[Tech1] Christmas Tapes

[Pat Heigham]

That sounds fun! Dave's versions sound the most likely to act as 
'master' copies from which to duplicate.

I have only VHS versions, courtesy of Malcolm Johnson - one time OB 
Sound Supervisor whom I trained in Gram Opping at TVC.

Incidentally, when I freelanced, I regularly worked at ATV BIrmingham. 
They had the same ideas to put together an 'outtake's reel.
The film unit capture medium was 16mm Arri BL and Nagra. I was pressed 
to stay up another night to come to the party showing.

OK it cost me a night in the MIdland hotel as I was supposed to bugger 
off back down south at the end of the week!
It was worth it, as I knew all the film crews and presenters and 
journalists, and I got a lift to the hotel from the one PA whom
all the guys were trying to get involved with.

I've got a couple of other tales of  'Life at ATV', which I might divulge!

Regards

Pat H


On 11/11/2023 16:02, Ian Norman via Tech1 wrote:
> Dear Alistair,
>
> Good afternoon.
>
> I have a couple of copies from different sources.  The first source 
> was low band U-Matic transferred for me by Grant Watkins from 2 inch 
> Quadruplex, then many years later transferred to digital.
>
> The second source came from Dave (dave.mdv at btinternet.com). I 
> transferred his S-VHS copies using a Blackmagic Design: Teranex 2d 
> processor.
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> Dave's copies are superior to my originals.
>
> Let me know what format you would like them in (DVD, USB or On-Line) 
> and I'll make copies of both 1978 and 1979.
>
> Alas I don't have any other Christmas Tapes, but I do have Grant 
> Watkins 'Exhibition Tape' and OB's 'The Hitch-Hikers Guide to LO-5'.  
> Although the later is damaged.
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Ian Norman
>
> Email: mailto:ian.norman at armoor.co.uk
>
> On 11/11/2023 15:13, Alasdair Lawrance via Tech1 wrote:
>> I have a E-120 VHS of 'White Powder' and 'King Memorex' (1978 & 79).
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>> I was going to have the tape copied by Video99, 
>> <https://www.video99.co.uk/>  owned by Colin McCormick.  Colin has 
>> recently done an excellent recovery job for me on a badly creased vhs 
>> -> usb stick transfer. He was recommended by Dave Plowman some time 
>> ago on this site, and I can vouch for his service
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>> Does anyone have a better source tape than VHS, hopefully with fewer 
>> generations too?  Colin, incidentally, doesn't do reel-to-reel or 
>> film, but I'm sure he has contacts.
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>> If anyone can help, I'd be grateful.  How many other Christmas tapes 
>> were there? And are copies available?
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>> Alasdair Lawrance
>> alawrance1 at me.com <mailto:alawrance1 at me.com>
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