I am looking forward to this Dire Straits release.

[Member-38928]

LINK Release day 6/24


A new VHS copy for $75 for those interested.

About this release from Wikipedia.........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy_Live
Original release date 3/12/1984

The concert film was originally released in Beta, VHS video cassette and Laserdisc formats, and digitally remastered in 1995.
A DVD and Blu-ray version with newly remixed 5.1-surround mixes are being released in May 2010. The new mixes have been prepared by Chuck Ainlay in 2009. The original film itself will be digitally enhanced.[1] The song "Love Over Gold" is not included in the video, just like the original album, but is contrarily the one performance available on DVD so far, being included in the compilation Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits.
The video opens with scenes of the band in a pub playing pool, interspersed with concert clips. Playing over this is the song "Saturday Night at the Movies" performed by The Drifters. The music changes to the instrumental "Stargazer", from the film 'Local Hero', over external shots of a sold-out Hammersmith Odeon. The scene switches to the inside of the venue as Dire Straits are announced and walk onstage for the concert.
The closing credits again use the Drifters' "Saturday Night at the Movies".

[Member-38928]

Wow, no Dire Straits fans here? Guess I am getting a bit old.

[silentblu]

I'm looking forward to it, just can't bring myself to spend that much considering I have the album.

[xradman]

PQ is supposed to be pretty bad for this in 4:3 ratio. People have compared the picture to poor DVD. Audio is supposedly superb. It's been available in UK since May 10, 2010 and you can get it for under $20 shipped from Amazon.co.uk right now.

Dire Straits - Alchemy on Amazon.co.uk

[Member-38928]

Originally Posted by xradman

PQ is supposed to be pretty bad for this in 4:3 ratio. People have compared the picture to poor DVD. Audio is supposedly superb. It's been available in UK since May 10, 2010 and you can get it for under $20 shipped from Amazon.co.uk right now.

Dire Straits - Alchemy on Amazon.co.uk

$22.49 shipped for me at Amazon.UK , I can't help but wonder if the US version is the same or not.

[xradman]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

$22.49 shipped for me at Amazon.UK , I can't help but wonder if the US version is the same or not.

With 99% certainty, I can say that they will be identical.

[Clark Kent]

Order it from the UK. Once again Amazon gouges U.S. customers on import media items. The discs are likely identical.

[Member-38928]

These reviews have scared me off, I am gonna have to pass on this one until its $15 or less.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by bentvalve

These reviews have scared me off, I am gonna have to pass on this one until its $15 or less.

Anyone buying the BD of this is getting it for the lossless audio quality, not the picture quality. I always take Amazon's user reviews with a grain of salt, unless it appears the reviewer knows what they are talking about.