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"Sgt. Bilko" 50th anniversary DVD art



A three-disk set paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of Phil Silvers' "Sgt. Bilko" is due out May 9.

According to TV Shows on DVD, extras include:

* Episode intros by Allan Melvin (Henshaw).
* Commentary from Melvin, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Storch (guest star), Mickey Freeman (Zimmerman) and George Kennedy (army technical advisor).
* Emmy Award acceptance speeches.
* Dick Cavett Show appearance with Jack Benny.
* Phil's final TV interview with Sonny Fox.
* Lost Bilko audition films.

I couldn't find what the set includes in terms of actual episodes, however.

At the moment, the set is listed for $11.99 at Amazon.

Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 7, 2006

Newsarama remembers the talented comic book artist Mike Parobeck (DC's "The Batman Adventures"), who died in 1996.

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The New York Times profiles DC Comics President Paul Levitz, who's putting on his writers cap again to script some issues of the company's "JSA" series.

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A new, official "Lost" podcast is out. Drop by here tomorrow for a preview of the new episode.

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More "Lost": The two-hour series pilot will air again Feb. 22. Yeah, it's another rerun. But the creators also promise this season will be a bit longer than usual.

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In memory of Grampa Al Lewis, Scars and Stuff shares his "Munsters" soundtrack album from 1964. (That show did have a groovy theme song. I have a version of Jimmy Smith playing in someplace...)

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Sonic Pollution details Syd Barrett's troubled last days in Pink Floyd and presents a rare video to boot.

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Dial B for Blog presents some of those fun DC Comics public service ads from the Silver Age.

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Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and Irma Thomas will be joined by Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello in a New Orleans tribute during the Grammy's tomorrow night.

"Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4" due from Hip-O



Hip-O Select is taking pre-orders for the fourth volume of its complete Motown Singles series. This set focuses on 1964 and, like the previous volumes, is chockful of classic (and obscure) stuff. The tracks (Note disks 1-15 are in Vols. 1-3):

Complete Motown Singles 1964

Disc 16

1. Castles In The Sand - Stevie Wonder
2. Thank You (For Loving Me All The Way) - Stevie Wonder
3. Live Wire - Martha & The Vandellas
4. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Martha & The Vandellas
5. Live Wire - Martha & The Vandellas
6. Shambles - Gene Henslee
7. Beautiful Women - Gene Henslee
8. The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations
9. Just Let Me Know - The Temptations
10. If Your Heart Says Yes - The Serenaders
11. I'll Cry Tomorrow - The Serenaders
12. He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) - The Marvelettes
13. Goddess Of Love - The Marvelettes
14. How Can We Tell Him - Bobby Breen
15. Better Late Than Never - Bobby Breen
16. Run, Run, Run - The Supremes
17. I'm Giving You Your Freedom - The Supremes
18. After The Showers Came Flowers - Joanne & The Triangles
19. Don't Be A Crybaby - Joanne & The Triangles
20. (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You - The Miracles
21. Heartbreak Road - The Miracles
22. Only You - Sammy Turner
23. Right Now - Sammy Turner
24. Give Me A Kiss - The Hornets
25. She's My Baby - The Hornets
26. You're A Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye
27. When I'm Alone I Cry - Marvin Gaye

Disc 17

1. Can You Do it - The Contours
2. I'll Stand By You - The Contours
3. Set Me Free - Lee Alan
4. My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle - R. Dean Taylor
5. Poor Girl - R. Dean Taylor
6. Like A Nightmare - The Andantes
7. If You Were Mine - The Andantes
8. Midnight Johnny - Liz Lands
9. Keep Me - Liz Lands
10. My Guy - Mary Wells
11. Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me) - Mary Wells
12. In My Lonely Room - Martha & The Vandellas
13. A Tear For The Girl - Martha & The Vandellas
14. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long
15. Wind It Up - Shorty Long
16. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
17. Land Of A Thousand Boys - Brenda Holloway
18. Bringin' In The Gold - Howard Crockett
19. I've Been A Long Time Leaving - Howard Crockett
20. Satisfied Mind - Bruce Channel
21. That's What's Happenin' - Bruce Channel
22. Once Upon A Time - Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells
23. What's The Matter With You Baby - Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells
24. Just Ain't Enough Love - Eddie Holland
25. I'll Be In Trouble - The Temptations
26. The Girl's Alright With Me - The Temptations

