The very first laserdisc

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In another thread, JamesG mentioned that End of Days (1999) was the very last laserdisc released here in the states. But you might be wondering what was the very first.

It was Jaws (1975), the film that made Steven Spielberg a respected filmmaker. It was released on December 11, 1978, on Universal's MCA DiscoVision label. It was the first time Universal entered the Home Video market, and at the time, they were heavily invested in laserdisc. They even had a brief successor to DiscoVision called "MCA Videodisc".



http://www.blam1.com/DiscoVision/Uni...res/12-001.htm

The film was presented completely uncut and in its original speed, unlike the CED and 1984 laserdisc versions, which were sped-up (a la PAL), to get the film on only two sides. And while the early versions of the film on home video were not in 2.35:1, they were, however, in their original mono.

Oh, and for more information on MCA Videodisc, here you go.

http://laservideodisc.tripod.com/LaserVision/id18.html