Re: Harry And His Court Jesters
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:44 am
Great to see the river still flowing. Many thanks to both Lord Reith and the generous donor for their altruism.
I don't know if it is true or not, but a VCR repairman told me 30 some-odd years ago that the audio portion of VCR recordings was digital.Spaniard in da Works wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:39 pm This is AWESOME!
(Speaking of videotape. I think I remember, from way back in my college A&V course, that at some point they devised a way to use VCRs as digital audio recorders since the larger tape and faster speed gave better quality than cassettes)
Amazing!!!Lord Reith wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:58 am
Thanks to the generosity of another of our members, we present to you this newly-discovered audio upgrade of the Royal Command Performance!
Back on November 4th 1963, ITV screened the show from the original videotape recording. Video gives excellent sound quality, being virtually an overblown tape recorder in itself.
For overseas broadcast, the video was also transferred to film. This is the version that has survived down the years, but film sound is very lossy and poor quality in comparison to the original audio.
Luckily, the original broadcast was captured by a viewer via a direct line output into their tape recorder. This excellent recording preserves the full frequency and dynamic range of the performance, and it is a revelation! To demonstrate this I have included a demo of Twist And Shout where I switch back and forth between the old and new source. No need to tell you which is which - the difference is huge!
The BBC also broadcast highlights from teh show on radio, but whether they did their own mix or used this one remains a mystery. So you can sort of think of this as a cousin to Harry And His Box. And I'm sure our late Queen would have approved.
Also included is an introduction from Harry Secombe. Enjoy!
What have I forgotten... oh yes, the link!
https://tinyurl.com/exp-march-25