Just Bought The Mirage DVD!

[tynan88]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Sorry you wasted your money. I'm holding my breath for an "official" release of this that has been cleaned up and edited better.

This is is an official release.

I got mine today...I am glad I have finally seen the Mirage video, because I hadn't seen it yet, but really they dropped the ball on it because they haven't done anything special, not that I really expected that for that price.

A run down on it:

Well, it does look like it s done dodgy, but it is deffinitely official. The picture quality is as it it has been recorded straight from the video to DVD. I did enjoy finally seeing the I Can't Wait video and a decent quality version of If Anyone Falls though...there is alos a video of Leather and Lace on therw with the three girls singing and OMG it is the best version I have ever heard...can anyone shed any light on it?

One thing that got me annoyed though is the back cover; in about 2 seconds I picked up 2 mistakes:

"Stevie Nicks' voice is ethereal and wild as her spirit; Lindsay Buckingham combines awe-inspiring guitar with a manic physical energy creating a huge musical and physical presence. The unassuming John McVie fades in to the background to work wonders on the bass, whilst Mick Fleetwood is positively demonic, slamming the drums with conviction and dexterity"

Go ahead and pick it to bits

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by tynan88

"Stevie Nicks' voice is ethereal and wild as her spirit; Lindsay Buckingham combines awe-inspiring guitar with a manic physical energy creating a huge musical and physical presence. The unassuming John McVie fades in to the background to work wonders on the bass, whilst Mick Fleetwood is positively demonic, slamming the drums with conviction and dexterity"

What about Christine? Did they somehow manage to delete her from the video? This is the Mirage video, right? And, why in the world are there Stevie Nicks solo videos on a Fleetwood Mac release?

The way this is being described, I'm glad they didn't release this here in the U.S. Hopefully, if they ever do, they'll do it right.

[tynan88]

It is deffinitely an official release and from all description I have it will be the same as video and brazillian dvd.

I thought the ommission of Christine from the back is a huge oversite...oh yer and they spelt Lindsey wrong too

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by tynan88

This is is an official release.

I got mine today...I am glad I have finally seen the Mirage video, because I hadn't seen it yet, but really they dropped the ball on it because they haven't done anything special, not that I really expected that for that price.

A run down on it:

Well, it does look like it s done dodgy, but it is deffinitely official. The picture quality is as it it has been recorded straight from the video to DVD. I did enjoy finally seeing the I Can't Wait video and a decent quality version of If Anyone Falls though...there is alos a video of Leather and Lace on therw with the three girls singing and OMG it is the best version I have ever heard...can anyone shed any light on it?

One thing that got me annoyed though is the back cover; in about 2 seconds I picked up 2 mistakes:

"Stevie Nicks' voice is ethereal and wild as her spirit; Lindsay Buckingham combines awe-inspiring guitar with a manic physical energy creating a huge musical and physical presence. The unassuming John McVie fades in to the background to work wonders on the bass, whilst Mick Fleetwood is positively demonic, slamming the drums with conviction and dexterity"

Go ahead and pick it to bits

No, it's not official. That's why it hasn't been released here in the US because copyright laws are different elsewhere and they can get away with it. 1) They didn't spell LindsEy's name right....and 2) The photo of the band on the cover is from the wrong era!

[tynan88]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

No, it's not official. That's why it hasn't been released here in the US because copyright laws are different elsewhere and they can get away with it. 1) They didn't spell LindsEy's name right....and 2) The photo of the band on the cover is from the wrong era!

It is official and it is not the Tango era cover.

[macfan 57]

I don't think it's official either. If it's the same as the Brazilian DVD, it's not. That was a bootleg. The Christine omission, the Lindsey mispelling, the Stevie solo videos....I don't think that would happen on an official release.

[tynan88]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

I don't think it's official either. If it's the same as the Brazilian DVD, it's not. That was a bootleg. The Christine omission, the Lindsey mispelling, the Stevie solo videos....I don't think that would happen on an official release.

http://www.hmv.com.au/product/dvd_music.asp?sku=991225

You can see the cover on there as well.

[face of glass]

Originally Posted by tynan88

http://www.hmv.com.au/product/dvd_music.asp?sku=991225

You can see the cover on there as well.

Just because they sell it at HMV doesn't mean it's official, they sold the Brazilian version at HMV in the UK too, and at other well-known stores in the world as well (I bought mine from a huge department store in Germany, then later found the official VHS release which is a lot better in quality than the Brazilian release and haven't needed that DVD since).

Let's face it, if it never comes out in the US through Warners it ain't official. Semi-official maybe, but we all know how dubious that term can be.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by face of glass

Let's face it, if it never comes out in the US through Warners it ain't official. Semi-official maybe, but we all know how dubious that term can be.

Sony has the rights to the Mirage concert as far as I know.

[face of glass]

Originally Posted by dissention

Sony has the rights to the Mirage concert as far as I know.

Ok, I tend to forget about that.

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by dissention

Sony has the rights to the Mirage concert as far as I know.

I believe that's true. That website says that the label for this DVD is Rajon, which I've never heard of. I have the original VHS tape(which is official) & it was released under the RCA/Columbia Home Pictures label at that time.

[tynan88]

If you look at this page it gives some info about the company:

http://www.rajon.com.au/dsp_aboutus.cfm

In particular this:

Rajon Music Group is distributed by Sony Music in Australia and supplies product to major music and DVD retailers such Sanity, HMV, Blockbuster, K-Mart, Target, Myer/Grace, Leading Edge. The company has recently expanded the operation into New Zealand, Asia and the UK. Distribution is handled by Sony Music in Asia and Zomba/BMG in New Zealand.

[DownOnRodeo]

Lindsay Buckingham...

Originally Posted by Lux

What is she doing poking her nose in things again?

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by face of glass

Just because they sell it at HMV doesn't mean it's official, they sold the Brazilian version at HMV in the UK too, and at other well-known stores in the world as well (I bought mine from a huge department store in Germany, then later found the official VHS release which is a lot better in quality than the Brazilian release and haven't needed that DVD since).

Let's face it, if it never comes out in the US through Warners it ain't official. Semi-official maybe, but we all know how dubious that term can be.

Some of us think that the Brazilian release might well be official - in Brazil at least.

This Aussie release looks like the real deal to me.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by tynan88

If you look at this page it gives some info about the company:

http://www.rajon.com.au/dsp_aboutus.cfm

In particular this:

That and the cover leads me to believe its an official release. Stevie's video collection, I Can't Wait, was also a Sony release, which is why it's probably been tacted onto the end of this.