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Stumbled across this the other day...Im downloading 1981 thru 1985 right now.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/80s-mtv-recordings-archived-watch/
Hundreds of Hours Worth of 1980s-Era MTV Programming Uploaded Online
Video countdowns, Headbanger's Ball, 120 Minutes, and more... all in their original VHS glory
We want our MTV now… and, in a way, it looks like we got it. After years of missing the channel’s glory days, one Internet Archive user has been steadily uploading VHS recordings of MTV’s early years in the ’80s and ’90s, reports BrooklynVegan. There’s hundreds of hours’ worth of footage online there and it’s all free to watch.
The MTV collection is being uploaded chronologically under the apt title “’80s MTV VHS Recordings 1981 to 1989 Collection”. So far, most of the footage features everything you would have seen live on TV as it aired, including the network’s promos and now-outdated commercials. It begins with the dawn of MTV: the channel’s August 1st, 1981 debut where they introduced themselves by way of The Buggles’ legendary and topical hit “Video Killed the Radio Star” before moving on to Pat Benatar and Rod Stewart.
Whether you’re the type of person to rank every Beastie Boys album or someone who misses busting a move to Club MTV back in the day, then there’s plenty of footage for you on here. Nearly all the greats have been cataloged already, including video countdowns with VJ Kevin Seal, Headbanger’s Ball episodes with Riki Rachtman, Spring Break 1987 with Beastie Boys, heavy metal coverage like Twisted Christmas with Dee Snyder, and even the all-day Live Aid coverage of 1985.
For the complete collection — which is being updated regularly as we speak — head over to the Internet Archive. SEE BELOW
** The files were taken down form the original location, but you can get them HERE (Just download the zip file, extract, and youll see a file for each decade listed from 1981 - 1989. Click on a decade and itll open up your torrent client and you can download that decade of footage)
The 1981 file is the first 4 hours of MTV programming beginning at midnight August 1st, 1981.
Files in the 1982 folder: https://imgur.com/EOwUmGo (incl News that rocked 1982, Christmas eve and New Years Eve specials)
Files in the 1983 folder: https://imgur.com/dtRcspb (incl Guest VJ hours with: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, and a live Journey broadcast)
Files in the 1984 folder: https://imgur.com/ehLrBHv (incl Halloween special w/Vincent Price, Guest VJs (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Huey Lewis, Eurythmics), and the MTV Twisted X-Mas Special)
Files in 1985 folder: https://imgur.com/j96RRmx (including the entire LIVE AID concert, New Years Rockin Eve, and the top 100 videos of 1985 countdown)
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So many hours of 80s goodness.
Stumbled across this the other day...Im downloading 1981 thru 1985 right now.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/80s-mtv-recordings-archived-watch/
Hundreds of Hours Worth of 1980s-Era MTV Programming Uploaded Online
Video countdowns, Headbanger's Ball, 120 Minutes, and more... all in their original VHS glory
We want our MTV now… and, in a way, it looks like we got it. After years of missing the channel’s glory days, one Internet Archive user has been steadily uploading VHS recordings of MTV’s early years in the ’80s and ’90s, reports BrooklynVegan. There’s hundreds of hours’ worth of footage online there and it’s all free to watch.
The MTV collection is being uploaded chronologically under the apt title “’80s MTV VHS Recordings 1981 to 1989 Collection”. So far, most of the footage features everything you would have seen live on TV as it aired, including the network’s promos and now-outdated commercials. It begins with the dawn of MTV: the channel’s August 1st, 1981 debut where they introduced themselves by way of The Buggles’ legendary and topical hit “Video Killed the Radio Star” before moving on to Pat Benatar and Rod Stewart.
Whether you’re the type of person to rank every Beastie Boys album or someone who misses busting a move to Club MTV back in the day, then there’s plenty of footage for you on here. Nearly all the greats have been cataloged already, including video countdowns with VJ Kevin Seal, Headbanger’s Ball episodes with Riki Rachtman, Spring Break 1987 with Beastie Boys, heavy metal coverage like Twisted Christmas with Dee Snyder, and even the all-day Live Aid coverage of 1985.
For the complete collection — which is being updated regularly as we speak — head over to the Internet Archive. SEE BELOW
** The files were taken down form the original location, but you can get them HERE (Just download the zip file, extract, and youll see a file for each decade listed from 1981 - 1989. Click on a decade and itll open up your torrent client and you can download that decade of footage)
The 1981 file is the first 4 hours of MTV programming beginning at midnight August 1st, 1981.
Files in the 1982 folder: https://imgur.com/EOwUmGo (incl News that rocked 1982, Christmas eve and New Years Eve specials)
Files in the 1983 folder: https://imgur.com/dtRcspb (incl Guest VJ hours with: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, and a live Journey broadcast)
Files in the 1984 folder: https://imgur.com/ehLrBHv (incl Halloween special w/Vincent Price, Guest VJs (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Huey Lewis, Eurythmics), and the MTV Twisted X-Mas Special)
Files in 1985 folder: https://imgur.com/j96RRmx (including the entire LIVE AID concert, New Years Rockin Eve, and the top 100 videos of 1985 countdown)
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So many hours of 80s goodness.
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