©1980 Universal City Studios, All rights reserved.
| Stereo |
| Pressing Location |
DiscoVision Carson |
| Label Color |
Blue |
| Retail Price |
$24.95 |
| Year Issued |
1980 |
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| Side |
Chapters |
Frames |
Running Time |
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| 1 |
2 |
33,422 |
23min 13sec |
| 2 |
2 |
31,063 |
21min 34sec |
| 3 |
2 |
31,452 |
21min 51sec |
| 4 |
2 |
32,415 |
22min 31sec |
| 5 |
4 |
31,386 |
21min 48sec |
| 6 |
2 |
31,451 |
21min 50sec |
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|
14 |
191,189 |
132min 46sec |
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| Video Transfer |
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| Audio Transfer |
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| Replication |
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| Packaging |
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| Large Open-Top |
| Open-Top |
| Side-Open Sticker |
| Printed |
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Pressing Notes
The Blues Brothers initial jacket printing did not include all the chapter stops and the remaining were
documented on an insert. Subsequent printings did not have corrected artwork, but the jacket had a sticker on it with
the remaining chapter assignments.
Some copies of side 5 have an SMPTE color bars and tone pattern well beyond the end of playable material. You'd need
an industrial player which ignores the "end of side" code to get at it.
The video transfer is typical for DiscoVision and is overly dark. However, the colors are bright and vivid. Side
breaks are badly placed for the most part, often falling within the middle of a scene. The audio transfer is an early
attempt at stereo on LaserDisc and decodes, sortof, through Dolby decoders. As usual, it is missing most of the
high-ends. Disc replication is also only average, with most sides having some minor high-frequency speckling.
| Stereo |
| Pressing Location |
Universal Pioneer Japan |
| Retail Price |
$29.95 |
| Label Color |
Red |
| Year Issued |
1981 |
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| Side |
Chapters |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
4 |
47 min |
| 2 |
5 |
42 min |
| 3 |
5 |
43 min |
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14 |
132 min |
| Dead Side |
Disco-Vision Blue |
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| Ratings |
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| Video Transfer |
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| Audio Transfer |
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| Replication |
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| Packaging |
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| Large Open-Top |
| Open-Top |
| Side-Open Sticker |
| Printed |
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Pressing Notes
The CLV edition of The Blues Brothers replaced CAV version the following year. The title spanned 3 Extended Play
sides and was pressed in Japan. With this edition, all the chapter stops are listed correctly. The transfer, both audio
and video, is the same exact transfer used for the CAV edition. However, the side breaks are placed at more intelligent
locations in the film.
The Blues Brothers was released in September 1990 from MCA/Universal Home Video as a 3 sided CLV/CAV disc with
Digital Stereo (Catalog # 16020).
Universal Studios Home Video has also released a deluxe edition of The Blues Brothers as part of their
Signature Collection. This new edition is
THX® certified and presented in the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The
Deluxe Edition (Catalog #: 43475) was issued in September 1998. A
DVD edition of this deluxe edition was issued in
September 1998. Both feature 12 minutes of footage not included in the theatrical or DiscoVision releases.
In addition, the new releases has been re-mixed into a 5.1 surround soundtrack.
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