes 120 Mintues and starts (8.17.97) 'No Repeat Monday' music videos with VJ Carolyn Heldman and Kevin Seal ( for last video ).
120 Minutes - 1.24.1988 W/O/C ( corrected the incorrect date of 1989 ) VJ Kevin Seal
120 Minutes - 7.15.1990 W/O/C VJ Dave Kendal, Guest Iggy Pop
120 Minutes - 3.10.1991 W/O/C VJ Dave Kendal, Guest Dinosaur Jr.
120 Minutes - 4.21.1991 W/O/C VJ Paul King, Guest Fields Of The Nephilim * This is from MTV Europe, possibly a German airing. *
120 Minutes - 9.20.1992 W/O/C ( California ) VJ Dave Kendal & Joey Ramone, Guest Lemmy Kilmister
120 Minutes - 11.22.1992 W/O/C (California) VJ's are from previous recordings: Dave Kendal & Joey Ramone & Lemmy, Social Distortion
120 Minutes - 2.21.1993 W/O/C various VJs from bands at the Gavin Report Convention. Heavily edited, missing first half and last few videos. Also includes various videos ( also edited ) from 'Dreamtime' programing with no VJ apperance, two incomplete Beavis & Butt-head episodes W/O/C and Blues Traveller on David Letterman. Apx 1995 FROM VHS
120 Minutes - 5.28.1995 W/O/C VJ Peter Murphy missing first video. Also includes several videos from 'Dreamtime' programing with no VJ apperance and the Maury Povich episode 'Home Remedys' ( missing first minute or so ) FROM VHS
120 Minutes - timeshift 3 episodes, 10th anniversary specials, W/O/C ( unless noted otherwise). 3/1996 Includes 'A Decade On The Edge' with VJ Matt Pinfield, 'The Best Of 120 Minutes Live' with VJ Henry Rollins ( this episode has some commercials cut ) and ' The Decade In Video' with VJ's The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also includes a Rebecca Gayheart 'Glints' Commercial. FROM VHS
120 Minutes - 4.21.1996 W/O/C VJ Matt Pinfield also includes several music videos from 'Dreamtime'. No VJ apperance, tracking bar at the top of these videos. FROM VHS
120 Mintues - 6.1.1999 W/O/C VJ Matt Pinfield, Guest Garbage. Includes a history of Ministry in this episode.
(Alternative Nation)
Alternative Nation - W/O/C includes: April 1994 with Kennedy and Henry Rollins, MOnday April 25, 1994 with Kennedy and Dennis Hopper, April 1994 with Kennedy (incomplete episode) and Wed April 27, 1994 with Ed Marques ( and the tail end of a Ren and Stimpy Show). From VHS
Alternative Nation - W/O/C includes: 1994 with Kennedy (The Crow Movie Release Special) and Jan 1993 with Kennedy. From VHS
Alternative Nation - Sept 1995 W/O/C Includes 3.5 episodes of Alt Nation and 2 partial episodes of Beavis & Butt-head. Alt Nation #1: VJ Kennedy, Guest: Jim Evans. MTV News with Alison Stewart. Alt Nation #2 VJ Kennedy, various guests, looking up websites. MTV News with Kurt Lodder, Alt Nation #3 'Surfology 101' part of 'Summertime Portraits' VJ Kennedy MTV News with Kurt Lodder, Alt Nation #4 'At The Reading Festival' VJ Kennedy with guests Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, Blind Melon, White Zombie, Silverchair, etc. MTV News with Tabitha Soren. Prolly 3/4 of an episode before cut.
Alternative Nation - March 1995 ( corrected from 1994) W/O/C VJ Kennedy Guest Tom Curren ( pro surfer ). MTV News w/ Kurt Lodder. Includes Jerkey Boys prank. 90 min
Alternative Nation - W/O/C Jan 1997 timeswhift includes Alternative Nation ( missing first 10 minutes) VJ Kennedy and runs into Dreamtime programing with no VJ. Also includes MTV News with Serena Altschul, and a Neutragena commercial with Martha Quinn. Also a commercial for UFC 12.. apx1.5 hours
(Headbangers Ball)
Headbangers Ball - 4.18.1987 W/O/C Guest host Motorhead. Incomplete. 1st episode
The first music video skips a bit. Good picture, but bad aspect ratio. Audio is a touch muddy, but not bad. Very watchable if the aspect ratio doesn't bother you. 1 hr. 54 min.
Headbangers Ball - 7.4.1987 VJ Downtown Julie Brown This episode is cut with an ep. from 8.8.1987 VJ Ronnie James Dio. W/O/C Apx 3 hours 45 minutes.
Headbangers Ball - 8.22.1987 NO commercials VJ Kevin Seal Guest: Great White
Headbangers Ball - 10.10.1987 Contains some commercials. Guest host: Kane Roberts
Headbangers Ball - W/O/C 10.17.1987 Guest VJ Doro Pesch 2 hrs includes an Elvira Coors commercial
Headbangers Ball - 3.12.1988 W/O/C VJ Kevin Seal. Includes a Megadeth contest and their world premier video for Anarchy In The U.K.