Disc 18

1. Hey Harmonica Man - Stevie Wonder
2. This Little Girl - Stevie Wonder
3. Little Acorn - Dorsey Burnette
4. Cold As Usual - Dorsey Burnette
5. You're Just Like You - Bobby Breen
6. Here Comes That Heartache - Bobby Breen
7. Try It Baby - Marvin Gaye
8. If My Heart Could Sing - Marvin Gaye
9. Hey Harmonica Man - second pressing - Stevie Wonder
10. I Like It Like That - The Miracles
11. You're So Fine And Sweet - The Miracles
12. You're My Remedy - The Marvelettes
13. A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love - The Marvelettes
14. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
15. He Means The World To Me - The Supremes
16. Jimmy Brown - Dorsey Burnette
17. Everybody's Angel - Dorsey Burnette
18. I'll Always Love You - Brenda Holloway
19. Sad Song - Brenda Holloway
20. When I'm Gone - Mary Wells
21. Guarantee (For A Lifetime) - Mary Wells
22. Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
23. Call On Me - Four Tops
24. Since I've Lost You - Jimmy Ruffin
25. I Want Her Love - Jimmy Ruffin
26. You Make Me Happy - Bruce Channel
27. You Never Looked Better - Bruce Channel
28. Candy To Me - Eddie Holland
29. If You Don't Want My Love - Eddie Holland

Disc 19

1. Dancing In The Street - Martha & the Vandellas
2. There He Is (At My Door) - Martha & the Vandellas
3. Baby I Miss You - Tommy Good
4. Leaving Here - Tommy Good
5. My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down) - Carolyn Crawford
6. I'll Come Running - Carolyn Crawford
7. Looking For The Right Guy - Kim Weston
8. Feel Alright Tonight - Kim Weston
9. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) - The Temptations
10. Baby, Baby I Need You - The Temptations
11. My Lil's Run Off - Howard Crockett
12. Spanish Lace And Memories - Howard Crockett
13. Satan's Blues - Junior Walker And The All Stars
14. Monkey Jump - Junior Walker And The All Stars
15. Bread Winner - Sammy Ward
16. You've Got To Change - Sammy Ward
17. It's A Crying Shame (The Way You Treat A Good Man Like Me) - Shorty Long
18. Out To Get You - Shorty Long
19. That's What Love Is Made Of - Single Version - The Miracles
20. Would I Love You - The Miracles
21. Lifetime Man - Oma Heard
22. Mr. Lonely Heart - Oma Heard
23. Baby Don't You Do It - Single Version - Marvin Gaye
24. Walk On The Wild Side - Marvin Gaye
25. Needle In A Haystack - Single Version - The Velvelettes
26. Should I Tell Him - The Velvelettes
27. Happy Street - Stevie Wonder
28. Sad Boy - Single Version - Mono - Stevie Wonder

Disc 20

1. Baby Love - The Supremes
2. Ask Any Girl - The Supremes
3. Whisper You Love Me Boy - Mary Wells
4. I'll Be Available - Mary Wells
5. Soul Stomp - Earl Van Dyke
6. Hot 'N' Tot - Earl Van Dyke
7. What Good Am I Without You - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
8. I Want You 'Round - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
9. Who You Gonna Run To - Mickey McCullers
10. Same Old Story - Alternate Mix - Mickey McCullers
11. Sweet Thing - Single Version - The Spinners
12. How Can I - The Spinners
13. Hello Love - The Majestics
14. The Further You Look, The Less You See - The Majestics
15. Tonight's The Night - The Headliners
16. You're Bad News - The Headliners
17. Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes
18. A Need For Love - The Marvelettes
19. Come See About Me - The Supremes
20. You're Gone (But Always In My Heart) - The Supremes
21. Pretty Little Angel - Stevie Wonder
22. Tears In Vain - Single Version - Stevie Wonder
23. Pretty Little Angel - Stevie Wonder
24. Without The One You Love (Life's Not Worthwhile) - Four Tops
25. Love Has Gone - Four Tops
26. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
27. Forever - Single Version - Marvin Gaye
28. A Little More Love - Kim Weston
29. Go Ahead And Laugh - Kim Weston

