Mirage Vhs

[Nikolaj]

It was filmed beautifully, I have a VHS copy that is still so clear picture-wise and the sound is superb, better than DVD copies I have seen.
There were 2 releases of the Mirage concert on VHS that I know of - the one I have comes in a 'gatefold box' (if you will), you open the box, and there's some text of the technicians names and you slide the vhs tape from inside the enclosure, rather than from the bottom of the box- it has the 'Dolby Sound' logo in the bottom right corner on the front of the box. Made by RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video and the tape itself has 'Dolby Stereo' on it.
The second printing was just in a 'slipcase box', which may be the wrong term-- it was a standard box in which you slide the vhs tape out of the bottom of the box, rather than open it up to remove it. I wonder if the cheaper box on the later version means that cheaper technology was also used, either in the quality of the tape used, or the sound.
I last watched it a month ago and it still looks and sounds beautiful. Not bad for something I've owned more than 20 years.
PS- And yes, I still have a VHS player, it sits beneath my dvd player which gets way more use, but with my vast collection of Stevie (and others) on VHS, I wasn't about to unhook my vhs player. I never use it other than to watch old music clips or shows that I don't have on dvd, maybe once a month, if that.