Headbangers Ball - 3.5.1988 W/O/C VJ Kevin Seal Guest: L.A. Guns
Headbangers Ball - 8.20.1988 W/O/C VJ Adam Curry ( Preceded by Nightmare On Elm Street - Freddy Krueger Video Hour - last part only ) Includes a Cherry 7-UP commercial with Matt Leblanc.
Headbangers Ball - 9.3.1988 W/O/C Guest host : Guns N' Roses ( Axl & Slash )
Headbangers Ball - 2.11.1989 W/O/C ( Houston, TX ) VJ Adam Curry Guest: Glenn Danzig. Includes an Alyssa Milano 1-900 commercial.
Headbangers Ball - 4.29.1989 W/O/C VJ Adam Curry Riki Rachtman's L.A. Scene Report features interviews with L.A. Guns, Junkyard, Faster Pussycat, Trouble, Little Ceaser, The Four Horsemen and Steve Jones.
Headbangers Ball - 7.29.1989 W/O/C Guest VJ Alice Cooper. * Disc's audio skips here and there. Fairly frequently at first *
Headbangers Ball - 8.26.1989 W/O/C (Wharton, TX) Guest VJ Riki Rachtman - his first show. Guest: Bonham. Contains one edit.
Headbangers Ball - 10.31.1989 Halloween special with host Alice Cooper. W/O/C apx 2 hours
Headbangers Ball - 1990 MTV Europe, Monsters Of Rock special with VJ Vanessa Warwick. Includes bands such as Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, etc. Episode is broken up into 4 parts .avi
Headbangers Ball - 11.3.1990 VJ Riki Rachtman & Cinderella W/O/C incomplete - 1 hr 11 min
Headbangers Ball - 10.20.1990 VJ Kip Winger and Reb Beach from Winger W/O/C apx 3 hrs
Headbangers Ball - 1.13.1990 Riki Rachtman's 2nd night. W/O/C apx 3 hours.
(Everything else)
A Year In Rock - 1994 No commercials
ABC MTV Special - W/O/C 6.6.1991 Quality is a little fuzzy.
Animation Weekend - 1994 animation 30 min block. No commercials (.avi)
Basement Tapes - 1984 Japan special - Swift Kick, also features various videos from Heaven, Autograph, Giuffria, Van-Zant, Bon Jovi 1985 Japan TV Special and more - Japanese MTV, includes Japanese host's interview with Bon Jovi. Edited, NO commercials.
Beavis and Butthead Moronathon - W/O/C 3.?.1994 2 hrs apx 3.5 episodes
Big Bang '89 - 12.31.1988 NO commercials, contains edits. With Menus. VJ Downtown Julie Brown Includes live performances of Sandra Berhard doing a Heart cover, Robert Plant, Winger, Sam Kinisin ( stand up and his song Wild Thing ), Vixen and Poison.
Celebrity Deathmatch Season 1 13 ep 1998 NO commercials, .avi format 4.5 hours
Cutting Edge - 4.28.1985 ( pre 120 Minutes ) W/O/C Features The Bangles with other content by Chaka Khan, The Turth, RUN DMC, The Minute Men, Cruzados and a couple of spoken word clips by Henry Rollins... more like spoken jokes.. the recording continues on for a few more music videos with VJ Martha Quinn ( The Doors, The Cars, MTV News, Donald Fagen and Don Henly ).
Decade: 1980-1989 Aired in Dec. 1989. MTV takes a look back at the 80's. 1.5 hours NO commercials
Dimebag Darrell Tribute (Pantera guitarist) - MTV2 with host Dave Mustane. December 2002 No commercials (.avi)
Elvira's 'Macabre TV' Halloween Special - 10.31.1984 (3 DISCS) Host Elvira. Includes her music video 'Trick Or Treat' and the movie Night Of The Living Dead ( B&W, original version ). Disc 1 has NO commercials, disc 2 contains a few, disc 3 is complete with commercials.
Elvira's Halloween Special - W/O/C 10.31.1986 with guest VJ Elvira ( 2 discs, also includes Elvira's Thriller Video - Charlie Boy (1980)
F* Ups W/O/C December 2000 Hosted by Dave Holmes, this is a special featuring bloopers from both MTV VJs and various musicians and actors who appeared on the channel. 1 hour
FOX/MTV Guide To Summer '92 - Sunday 6.15.1992 W/O/C VJ Cindy Crawford & Host Tommy Davidson. Includes a brief The Cure tour interview and Batman Returns film review and interviews.
Friday Night Party Zone - W/O/C 11.21.1986 VJ Martha Quinn 2 hr
Friday Night Video Fights - W/O/C 8.8.1986 VJ Martha Quinn. David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose vs. The Monkees - That Was Then, This Is Now. Includes two soaps: Search For Tomorrow and Days Of Our Lives ( prob. half an episode)
Friday Night Video Fights - W/O/C 8.8.1986 VJ Martha Quinn. David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose vs. The Monkees - That Was Then, This Is Now. Same content as above, but this disc does NOT have the soaps although it has a better video quality AND VJ China Slick Katner with MTV News in the beginning.
