So far in my searches I’ve found a few “hardy” individuals that have run prices up for some laserdiscs into the hundreds and a few into the thousands. If I get this collection, I want to set up the machine and watch a few. They are odd, but have terrific covers opening to nice spreads of info and pix. Some also apparently have extras that do not exist elsewhere. It’s a little odd. Like looking at favorite movies in an old-school vinyl record album format. Anyway, it’s always fun to study something new. And it’s also interesting what titles break out of the pack. Alan
> On Jul 1, 2022, at 9:58 AM, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 01. Juli 2022 um 16:00 Uhr > Von: "Alan Heimann" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Alan Heimann <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > To: Alan Adler <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > 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 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > <http://www.filmfan.com/> > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
