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Old 14-01-2004, 20:38
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Does anyone know anything about live aid being released as a DVD?
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Old 14-01-2004, 21:37
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Sorry, youve got two Hopes, Bob and No.. The only way you will be able to get Live Aid on DVD is to search EBay for "non official" versions. Too many conflicting record companies, TV rights and arguements over where the proceedings will go has stopped any sort of official release. The likelyhood of it happening in the future is less likely than Eddie Van Halen knocking on my door and giving me guitar lessons..
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Old 15-01-2004, 08:20
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you tease, you...

i've always thought this would have been great as a video, or now dvd - if not the whole thing, then certainly extended highlights - and really would have been another great moneyspinner for the cause into the bargain.

its a real shame that the whole issue became so complex at the expense of that tho'.

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Old 15-01-2004, 12:17
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I recorded all of live aid on video at the time.
Still got them, although I should make new copies really, how long do VHS tapes last?. They seem ok when I play them though.
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Old 15-01-2004, 14:47
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Originally posted by SwordFish
I recorded all of live aid on video at the time.
Still got them, although I should make new copies really, how long do VHS tapes last?. They seem ok when I play them though.
I bet they are recorded in mono!

Yeah, great!
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Old 15-01-2004, 18:21
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Can anyone give some sensible advice on how long vhs tapes last?. I would'nt want to lose them and I still enjoy watching them, even if they are *only* in mono.
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Old 15-01-2004, 19:09
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Originally posted by SwordFish
Can anyone give some sensible advice on how long vhs tapes last?. I would'nt want to lose them and I still enjoy watching them, even if they are *only* in mono.
Personally, I advise you not to bother keeping them at all; since they are in mono!



VHS recordings last depending on a number of things. The most major factor is how many times you view the them. The most times you view you tape; the more it degrades. This is expedited with such factors such as fast forward etc.

My, Back to the Future II brought in 1991 and viewed nearly everyday; was completely finished within 2 years!! And I mean really finished!!
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Old 16-01-2004, 06:43
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Well personally I'm the one who listens to them. They are a moment in history, and I'm so glad I recorded them. Even in mono.
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Old 16-01-2004, 09:02
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Originally posted by Chparmar
Personally, I advise you not to bother keeping them at all; since they are in mono!
personally, my advice would be - if you're lucky enough to have a video recording of Live Aid - treasure it, regardless.

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Old 16-01-2004, 09:09
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Originally posted by iain
personally, my advice would be - if you're lucky enough to have a video recording of Live Aid - treasure it, regardless.

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Thanks for that Iain. Yep. Ive decided to make new copies of them now , as they are 19 years old.

(I think I'll go and tell the national music archive to destroy all their old classical music recordings, because they are'nt in stereo )
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Old 16-01-2004, 11:02
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good idea.

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Old 12-03-2004, 19:03
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I was wondering what rules I broke to have my message deleted, along with some other people's, in this thread? Someone else - a Spammer, since it was their first and only message - had posted an advertisement for their unofficial DVD of Live Aid, then around Wednesday 3rd March I posted this link:
Geldof thwarts 'Live Aid pirate'
Busted...


(not the band)
What happened after that I don't know, since I didn't look at the thread, but the messages have been deleted without any reason or notification given.
I can understand why Spam should be deleted, but my message was on-topic and added something important to the thread. I admit that sticking your tongue out at the arrested, and calling Busted a band when they're technically a group, were fairly controversial things to do; But I'd rather have been told - either in the thread or by PM/email - why the message was deleted, rather than the mods getting rid of it it and hoping no one would notice.
Or what I'd really have liked would to not have been censored like this... But I don't expect that from DigitalSpy.
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Old 12-03-2004, 19:19
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Originally posted by Stuart TINR '85
I was wondering what rules I broke to have my message deleted, along with some other people's, in this thread?
I may be wrong, but I think it's not possible to delete a post in a thread without deleting all the posts after it as well, so I don't think there was any alterior motive for the deletion of your comment.
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Old 12-03-2004, 21:14
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Originally posted by davdog999
Does anyone know anything about live aid being released as a DVD?
There was a news item on ceefax earlier this week which said that there were plans to release a live aid dvd before xmas this year.
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