Friday Night Video Fights & Top 20 Video Countdown - 1987 W/O/C Led Zeppelin edition.. Led Zep vs Led Zep. Mark Goodman hosts, 34 min. Disc also includes a partial Top 20 countdown from 1987 with Alan Hunter (72 min, covering #s 10 - 5), and a Nina Blackwood segment (15 min.) WOC. Very good. Nina Blackwood and Top 20 segments contain edits. 2 hrs. 10.1985, I think. Closes with part of a Star Search '85 episode.
Guest VJ - KISS 1.20.1987 also includes 1984 Bruce Dickinson interview
Guest VJ - Motley Crue. 1987 No Commercials. Most content other than Motley and their videos are cut. Many additional ( mostly MTV ) Motley Crue interviews and some live footage after the program.
ICON - The Cure 10.31.2004 French subtitles, No commercials (.avi)
Hangin' With MTV and various music videos - 8.3.1992 and 8.6.1992 (corrected from 8.13.1992) W/O/C8.3.1992 Music videos VJ John Norris, MTV News w/ Kurt Lodder. Slaughter - Real Love video featuring Shannon Daugherty. Hangin With MTV 8.6.1992 VJ John Norris. Incomplete episode, includes Morrisey live and an interview with questions taken from audience.
It Came From The 80s - Aug.1995. An amusing MTV special looking at the music and fashion of the 80's. This special was the kickoff to MTV's "It Came From The 80's" weekend. 23 min NO commercials
It Came From The 80s Weekend - W/O/C 4 discs Aug 1995 with John Sencio, has a couple of MTV News breaks with Kurt Loder. apx 7 hours
Jon Stewart Show - 1993 Pilot from the MTV master tape with Duff, Jonathan Estrada, 4 Non Blondes From VHS
Jon Stewart Show - 1994 W/O/C first video with Mary Stewart Masterson, Crowded House (missing complete intro), second video April 1994 No commercials with Nicole Eggert, Danzig (missing complete intro). From VHS
Jon Stewart Show - 1994 Missing first commercial segment, other commercials are present. with David Spade, Mike Judge, Anthrax. Also includes 5 episodes of complete intros and incomplete Jon Stewart monologs, 3 Jon Stewart Show commercials and some incomplete Beavis and Butt-head. From VHS
Kevin Smith Archives vol.1 - MTV Mallrats Premiere Party 10/20/95 VJ Kennedy, includes various cast interviews including Stan Lee), Squirt TV appearance 02/96 ( Kevin Smith and Joey Lauren Adams segment only), Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash 01/98 MTV special with them at Kevin's comic shop. Also has Walt and Bryan from the TV show Comic Book Men), and 9 Movie Moments That Made the 90's
Linner Notes - 1985 featuring John Fogerty, Nile Rodgers, Bob Dylan, Band Aid, U2. Also has various Top 20 Countdown video clips from 1986 and 1987. Heavily edited, few commercials.
Liquid Television - 1991 Season 1, episodes 1-6 and 1992 Season 2, episodes 1-10. I think both are complete, No commercials. .avi
Liquid Television - 1994 Season 3, Episodes 1-6, I think this is complete.. No commercials.
Lost Weekend With Van Halen contest presentation. 4.4.1984 W/O/C
Special MTV presentation that showcased the winner of the 'Lost Weekend with Van Halen' contest in April, 1984. Also includes raw footage of the plane trip, limo, backstage, etc. This video has some freezing problems in one of my players, not as much in the other..
MTV Extra! Thriller - The Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller - 12.15.1983 W/O/C - VJ Martha Quinn. Disc also includes Night School - Billy Joel and a couple of music videos with VJ Mark Goodman.
MTV Generation 11.6.1991 W/O/C Documentary about the MTV Generation, aka Generation X. Documentary made by Kurt Loder and Lauren Lazin.
MTV Spring Break - 3.19-21.1999 W/O/C (2 DISCS) programs include: Disc 1 - Say What? Karaoke Finals VJ Carson Daily, incomplete WCW Beach Brawl, Carson interviews 98 Degrees, Springer Break: King & Queen Host Jerry Springer, Say What? Karaoke Spring Break Veterans VJ Carson Daily MTV News W/ Serena Altschul, Grind All Over with hosts 98 Degrees and DJ Cocoa Chanelle. DISC 2 - Continues Grind All Over, Total Request Launch Party VJ Carson Daily & Britney Spears with live Goo Goo Dolls performance, The Blame Game host Judge Reed - incomplete, Total Request Launch Party re run, Say What? Karaoke repeat, first few minutes of N Synch's Fab Five Spring Break Videos.
My So Called Videos #3 & #6 - April/May 1995 W/O/C #3 VJ Kennedy Guest Jared Leto. #6 Guest VJ's Devon Odessa, Wilson Cruz, AJ Langer. Includes MTV News with Kurt Lodder ( Hole/Kurt Cobain ) and the start of 'Prime Time' with Bill Bellamy.
My So Called Videos #7 & #12 - April/May 1995 W/O/C #7 Guest VJ's Devon Odessa, Wilson Cruz & AJ Langer. #12 Guest VJs Claire Danes & Jared Leto