A lot of memories are tied to vhs videos, especially the rental tapes were eagerly collected. In Germany, many horror titles like THE EVIL DEAD were shown in cinemas, but later banned on video. The UK has the infamous ‚Video Nasties‘ series.
No such thing with laser disc, it was just another trend that came, stayed briefly, and went away. I can‘t see much of a chance for a comeback here either.
Helmut
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Von: "Alan Heimann" <alanheim...@gmail.com>
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From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Laserdiscs
To: Alan Adler <m...@charter.net>
From: Alan Heimann <alanheim...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Laserdiscs
To: Alan Adler <m...@charter.net>
Hi Alan ..I have quite a large collection Of laser disks… Many deluxe box sets with various books and reproduction lobby cards… I do watch some of them occasionally… I have found that some of the earliest ones in the collection have undergone laser rot but most still play nicely.. as concerns laser disc players the pioneer elite series was always considered pretty much the best that was out there… To find one in pristine condition with the remote is difficult these days and people still ask a lot of money for those, relatively… although most people would agree that the laser disks were an improvement over VHS tape somewhere very poorly produced and not much better… It’s interesting that VHS tape in terms of collecting is making a comeback and I’ve looked into that and although I have a large collection of VHS tapes as well not the ones that collectors seem to be after… I don’t think this is going to happen with laser disks but who knows… Best Alan
On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:26 AM Alan Adler <m...@charter.net> wrote:
Dear Mopos -
I just came across what appears to be a well-curated collection of laser discs.
Good titles - boxed sets - noticed Japanese discs - some still sealed - including what I was told by the collector was the best laserdisc machine.
Before I commit to handling the collection, I wondered what the status of laserdisc collecting was at present.
Has the VHS craze seeped into the world of laserdiscs?
Any Mopos out there collect these - or is there some kind of marketplace - or site with titles and values, etc.?
I always thought laserdiscs were cool but never have found only a few here and there and no machine to play them.
Any laserdisc specialists in the audience?
Thanks.
Alan Adler
Museum of Mom and Pop Culture
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