MCA DiscoVision - Ruggles of Red Gap

Catalog Number 21-018

Format Standard Play CAV

Running Time 90 minutes

Mono
Pressing Location	DiscoVision Carson
Label Color	Blue
Retail Price	$9.95
11/15/1979	$15.95
Year Issued	1978

Side	Frames	Running Time
1	36,073	25min 03sec
2	31,029	21min 33sec
3	32,044	22min 15sec
4	30,703	21min 19sec
	129,859	90min 11sec

Ratings
Video Transfer
Audio Transfer
Replication

Packaging
Open-Top
Side-Open Sticker
Printed

Pressing Notes

This wonderful little film really creeps up on you and takes you by surprise. The Black & White transfer, complete with black & white bumpers, is stunning. In spite of its age, the print used is of perfect contrast and brightness, with only a very few splices. The audio transfer is equally outstanding. While it does have some of the surface and background noise which is common for films of its age, Ruggles of Red Gap is easily understandable with clear and crisp audio. Replication for this title is very good as well, with little or no speckling on any of the 4 sides. On an odd note, all four sides exhibit 20 Frame Skip. Of further interest is the placement of "end of side" on this title. Every side trips the end of side signal at the first frame of black after the image has left the screen. This is very common practice today, in fact, that's the way all current discs are encoded. However, DiscoVision usually ran the frame counter several hundred frames into the end of side bumper.

The running times noted above are from standard timing pressings, not the 20-frame skip sides.

Release History

Ruggles of Red Gap was reissued on MCA Home Video as a 2 sided CLV release (Catalog #:21018). This edition was released in July 1992.

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Catalog Number	21-018
Format	Standard Play CAV

Running Time	90 minutes