Did anybody find out why BF are closing their DVD department? Seems like a step in the wrong direction.
I can't speak for Bear Family, but the DVD market is rapidly shrinking. It's being eaten alive in the United States by Netflix and other streaming providers. Blu-rays are holding up fairly well for now, but the typical DVD consumer is transitioning very quickly to digital video services.
Yes it seems very much the case. It's concerning how much material may be lost or removed that is put up for streaming. It's so easy to find something you like online to watch, only to find out some point down the line, the video has been removed for whatever reason. There was a time when I was heavy buying music DVD's, that I thought finally this stuff will now last and be in print for generations to come. Now as I look over many of those even, many of them are now out of print, unavailable, and certainly not on any streaming services. So often I get caught out saying to other forum members, 'get a copy of this, it only cost me 'blah blah'... Then I get informed that they are long OOP and selling for ridiculous money IF they are on eBay. Probably why I'm still and will always be a 'hard copy' kind of guy. Quite happy to purchase and know that 10 years down the track, I can still rip it out to watch and not worry about it disappearing on a streaming service.
Music content on DVDs are often one-offs, sadly. I've seen so many music DVDs go out of print and the current streaming services seem to have little interest in carrying them, likely due to complicated and tricky rights situations. Heck, we've seen a lot of music content trapped on VHS that I don't think will ever see a release again.
Unfortunately, it looks as though as time prevails, the situation will become more dire as larger companies take ownership and the rights, leaving the fans out in the cold and being at the mercy of the majors. While groups like 'Universal' take control, there goes so much taken away from guys like BF that handle the artists and the material with care. We've been lucky with folks like Richard Weize that have fought the battle for so long, but it seems lady luck is running out, and so many artists will not get the due calling.
They discovered that people stopped buying their DVDs after they discovered that they had a big bear watermark in the lower right of the picture throughout the video.
DVDs are alright, but I've always preferred to have the live recordings on CD, unless they're exclusively released on DVD.
A teaser from a movie.I got that on DVD.Bought it on Amazon 17 years ago.It is great.It is out of print.Maybe you can find used on Ebay.
Finally bought Moon's Rock by Moon Mullican. I'd held off on this collection because the early Decca/Coral tracks try to extrude him through the Nashville Sound mold which really didn't suit his style. However, the later material puts him back in the honky tonks where he belongs.
The golden age of DVDs seems to have coincided with the golden age of CDs. Both are over. Young people tell me they can listen to ANYTHING whenever they want. But they don't. Their curiosity is so narrow that all they do is listen to a few things that their friends are into.
Yes, but where available I’ll take them both in the same package! How come when it comes to music they still prefer DVD over Blu Ray? Do they figure if we’re buying physical media we must be stuck in old formats too?
Where on Earth can I find these two discs you mention? Love this guy but I’ve never even heard of these...
Just trying to find out some info, but this is what I found. I tried to google the musicians and Bob Johnston and found this article. It may relate to Lenoard Cohen, but I don't know anything about him so maybe someone else can help. You'll have to scroll down about half way down to find a post by a person n named 'Joe Way' Bob Johnston - leonardcohenforum.com I didn't know it was Charlie Daniels playing in that clip either! He looks so different. Can't help you on what the song is called however. Found this too, 'whatever happened to Herbie?' the young guy who was in the film looking for fame and success. RECENT LETTERS: Country Western Archives my question: who is the guy that does the version of 'guitar man'?
I tried to adjust my previous message, can't do errrrr! The end credits may suggest that instrumental recording at the Bob Johnston session may be called 'Louise' by Bubba Fowler. I've only just realised after all these years, that the documentary is quite condensed. The end credits show over other artists that performed but were not in the feature. Is this only on my Australian release? Run time on my copy of 'Nashville Sound' runs for about 90 minutes.
I wanted that Hux Records twofer but due to budget constraints I never got around to ordering it, and now it seems to be oop. I'd really like a brand new copy, not used. What' up with Hux Records? They seem to be defunct!?
Fair enough for this and some other releases, but plenty only get DVD when they’re on film and could be much better on Blu.
