MCA DiscoVision
1977 Demo

©1977 MCA DiscoVision®

Pressing ID 0912
Format Standard Play CAV


Test Pressing

Mono
Pressing Location Torrence
Label Color White
Manufactured February 1977
Side Frames Running Time
1 42,808 29min 43sec
Ratings
Video Transfer
Audio Transfer

Pressing Notes

This disc, which could be considered the first demonstration disc for the MCA DiscoVision system by some, was not used to any extent beyond this 1977 test pressing. Much like the more well known Consumer Demonstration Disc, the disc includes only samples of programming material. The disc begins with the original opening bumpers for the MCA Disco-Vision system, the only known place where the animated logo can be located. None of the other test pressings included this bumper. The disc begins with an in depth 10 minute film on the Polaroid SX-70 camera, complete with operating instructions and theory of operation. This is followed by a short World Wide of Sports montage from ABC-TV accompanied with a jazzed up version of the Peter Gunn theme. The next program is a pair of hands tying knots and displaying Three Card Monty. The "hands" section is recorded in English and Spanish and is essentially the same component that is on the US Demo Disc, but the card trick is this time is "Follow the Ace" rather than "Follow the Queen". Finally, we have the National Geographic program, Man: The Incredible Machine. However, only the first 16½ minutes of the program are present, with the program simply cutting off during an explanation of the esophagus. None of the material displayed on the disc was ever issued in any other form.


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