Hi,

can someone tell me if this one exists as an original VHS ?

I just can't find it anywhere.

I'd be ok to buy it or trade for it

thanks to contact me at stonefan@neuf.fr

Rocks off did exist, I have watched it in fact. If I remember well, it included the same songs and performances as "Lets spend the night together, plus "when the whip comes down" from Sun Devil Stadium. Another difference is the playing speed: While the "lets spend....original video release ran too fast thus making all the songs sound half a tone higher, the copy I watched of Rocks off ran at the correct speed. Good luck on your search!

playing speed:

movies show 24 frames/second
videos show 25 frames/second

videos of a movie are faster than the movie and the tone of a video of a movie is higher! videos are earlier over...

Congratulations, florinda, that you can hear that little difference, i can't - but i would like to be able to hear that!

Rocks Off, i think, is the european version of the Hal Ashby-movie "Let's spend the night together" plus "When The Whip Comes Down". I've seen it in a cinema 1982/3 and on tv 1989 (RTL in Germany).

Hello Cinema, What an interesting data. I did not know the difference was a technical reason. I think this is not the problem here because I have gimme shelter in video format and this does not happen. I think that the difference in tone, a semitone in fact, is on purpose. It also happens on some audience concerts up to 1975 or so, as some tape recorders used to run faster at that timethen. So when you played the tape later on a regular tape deck, it sounded slow by half a tone again. For example, Birmingham 73 on oh boy, it is slow by a semitone. I have had to correct many concerts to make them sound as they were really played by the band.

florinda Wrote:
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> For example, Birmingham 73 on oh boy, it is
> slow by a semitone.

That's very true, it would be an excellent boot, if not for that. Now, it's only very good...not excellent.

Anyone who can confirm that the Japanese DVD vrsion of LSTNT has the right speed/pitch? I'm at the point of ordering exactly for that reason.

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Greg Wrote:
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> Anyone who can confirm that the Japanese DVD
> vrsion of LSTNT has the right speed/pitch? I'm at
> the point of ordering exactly for that reason.


yes I confirm it's the right speed/pitch

Thnx!

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"Shit!... No shit, awright!"

Cinema, Thanks to your info on movies and video speed I've realised that the band is probably unaware that the video version runs fast....It did not happen with gimme shelter because it was an ABCKO production and Klein paid attention to details probably. If this is the case....shame on...I'll shut up!

intresting read bout this...

Vancouver, I'm glad this info is of interest to you. If you want to correct the speed/pitch on your concerts, let me know. I'll be happy to tell you how to do it....

i know how to do it...take a look at my latest post..hendrix dallas 68 ..
iv'e change the sound ,,it was distorsion,,and it incl dear mr fantasy

Erik_Snow, Do you have Birmingham 73 at the right speed/pitch?

florinda Wrote:
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> Erik_Snow, Do you have Birmingham 73 at the right
> speed/pitch?


Hi Florinda, no I've got the original Oh Boy CD...that's all.

no problem to correct the speed....

Eric, If you go to Vancouver's last post, Hendrix Dallas 68, you'll find how to correct it. Any doubts, ask me. I'll be glad to help a guy with a good ear like you.

Thanks Florinda, I saw your post. I'll try tomorrow.

Ok Eric, Don't forget on step 3 to click 1# (half tone up) for this particular recording as it was recorded only half tone down.