From The TV IV
Season Five of Soul Train premiered on August 23, 1975. With the 1975-1976 season, Soul Train instituted a new theme: "Soul Train '75" by The Soul Train Gang. Starting with Episode 155, there is a new opening sequence: The Train is chugging from behind the Earth towards the screen, then riding down the countryside blowing colorful confetti from the smokestacks, then goes through a tunnel into a city before it goes into the studio tunnel with the dancers. This opening was also used for the first 8 episodes of the 6th season.
Episodes
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| 146 | 1 | The Supremes/ Willie Hutch | August 23, 1975
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| 147 | 2 | Johnny Bristol/ The Blackbyrds | August 30, 1975
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| 148 | 3 | Joe Simon/ Millie Jackson/ Choice Four | September 6, 1975
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| 149 | 4 | The New Birth/ Blue Magic/ Bobby Moore | September 13, 1975
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| 150 | 5 | The Impressions/ Rance Allen Group/ Soul Train dance contest | September 20, 1975
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| 151 | 6 | Eddie Kendricks/ Tavares/ Paul Mooney | September 27, 1975
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| 152 | 7 | The Pointer Sisters/ B.T. Express/ Ralph Carter | October 4, 1975
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| 153 | 8 | The O'Jays/ Little Milton | October 11, 1975
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| 154 | 9 | LaBelle/ Creative Source | October 18, 1975
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| 155 | 10 | Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century | October 25, 1975
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| 156 | 11 | Ramsey Lewis/ Fantastic Four | November 1, 1975
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| 157 | 12 | The Spinners/ Merry Clayton | November 8, 1975
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| 158 | 13 | War/ The Main Ingredient | November 15, 1975
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| 159 | 14 | The Miracles/ Poison/ Quincy Jones | November 22, 1975
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| 160 | 15 | Average White Band/ The Undisputed Truth | November 29, 1975
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| 161 | 16 | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/ Esther Phillips | December 6, 1975
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| 162 | 17 | Rufus/ David Ruffin | December 13, 1975
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| 163 | 18 | Freda Payne/ The Whispers | December 20, 1975
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| 164 | 19 | Billy Preston/ The Sylvers | December 27, 1975
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| 165 | 20 | David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry | January 3, 1976
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| 166 | 21 | The Temptations/ Edwin Starr | January 10, 1976
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| 167 | 22 | The Staple Singers/ Bobby Womack | January 17, 1976
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| 168 | 23 | The Jackson Five | January 24, 1976
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| 169 | 24 | The Dells/ Bloodstone | January 31, 1976
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| 170 | 25 | Bill Withers/ The Soul Train Gang | February 7, 1976
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| 171 | 26 | The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Leon Haywood/ Southshore Commission | February 14, 1976
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| 172 | 27 | The Commodores/ George McCrae | February 21, 1976
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| 173 | 28 | Joe Tex/ The Chi-Lites/ Tom Dreeson | February 28, 1976
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| 174 | 29 | Wilson Pickett/ Betty Wright/ The Modulations | March 6, 1976
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| 175 | 30 | Eddie Kendricks/ The Temprees | March 13, 1976
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| 176 | 31 | Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer | March 20, 1976
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| 177 | 32 | The Supremes/ Al Wilson | March 27, 1976
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| 178 | 33 | The Dramatics/ Dorothy Moore/ Leon Thomas | April 3, 1976
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| 179 | 34 | Kool & The Gang/ Ashford & Simpson/ Ronnie McNeir | May 1, 1976
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| 180 | 35 | The Delfonics/ D.J. Rogers | May 8, 1976
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| 181 | 36 | Billy Paul/ The Trammps | May 15, 1976
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| 182 | 37 | Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brass Construction | May 22, 1976
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| 183 | 38 | Rufus/ The Checkmates/ The Booty People | June 12, 1976
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| 184 | 39 | The 5th Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy | June 19, 1976
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