Author: steven

A brand new scratched record… not fun!

In April 2011 on Record Store Day my girlfriend and I picked up The Flaming lips album Heavy Fwends. Unfortunetly we just opened it (after getting a new turntable) to find that one of the sides of the two LP set was badly scratched! I’m not talking about a tiny scratch, but this thing has 12-15 heavy scratches on it.

Certainly not the condition I’d expect a brand new record to have. It looks to me like it was a factory error, besides the scratches there seems to have been some dirt or dust in the sleeve. This is a limited edition, and Warner Bros. Records has no public email or help line for Quality Assurance, just a mailing address. I wouldn’t even think of mailing them this blindly without any hope of resolution.

So while I figure out how to actually contact them, here are photos of the record in question… be careful, the following images may be disturbing to record fans…

 

Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Supplemental Material LaserDisc

Another one of Disney’s fine CAV deluxe edition releases. I got this on eBay, it was only the Supplemental Material Disc, the film was not included. But that’s okay, I have the film on DVD. But the film on LaserDisc did have a commentary track, however I think this is the same commentary track that’s on the DVD. But on eBay this is all that was listed. You can read more about this release on the LaserDisc Database website.

I wanted this disc because it’s special. It includes a wealth of bonus features unavailable anywhere else. The first side has 58 minutes of material, and the second side has 27 minutes of material. The second side is in CAV format, offering step frames options (for use on photo galleries, slideshows, etc) and the option to pause live video an examine it frame-by-frame. Animation enthusiasts loved LaserDiscs in CAV format, because they made the act of studying animation frame-by-frame easy. And I still love them currently because of this as well!

I’ve scanned in and made a composite of the back of this LaserDisc, which lists the Chapter Index and contents of the disc. The LaserDisc jacket was too large to fit in my scanner, so I had to scan it in a few times and combine them in Photoshop. It’s not perfect, but it allows you to read everything and take a look at the back. Enjoy!

 

Click on the image to see a larger version!

Click here to view my LaserDisc collection from the awesome LaserDisc Database website. It’s mostly up-to-date.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Vinyl Record Promotional Flyer

My Dad was looking through some of his vinyl records and came across this. It’s looks like a standard ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade‘ Soundtrack vinyl record, but as you can see the cover has some label on the front which stats it’s lent for Promotional Use Only. He recalls this may have been a sample he was given to at work or something along those lines.

But what was inside the record was also equally as interesting. An old double-sided flyer for the Lucasfilm Fanclub, and on the reverse, a full page of Indiana Jones related merchandise to shop for! I’ve scanned in this wonderful double-sided flyer for you to enjoy. It’s quite awesome, I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

Color Lucasfilm Fan Club (Front Side) of Flyer – Click to see the large hi-resolution image!

Black & White Order Form (Back Side) of Flyer – Click to see the large hi-resolution image!