[johnfowles]

Originally Posted by Doug

Without going into detail I'll just say I was able to use appropriate software to re-encode the PAL info into a NTSC format. Several members here have received the resulting discs and are quite satisfied with the results.

I'm not selling or trading but if any of you are interested in an NTSC disc, let me know via PM (private message in the upper right hand corner of this window) and I think I can help you out.

Quite by chance I happenned to be upon the amazon.co.uk website looking for Lightfoot stuff and was amazed to find them offering a quasi-official copy of the 1972 concert which I found was (at least in the copy I received from them in NTSC format)
albeit with a title taken from one of the more memorable tracks on it
"Talking In Your Sleep" (a.k.a. the "Pick a Potato" song)
Anybody who does not know what I am talking aboot please go to
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/al...gY/discussiona
the presumably UK produced DVD should be of interest to any North American saddled with a DVD player that is unable to play PAL format discs such as the DVD as obtained originally via the torrent distribution (I know this includes a certain awesome Canadian guitarist who shares his surname with a famous Dam-busting World War two RAF bomber!!)
the DVD is shown at
www.amazon.co.uk/Gordon-Lightfoot-Talking-Your-Sleep/dp/B0060U9E4W/
one of the comments includes
"Gord doesn't talk much and unfortunately the camera guy doesn't know the difference between bass and lead guitar, so you miss seeing some fancy playing. "
it is also listed on the Canadian Amazon website
Gordon Lightfoot - Talking In Your Sleep:... but they copped out:-
"Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."
I duly bought a copy at a cost of only £9.99 plus £3.08 shipping by airmail from the UK and was quite surprised to find that both the artwork and disc label stated that it is NTSC. as confirmed by analyses using the Gspot utility
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...0/811/h36l.jpg
Of couse it just might be that they produced both PAL and NTSC versions and sent me the appropriate one. although all of the DVD players I have access to can play both
I will also attach largish scans of the disc label and case insert

Originally Posted by jj

and Gord would be foolish not to release this worldwide one day

yes well I guess that is just wishful thinking James
I found it interesting that the producers of the NTSC DVD go to extreme lengths in their insert blurb to explain their involvement and its legality

But what is glaringly evident is that the BBC were in no way involved in the issue of this DVD as any credit to the Beeb is conspicuously missing on this DVD wake up BBC!!!