Disc 21

1. Wild One - Martha & The Vandellas
2. Dancing Slow - Martha & The Vandellas
3. When Someone's Good To You - Carolyn Crawford
4. My Heart - Carolyn Crawford
5. Can You Jerk Like Me - The Contours
6. That Day When She Needed Me - The Contours
7. Come On Do The Jerk - The Miracles
8. Baby Don’t You Go - The Miracles
9. Randy, The Newspaper Boy - Ray Oddis
10. Happy Ghoul Tide - Ray Oddis
11. Talkin’ To Your Picture - Tony Martin
12. Our Rhapsody - Tony Martin
13. Ever Since The World Began - Dorsey Burnette
14. Long Long Time Ago - Dorsey Burnette
15. This Is The Life - Marvin Gaye
16. My Way - Marvin Gaye
17. My Girl - The Temptations
18. (Talkin’ ’Bout) Nobody But My Baby - The Temptations
19. Come See About Me - Choker Campbell’s Big Band
20. Pride And Joy - Choker Campbell’s Big Band
21. Put Me In Your Pocket - Howard Crockett
22. The Miles - Howard Crockett
23. He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ - The Velvelettes
24. Throw A Farewell Kiss - The Velvelettes

The set ships Feb. 24.

Previous volumes:
The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1, 1959-1961
The Complete Motown Singles Volume 2, 1962
The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 3, 1963

Marvel Comics hardcovers: Good stuff ahoy

Some of these I've mentioned before, but they're all pretty major, exciting releases. A roundup seems like a good idea. Coming up:


Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema

Out next spring, this 368-page volume pays tribute to the great penciler with stories from:

* Crime Fighters #4
* Western Outlaws & Sheriffs #60
* Strange Tales #22 & #150
* Tales To Astonish #85-87
* Avengers #41-42, #75-76, #277 & Annual #2
* Silver Surfer #4
* My Love #4
* Fantastic Four #111-112
* Thor #200
* Dracula Lives #3
* Marvel Spotlight #30
* Epic Illustrated #1
* Wolverine #10
* Marvel Shadows & Light #3


The Eternals By Jack Kirby

The whole works! The 392-page volume collects all 19 issues of Kirby's underrated 1970s series, plus an annual. It's set for release next summer.


Uncanny X-Men Omnibus

A big, fat 848-page collection featuring the earliest and most influential stories from the series that brought back and revitalized the 1960s X-Men. Featuring work by Len Wein, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, John Byrne and Terry Austin, it includes X-Men #94-131, and Giant-Size X-Men #1 plus the original letters pages and other extras. It's due out in April.

CD new releases Feb. 7, 2006

Belle & Sebastian The Life Pursuit

Ray Davies The Storyteller

Jack DeJohnette and Bill Frisell The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers

Eric Dolphy Quintet with Herbie Hancock Left Alone

Dave Douglas Keystone

John Entwistle Mad Dog, The Rock and Too Late the Hero

Andrew Hill Smokestack

Minus 5 Minus 5

Hank Mobley Workout

Lee Morgan The Gigolo

Beth Orton Comfort of Strangers

Horace Silver Horace-Scope

Stanley Turrentine Joyride

Mary Lou Williams Collective with Geri Allen Zodiac Suite: Revisited

DVD new releases Feb. 7, 2006

The Batman - The Complete First Season

The Best of The Electric Company

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Anniversary Edition)

Growing Pains - The Complete First Season

The Lost World, Vol. 1 Episodes 1 to 5

The Lost World, Vol. 2 Episodes 6 to 10

Moonlighting: Season 3

Teen Titans - The Complete First Season

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)

See more upcoming DVDs.

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Comics previews

Mile High Comics has first looks at: 100 Bullets #69; Batman Legends Of The Dark Knight #200; Captain Atom Armageddon #5; Jonah Hex #4; Wildcats Nemesis #6; Ares #2; Franklin Richards One Shot #1; I Heart Marvel: Web Of Romance #1; Incredible Hulk #92; Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #9; Marvel Knights 4 #27; Marvel Zombies #3; Sensational Spider-Man #23; X-Men #182 and X-Men The 198 #2.

See a complete list of upcoming comics.