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Hollywood Bowl 22 September 1972 (20:46)
Video: 8mm > S-VHS > NTSC DV (avi) > Vegas (CBR 6) MPEG-2
Audio:
"Bowl de Luna" (Harvested Records)
LA Sports Arena 27 April 1975 (16:26)
Video: 8mm > S-VHS > NTSC DV (avi) > Vegas (CBR 6) MPEG-2
Audio:
Master > DAT > CDR > Vegas (PCM Stereo)
Stadthalle Vienna 1 February 1977 (16:50)
Video: 3rd Gen VHS NTSC > NTSC DV (avi) > Vegas (CBR 6) MPEG-2
Audio:
Master > DAT > CDR > Vegas (PCM Stereo)
Anaheim Stadium 7 May 1977 (4:04)
Video: 2nd Gen VHS > NTSC DV (avi) > Vegas (CBR 6) MPEG-2
Audio:
"Animal Instincts" (Harvested Records) from 9 May 1977
Olympiahalle Munich 1 March 1977 (10:55)
8mm > PAL Master > 1st Gen PAL > NTSC DV (avi) > Vegas
(CBR 6) MPEG-2
Audio: 2nd Gen Cassette > CDR > Vegas (PCM Stereo) from 28 February 1977
I discovered most of these 8mm films over 20 years ago and have
enjoyed watching my low gen VHS copies ever
since. When I began archiving my collection onto DVD, I knew that one day I'd be faced with the task of digitally remastering
these old 8mm films. I was fortunate enough to know the person that purchased the original films of the Hollywood Bowl and
LA Sports Arena which were professionally transferred to S-VHS tape in the late 80's. This person was kind enough to loan
me his master which I captured and used as the source for this DVD. I wish I could say that the Vienna footage was any
better than what has been in circulation, but there's a good chance that those videos used mine as a source anyway. The short
Anaheim 77 footage and the newly surfaced Munich 77 footage round this collection off
nicely. There's not much available
in regards to video footage from 1972-1977 (a very ignificant time in the band's history, especially in regards to live performance),
so hopefully this will fill in a few of the gaps for the time being.
Every single shot is not in perfect synch, and some artistic license
has been applied throughout. I also chose
to end the DVD with the Munich footage, opting to stray from the actual chronological order.
8mm took me two years to finish, working in my spare time, and
frequently getting frustrated and stuck. I
replaced all the audio from the original footage that had live sound (LA 75, Vienna 77) and synched up the correct audio to
the rest, which was never properly done until now.
