VH1 first hour no music

All copyrighted music was dropped from the audio track. Only music video names are indicated.

[@Diskoboy1974]

I actually remember watching this. Our cable provider at the time carried Turner's Cable Music Channel on the channel right after MTV (MTV was channel 18, Cable Music Channel/VH-1 was 19). VH-1 took over for that channel on 1/1/85. I remember it being more Urban/R&B in the beginning months, then slowly turning more Adult Contemporary as time went on. I also remember when Level 42's 'Something About You' came out that summer, it seemed like they played it every half hour on the dot. Just like I Ran (So Far Away) did for MTV, Something About You seemed to epitomize early VH-1 to me.

[@jwgreek8606]

Man would love to see clips from Cable Music Channel!

[@FabricPaperAndBeads]

I loved watching Don Imus on VH-1. He made me laugh at a time in my life that was mostly a depressing time for me. I thank him for getting me through that time in my life.

[@lisaweathers6783]

fact imus didnt care about vh1

[@holygalaga]

Did you have diarrhea?

[@tvenc9979]

VH1! The Greatest Music Channel in Europe!

[@AtticTapes14]

Mtv was first in 1981. Then vh1 in 1985

[@davidfischer6923]

I loved Vh1 back in the day not anymore Please have more VH1 broadcast from the old days Thank YOU

[@danalong1237]

VH1, the last cable network that was launched during the Warner-Amex era before it was acquired by Viacom (now ViacomCBS)!

[@jamesborlan2850]

This is an interesting upload It’s cool to see the launch of vh1

[@blainehylton3296]

Before reality shows on vh1 took over

[@davidfischer6923]

MTV VH1 get it together no more reaity crap We don,t need it

[@ryan8211982]

At 3:16, VH-1 people news in 1985 showed Helen Slater signed on for two Supergirl sequels but didn’t make it into the screen due to Supergirl being crashed and burned at the U.S. box-Office and she gone to Texas filming the teen crime drama Fair is Fair which later became The Legend Of Billie Jean.

[@ryan8211982]

@Eduardo Mendez Tri-Star ruined Supergirl by cutting down to 105 minutes. What a disaster!

[@danpine786]

It’s interesting that the very first music video played by Olivia Newton-John was for a track that was never released on the pop chart, let alone the adult contemporary chart! I found it odd that the music video channel would make references to her being with a man who was 10 years younger! Anyway, I’m have Olivia got some love and airplay fir her music videos on this channel for awhile, unlike MTV, which outside of “Physical,” barely played her!

[@codym8897]

Do you have the launch of VH1 from January 1, 1985?

[@bouznouz]

R.I.P Kenny Rogers

[@beckigreen]

I had no idea Scott Shannon was involved with VH1. I remember him being popular in Nashville, there for a while. Super Shan he was called I think?

[@MikesObscureClips-sr3ni]

Great to hear the jingles by JAM Creative Productions.

[@sayyestofairness4266]

RIP Don Imus 1940-2019

[@danielr4640]

I didn’t know Don Imus hosted that show

[@mattjsherman]

I hate to say it but...boomers. Mtv was for GenX.

[@davidfischer6923]

Music today is crap Let,s invent ny time machine so I can travel back in time everybody to my dream Of Ms. Crystal Gayle

[@danpine786]

FINALLY!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I love this!

[@davidfischer6923]

Please upload more of American Bandstand not Idol I would love to see more of Mr. Dick Clark

[@alvarosanchezlocutor]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Thanks for this otherwise!

[@Alpha8713]

How were they playing digital sound of any type in 1985? D1 (the first common digital videotape format) did not exist until 1986. Was the whole "digital Dolby stereo" thing just a fraud, or what?

[@kevinhamburger6732]

What are you referring to?

[@Alpha8713]

@@kevinhamburger6732 The video specifically states that VH1 has digital Dolby stereo sound. They had to play back their programming from something, and no digital videotape formats were in common use in 1985. So, were they doing something unusual or clever, or were they just lying about their technology?

[@kevinhamburger6732]

@@Alpha8713 For VH-1 music videos, like MTV, played back from Ampex ACR-25 cart machines. We modified them with split track heads so that stereo could be recorded. We also employed Dolby A noise reduction to help with the audio quality. Dolby A is an analog process. I believe (but don't remember but will confirm with another colleague) that on the satellite the audio was a Dolby Digital stream, which is why the mention of it in the clip.

[@Alpha8713]

@@kevinhamburger6732 Interesting. That makes perfect sense, although calling it "digital Dolby stereo" is a bit of a stertch if the only digital part was the satellite uplink. Did they ever switch to Dolby SR later? Or did they move on to different playback devices by the time SR became popular?

[@kevinhamburger6732]

@@Alpha8713 I left 3 years after the VH-1 launch. To the best of my recollection, we stayed with Dolby A NR. No idea what they did for playback, etc. years later. I could be wrong about the satellite thing. I'll try to talk to someone else who might remember.

[@zachhoran]

Jon Bauman AKA Bowzer had just come off the short-lived Match Game Hollywood Squares hour. He was, well, more qualified to host VH1 than a game show :). Atlantic City area cable got VH1 starting on June 24, 1985. SHaking You by ONJ was from the Two of a Kind soundtrack. There is an audio track from Kenny Rogers' This WOman at the 6:20 mark, and from Neil DIamond Heartlight at the 6:30 mark. IN between those two are clips from a Julio Iglesias video and Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing, followed by a clip of Linda Ronstadt's I Knew You When.

[@jwgreek8606]

The same time he did MG-HSH he also did a weekly musical game show called The Pop N Rocker Game.

[@blainehylton3296]

Viacom did that

[@ryan8211982]

Now it’s ViacomCBS.

[@gabrielolegario1408]

@@ryan8211982 Future?

[@davidfischer6923]

please upload vh1 music videos not the bullcrappy shows they have tv shouldn,t be that way

[@davidfischer6923]

VH1 was good back in the day today they have bullcrap not music

[@Eliotime3000]

The European version of VH1 is still a 24-hour music TV channel. Even the Italian version still keeps the tradition of put VJ's.

[@Jmbl0255]

0:39 they 80s guy make motion graphics on adobe after effects v0.00001 beta 2😂😂

[@georgeschlaline6057]

Kevin Hamburger debut 1968-?

[@kevinhamburger6732]

Are you asking when did VH1 debut?

[@georgeschlaline6057]

No when you were born