Warner: DVD Albums To Replace DualDiscs

[Chris Gerhard]

It will be interesting to see how they package these DVD Albums, but it could be they'll put them into a CD-sized double digipak, kind of like EMI did with the Steve Miller 30th Anniversary release of "Fly Like An Eagle". DVD-Audio should be the format of choice, with a Dolby Digital option for those who can't play DVD-A.

I have one. It comes in a standard CD jewel case with a big yellow sticker:

"WARNING!
Only plays on DVD Players/DVD-Rom drives

The World's First DVD Album!"

It is the The Sun- "Blame It On The Youth".

No DVD-A. It does have Dolby Digital 5.1 and LPCM stereo, it doesn't indicate specifics regarding bitrates. It indicates DVD-5 and WAV files in addition to the 14 videos. I haven't opened it yet and I am thinking long after CD's have been forgotten and this new format has become the world's standard, this first of a kind will be worth a fortune so maybe I shouldn't open it. I will be gone for a week or so and no plans to be near a computer so I will have to report on this exciting new format later. Unless I am mistaken this is only being released as a DVD-Album and the big yellow sticker indicates easy transfer to MP3 players and/or CD.

Chris

 

[Chris Gerhard]

Here is a picture of the specific item I purchased on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...70026754816&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

Chris

 

[daved64]

this first of a kind will be worth a fortune so maybe I shouldn't open it.

Chris

uuuhhh....no. The Donnas were the first Dualdisc and you can find them being used to chop lettuce in fine homes across North America. Judging from this review, these guys might not be good enough for lettuce chopping!

http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=2481

 

[Cai Campbell]

uuuhhh....no. The Donnas were the first Dualdisc and you can find them being used to chop lettuce in fine homes across North America. Judging from this review, these guys might not be good enough for lettuce chopping!

http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=2481

...and in the interest of balanced coverage...

http://www.onetimesone.com/music-reviews/sun-blame-it-on-youth.php

 

[daved64]

...and in the interest of balanced coverage...

http://www.onetimesone.com/music-reviews/sun-blame-it-on-youth.php

Hey, there ya go.

But still, as far as it being worth $$$$......I think a good mutual fund is a better investment!

 

[Quadzilla]

Here is a picture of the specific item I purchased on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...70026754816&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

Chris

Nice buy. Did the guy ding you for $20 for shipping? That usually happens to me when I win an auction for a price that is a lot lower than the seller had hoped for. Mike.

 

[daved64]

Nice buy. Did the guy ding you for $20 for shipping? That usually happens to me when I win an auction for a price that is a lot lower than the seller had hoped for. Mike.

Nice guys!

We DO NOT SHIP To Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam OR Virgin Islands

 

[daved64]

Here's a sample for those of you who might be interested.

http://www.myspace.com/thesun

Not my cup of tea. They have that "we're just too clever for you" kind of sound that I detest.

 

[Cai Campbell]

Hey, there ya go.

But still, as far as it being worth $$$$......I think a good mutual fund is a better investment!

Yeah, sure, but can you really put a price on the creative expression of teen angst?

 

[Quadzilla]

Yeah, sure, but can you really put a price on the creative expression of teen angst?

Sure! I think anything is worth a couple of bucks ... even for a good laugh. Teen angst? Maybe a buck and a half! Mike.

 

[bizmopeen]

Pass. I've got nothing against these guys, but nothing for them, either...quite frankly, they're kind of bland. Kinda sounds like something I would expect to hear on a second-tier WB show (or CW, or whatever they're called now).
So packaging this in yet another consumer confusing format...this is how Warners expects to save recorded music?

 

[Cai Campbell]

Sure! I think anything is worth a couple of bucks ... even for a good laugh. Teen angst? Maybe a buck and a half! Mike.

Teen angst is sooooo 90's.

 

[daved64]

This reminds me of the Simple Plan Dualdisc. Why put some lame-o emo band as one of your first releases of a new format? How about a BIG name? Judging by the reviews, this seems more video driven than surround driven. I'm already pessimistic.......even more than usual!

 

[Quadzilla]

Teen angst is sooooo 90's.

What-e-verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ...

 

[Bob Romano]

I got an email back from WB's Rick Gershon. He said he would be glad to give some info on some upcoming titles. I need to call him Monday or Tuesday. If I am able to get him on the phone I will report back.

 

[jaybird100]

I got an email back from WB's Rick Gershon. He said he would be glad to give some info on some upcoming titles. I need to call him Monday or Tuesday. If I am able to get him on the phone I will report back.

We're all waiting with baited breath for this. I hope there are some good back catalog titles on the list!

 

[JonUrban]

Might I suggest them releasing the Elliot Schiener 5.1 mixed (already done and sitting there) Van Morrison "Moondance" album this way?

 

[Quadzilla]

Might I suggest them releasing the Elliot Schiener 5.1 mixed (already done and sitting there) Van Morrison "Moondance" album this way?

Definitely! Put me down for one of those. Mike.

 

[Eggplant]

I think a good mutual fund is a better investment!

The MFSL DSOTM discs bought in 1985 for $15 brought $150 each in 1999.
(I won't even mention the quads.)
Not too many investments average 64% per year.

 

[daved64]

The MFSL DSOTM discs bought in 1985 for $15 brought $150 each in 1999.
(I won't even mention the quads.)
Not too many investments average 64% per year.

I'd say comparing an MFSL of Dark Side to a DVD of whiny teen music is a tad much.

As I said, use the Donnas dualdisc as an example. Much hype when it came out, more hype after the "defect" was discovered. Makes a great pocket mirror now.