Badfinger/A Riveting and Emotionally Gripping Saga Original Japanese Laser Disc Edition

It seems that people have forgotten that such a wonderful video documentary about Badfinger was released, “A RIVETING AND EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING SAGA”. When it was released in 1997 in the now-nostalgic formats of VHS and Laserdisc, enthusiasts all over the world were ecstatic. Badfinger’s albums were out of print and CDs were delayed from the LP era, so the bubble was enormous. Even after each of their albums was released on CD, the hopeless situation continued for a long time when it came to footage of Badfinger. It was even tougher when it came to footage of them in their Apple days, and in the days of VHS bootlegs, enthusiasts had to scrape together fragments of footage to watch. However, “A RIVETING AND EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING SAGA” contains a wealth of footage of them in their glory days at Apple, so it’s a real challenge. In particular, for big hits such as “No Matter What” and “Baby Blue”, the performance is karaoke, as is common in TV appearances, but the singing is well recorded live. In addition, the music videos for “Day After Day” and “Maybe Tomorrow” from the band’s predecessor, The Ivies, were recorded using footage from the music videos made at the time. It was particularly surprising to see the Ivies moving in the latter video with such clear image quality. In the end, we even got to see a live recording of “Suitcase,” which was also used as a performance scene on the American music program “MIDNIGHT SPECIAL,” which has been a hot topic among rock fans for the past few years. While there are many such videos, it is also valuable to have the history of the band told by people who were alive at the time. That is because, of the people involved who appear in this video, only Joey Molland is still alive today. People such as drummer Mike Gibbins and Joey’s wife Cathy have long since passed away, and as a result, the documentary is still of great value. In particular, Gibbins speaks surprisingly harshly about Tom Evans, who died a tragic death just like Pete Ham, revealing the unexpected reality of the band’s situation and also becoming a valuable testimony now. However, it has been out of print for a long time, and you can’t even find it on YouTube. Thanks to this, it is a valuable documentary of Badfinger, whose existence is being forgotten. A DVD version was released overseas in 1999, the early days of DVD, but of course it didn’t have subtitles. You have to rely on the Japanese release, but both the VHS and laser versions have been out of print for a long time. So this time, the domestic laser disc version, which has excellent image quality, was directly released on DVD. The image quality is clear enough even to today’s eyes, and since it was released before the advent of digital restoration like today, this one looks more natural. Nowadays, you can see many rare videos of Badfinger on YouTube, but this masterpiece, which still has not lost its value, is released in the highest image quality and with subtitles. For live footage of their heyday, please see the best-selling “SET OF SIX: GRANADA TV MASTER 1972,” but for footage that chronicles the group’s history, this is still the definitive version. A documentary full of nostalgia for enthusiasts has finally been reprinted! Taken from the original Japanese Laser Disc (VPLR-70694)★Subtitles included. And Beautiful 1. Intro 2. Come And Get It 3. Carry On Til’ Tomorrow (Episode) 4. Maybe Tomorrow 5. Interview 6. Come And Get It 7. Interview 8. No Matter What 9. Without You (Episode) 10. I Don’t Mind (Episode) 11. Day After Day 12. Interview 13. Baby Blue 14. Apple Of My Eye 15. Money (Episode) 16. Suitcase 17. Interview 18. Name Of The Game 19. Ending / Take It All Pete Ham – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.58min.