Great stories! Thanks to everyone for sharing their laserdisc epiphanies!
Keep’em coming! There a funny kind of thing to sniff into after all these years and I’m enjoying the process. Alan > On Jul 1, 2022, at 11:37 AM, Glenn Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I remember there was a time when the out-of-print Criterions were quite > collectable. Years ago when I was selling off my discs and player one of the > sets I sold was the Astaire-Rogers box set. It went to a man in Japan who > sent me three crisp one hundred dollar bills wrapped in tissue paper and > tinfoil through the mail. > > The one disc I kept was a rare pressing of the musical 1776. I played John > Adams in high school during the Bicentennial. Naturally the show had a lot of > meaning for me. This particular version was the first time the lost footage > had been added. That footage was in black and white before they found the > right materials for the dvd. > > I searched everywhere for that laser. On a trip to the very late and still > lamented Dave's Video on Ventura near Laurel canyon I found a pristine copy > in the used bin. I couldn't believe my eyes. I scooped it up right away and > brought it to the front desk to hold for me after I returned from a doctor's > appointment. I didn't want this rarity sitting in a hot car in the San > Fernando Valley. > > As I walked out the door to Ventura Blvd. to cross the street to my doctor's, > who did I see window shopping at Dave's? The one and only John Adams himself, > William Daniels!!! What in the world are the chances of that happening? I > spoke to him for a few minutes acknowledging my fondness for his work on St > Elsewhere and our 1776 connection. Overwhelmed at seeing him I nearly forgot > I had just bought the laserdisc. I excitedly told him about my purchase and > asked him if he would be kind enough to sign it. He came into the store and > did so. I still find it hard to believe anytime I think of that moment. I > have saved some very interesting things through the years but that laserdisc > is one of my most treasured possessions. > > Glenn > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:11 AM Alan Adler <m...@charter.net > <mailto:m...@charter.net>> wrote: > Great info! Thanks! Alan > > > On Jul 1, 2022, at 10:22 AM, Dale Dilts <ddilts...@mchsi.com > > <mailto:ddilts...@mchsi.com>> wrote: > > > > LD have FEW that will bring a $100 or a $50 every now and then but they are > > few and far between. Going rate on bulk collection purchases tend to be > > well under $2 a movie these days. > > > > 80's obscure titles and horror is where the little money is at. Also DTS > > disks bring a premium. The last few discs released also bring a premium as > > there were far fewer pressed. Matrix, Sleepy Hollow, stuff from 1999 time > > period. > > > > > > Word was all of the authoring machines are no more, so there is zero chance > > of laserdisc making any kind of come back like vinyl has. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alan Adler" <m...@charter.net <mailto:m...@charter.net>> > > To: "MoPo-L" <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>> > > Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 8:26:22 AM > > Subject: [MOPO] Laserdiscs > > > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > <mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu> > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > <mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu> > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu > <mailto:lists...@listserv.american.edu> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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