[QuadList] The Beatles, Washington D.C. 1964

[Ted Langdell]

Hi, David,

Do you suppose he'd be able to attend AMIA in Texas next year?  I'm  
sure any presentation would be valuable, well attended, and a showcase  
for Quad content and its recovery.

Ted


On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:51 AM, David C. Crosthwait wrote:

> Ron is a "one of a kind" dedicated individual. I've worked with him  
> over the years on many video projects, including a couple of  
> Carpenters releases and "The Making of Hard Days Night". He  
> contributed to "Elvis: The Great Performances", another program I  
> worked on back in the late eighties. He's a walking encyclopedia on  
> all things Beatles, Stones, Sinatra, and on and on.
>
> He is always working on a "surprise project" and comes up with 2"  
> tape constantly. Stay tuned for more...
>
> David
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>:
>
>> Hi, David,
>>
>> Thanks again for providing more historical detail?liner notes for    
>> technical people, if you will.
>>
>> More about Ron Furmanek here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Furmanek
>>
>> Pretty inspiring ala: "Don't quit looking!"
>>
>> Ted
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 10:08 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
>>
>>> It's good to see that the Washington Concert has been finally    
>>> released. The one and only 2" original was reproduced here at DC    
>>> Video in 1996 by myself with Apple film archivist Ron Furmanek &    
>>> transferred to D2. Ron had recently found and acquired it at the    
>>> time for Apple. The 2" tape had three segments, all physically    
>>> spliced together. The first was Lesley Gore, the second was The    
>>> Beach Boys, and the third was The Beatles. The first two  
>>> segments   were chosen to be recorded at NBC Burbank because of  
>>> it's color   capability. The Beatles was recorded on location. The  
>>> Beatles was   supposed to have been a color remote, but at the  
>>> last moment, that   was shelved because of problems with the new  
>>> hand held color   cameras. This production was meant for closed  
>>> circuit distribution   only. It has not been seen in it's entirety  
>>> on videotape since.
>>>
>>> The tape played well, with only one head clog, which we    
>>> retransferred. The audio was distorted on The Beatles performance.
>>>
>>> The original tape was found by Ron Furmanek after a lengthy  
>>> search.   Much credit is deserved by Ron for the additional  
>>> information   provided about this program and for his efforts with  
>>> this and other   Beatles projects.
>>>
>>> I've held off commenting further about this tape for months as  
>>> per  a  request from those involved. I have since been granted a  
>>> request  for  this post.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> David Crosthwait
>>> DC Video
>>> Archived Media Transfer and Re-mastering Services
>>> 177 West Magnolia Blvd.
>>> Burbank, CA. 91502
>>> 818-563-1073
>>> 818-563-1177 (fax)
>>> 818-285-9942 (cell)
>>> DCFWTX at AOL.COM
>>> DAVID at DCVIDEO.COM
>>> WWW.DCVIDEO.COM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 2:29 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:
>>>
>>>> As you know, the Beatles music is finally available on  iTunes.  
>>>> As   a gift, you can watch the D.C. concert for free. And it is  
>>>> the   VIDEOTAPE version, not the kine.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Park
>>>>
>>>> C. Park Seward
>>>> Cell: 818-535-2747
>>>> Home: 541-476-6657
>>>> 2" Quad and 1" "C" transfers
>>>> Visit us: http://www.videopark.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> David Crosthwait
>>> DC Video
>>> Archived Media Transfer and Re-mastering Services
>>> 177 West Magnolia Blvd.
>>> Burbank, CA. 91502
>>> 818-563-1073
>>> 818-563-1177 (fax)
>>> 818-285-9942 (cell)
>>> DCFWTX at AOL.COM
>>> DAVID at DCVIDEO.COM
>>> WWW.DCVIDEO.COM
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>>
>> Ted Langdell
>> Secretary
>
>
>
> David Crosthwait
> DC Video
> Archived Media Transfer and Re-mastering Services
> 177 West Magnolia Blvd.
> Burbank, CA. 91502
> 818-563-1073
> 818-563-1177 (fax)
> 818-285-9942 (cell)
> DCFWTX at AOL.COM
> DAVID at DCVIDEO.COM
> WWW.DCVIDEO.COM
>
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Ted Langdell
Secretary