©1975 Universal City Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Mono |
| Pressing Location |
DiscoVision Carson |
| Label Color |
Blue |
| Retail Price |
$15.95 |
| Issued |
December 11, 1978 |
|
| Side |
Frames |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
36,412 |
25min 17sec |
| 2 |
36,037 |
25min 02sec |
| 3 |
33,684 |
23min 24sec |
| 4 |
32,938 |
22min 52sec |
| 5 |
40,034 |
27min 48sec |
|
|
179,105 |
124min 23sec |
|
| Dead Side |
Various |
|
| Ratings |
|
| Video Transfer |
 |
| Audio Transfer |
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| Replication |
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| Packaging |
|
| Large Open-Top |
 |
| Open-Top |
|
| Side-Open Sticker |
|
| Printed |
|
|
Pressing Notes
On Side 1, the frame counter doesn't always commence until the Universal trademark is half over. There are known to
be no fewer than 3 complete masterings of this title as the frame numbers can vary by as much as 100 frames, from
copy to copy. October 1980 was the last catalog to list Jaws in the CAV format. Jaws was the first
title pressed by DiscoVision for release at the Atlanta launch.
| Mono |
| Pressing Location |
DiscoVision Carson |
| Label Color |
Red |
| Retail Price |
$29.95 |
| Issued |
July 1981 |
|
| Side |
Chapters |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
1 |
43 min |
| 2 |
4 |
40 min |
| 3 |
4 |
40 min |
|
|
9 |
123 min |
|
| Dead Side |
Green Slime |
|
| Ratings |
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| Video Transfer |
 |
| Audio Transfer |
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| Replication |
|
|
| Packaging |
|
| Large Open-Top |
|
| Open-Top |
|
| Side-Open Sticker |
|
| Printed |
|
|
Pressing Notes
The CLV edition of Jaws replaced the CAV version and was spanned across 3 sides. The jackets contained
minor artwork changes on the back cover and was too small for 2 discs and bulged at the lower edge. The side
bumpers are the typical "shrinking numbers" used by MCA Videodisc. The audio transfer remains as strong as was
on the CAV disc, but the video is a step down. The image is a bit more faded and washed out. In an attempt
to compensate for dark scenes, the image is too bright, making the rest of the image pale. Not as good as the
CAV edition, in my opinion.
I have to give exceptionally high marks to the DiscoVision Carson pressing. The review copy has almost no
speckling, dropouts, audio or video errors of any kind. Until the Letterbox pressing done in 1992, this is by
far the best pressing of Jaws ever available. It's too bad the video transfer isn't better.
A time-compressed, 2 sided CLV version of Jaws was released in 1984 by MCA Home Video (Catalog #: 12001).
A re-released was made in June 1992 by MCA/Universal Home Video in a 3 sided CLV/CAV version (Catalog #: 41086)
in widescreen (2.35:1).
In November 1995 MCA/Universal released a deluxe edition of Jaws to their Signature Collection
as an 8 sided THX® certified Widescreen (2.35:1) Deluxe CAV Limited Edition
Box set (Catalog #: 42583). A year later in November 1996, an Extended Play
version of the Signature Collection edition (Catalog #: 42629) was issued. It is the same as the CAV edition,
but the movie proper has been reduced to 3 sides. It is the same THX®
certified transfer and the supplemental materials are duplicated here as were used previously.
In July 2000, Universal Home Video issued Jaws on DVD in a 25th-Anniversary
Collector's Edition. This new version boasts a new anamorphic video transfer and sports a new 5.1 soundtrack. Available
in a Dolby Digital 5.1 edition and a separate dts 5.1 edition, the DVDs contain roughly the same materials as included
with the Signature Collection LaserDisc editions. The documentary has been trimmed on both editions - more so on the DTS
edition due to reduced space available to supplements as a result of the DTS track. There are a couple of new pieces
of supplementary material. In November 2000, Universal issued a duplicate to the Dolby Digital edition with a full
Screen transfer.
For the 30th-Anniversary, Universal has reissued Jaws once again on DVD, released
in June 2005. This "new" edition is the best of all previous versions. It includes the 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack,
in English, French and Spanish, the DTS 5.1 track from the previous release, the original Mono soundtrack in English and
an improved bit-budget for the video. All supplement save 14 minutes of outtakes and deleted scenes and a British
documentary from 1974 (10 minutes) have been moved to Disc 2. The original 2 hour supplement package produced for the
Signature Collection LaserDisc has been restored. Some of the ancillary supplements of the 2000 release were dropped.
This new edition is available in both Widescreen and Full Screen.
In this ever changing world of Political Correctness and the Communications Decency Act, it is interesting
to see how times have changed. Take the image below of the Jaws Swimmer. The left half is from the
current Signature Edition of Jaws. The right half is from the CLV Extended play edition of Jaws,
released in 1981. Other than some obvious color differences, do you see anything else?
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