MCA DiscoVision - Neil Sedaka in Concert

Catalog Number 74-007

Format Standard Play CAV

Stereo
Pressing Location	DiscoVision Carson
Label Color	Green
Retail Price	$19.95
Year Issued	1981

Side	Chapters	Frames	Running Time
1	6	47,878	26min 35sec
2	5	38,564	21min 25sec
	11	86,432	48min 01sec

Ratings
Video Transfer
Audio Transfer
Replication

Packaging
Printed

Pressing Notes

I purchased another copy of Neil Sedaka In Concert not long ago and sat down to watch it again. This time I decided to be a bit more objective that I had been on my initial viewing. While I don't think much of the production value or of the performance, I did give the program a bad wrap on my initial review. You know, crow really does taste a lot like chicken.

The video transfer from videotape is quite good. The image is sharp and the contrast is well under control. Since the source elements are video based, it would take some actual thought to try and screw it up during the disc mastering process. The audio is amazingly sharp and clear. The audio is full range - even by DiscoVision standards. I must have had my head in a towel when I first listened to the program. Perhaps I'll blame it on the poor analog audio reproduction of the Pioneer CLD-D703. DiscoVision transferred the program using the MCA Videodisc standard "shrinking number" bumpers.

I still think Mr. Sedaka absolutely kills some of the songs. Of greatest offense is the massacre of the Carpenters classic "Solitaire". Of course, we have to give him some professional license...he did write the thing.

Release History

Neil Sedaka, along with the other ITV titles, was prepared exclusively for DiscoVision under a contract with ITV and the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton Alberta. It was never reissued on LaserDisc.

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