Product: Ziggy Stardust [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
Five stars for the improvement over my laserdisc
First of all, the film source they had to work with wasn't that good, so my expectations were guarded. My old laserdisc showed a great performance with horrible audio and video. The DVD restoration of the video is a considerable improvement over the laserdisc, but the audio improvement is incredible. At least you can listen to it now. When somebody re-releases something and I already have the laserdisc pressing, I have to justify buying the DVD. The uncompressed PCM of the laserdisc is often better than the DVD's audio even though the picture might be better (and that's not always to be assumed). I bought the DVD used for $16 from one of my favorite stores(after running back home first to read the mixed Amazon reviews).I'm pleased with my decision to buy this. My only audio complaint is that Mick Ronson's guitar is a bit to dominant in the mix, competing with Bowie's voice. Having said that, I've always appreciated the performance documented here. As a side note, the best restoration I've ever seen from a 70s concert film is the 2-dvd Ledzeppelin compilation. That is my new gold standard. Enjoy.