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On Tour Available For Pre-order On DVD

February 08, 2006 | Video
Elvis' 1972 movie "On Tour" will be released on DVD in Germany March 10, 2006. This edition has a running time of 90 minutes, screensize 4:3, PAL, Dolby HiFi in English (mono) and German (mono). This first release of this movie on DVD is now vailable for pre-order from Amazon Germany.

Update February 10:

The German Cinefacts website mentions: Widescreen (1.85:1).
Corrected a previous info it had stereo sound.
Source:Amazon.de
Mississippi-Flash wrote on February 08, 2006
Sorry, I will skip this one. MGM is too late with releasing this oldfashioned DVD without extra's and out-of-date sound. Looks like the bootlegversions are equal or much better.
Poffe wrote on February 09, 2006
4:3 and Stereo. No thanks. It's nice that they finally release it on DVD, but that's not enough for me. I will wait for the special edition. I wouldn't mind a recut version like TTWII-SE, but I could settle with a restored original version with 5.1 sound and anamorphic widescreen... pleeeeease!
E.J.F... wrote on February 09, 2006
I fully agree with all of you guys. Wrong running time, wrong screen ratio, wrong audio. I'll skip this one too!
Renan Augusto wrote on February 09, 2006
I agree with all of you. Elvis fans have waited too long and deserve something better.
Neckywoudje wrote on February 09, 2006
Agreed. I'll skip this one for sure. The videotape with this version was plain awfull! The versions I taped from TV during the years were far better. Strange, there are plenty of bootleg dvd's out there with special stuff and they just release this thing.
gilesm wrote on February 09, 2006
I agree, this is terrible, but there is one good thing to come out of this. IF they can release "On Tour" even in this poor version it means that there are no copyright or permissions problems holding them back from a proper release. Also, it means that the owners are probably aware of the market that has been 'created' by the boolegs and wanted to get anything they could out on the shelves as a responce. Perhaps now that they can go ahead and give us what we really want - all of the material in good quality!Even just the original film uncet and in 5.1 sound would be good.
Santa Claus wrote on February 09, 2006
If you don't buy it, they'll never come up with a x-CD set. So, if you don't buy it, please give your opinion why you don't buy it on the MGM website customer-service link.
lray wrote on February 09, 2006
Turner has Elvis On Tour, not MGM. so give your opinion to Turner. Also I wonder about this report's accuracy. If it is coming out I would think it would be in widescreen.
tcb_guy wrote on February 10, 2006
I'm very likely going to buy this release because if it sells good that will show MGM/Turner that there is a possible market for a deluxe edition. It's obvious that this is a budget release and I think there is more to come after this first attempt. This is the very first time that this great concert movie is being released on DVD officially. I've been waiting many years for this to finally happen. I also own the Malaysia import DVD, but a bootleg is not the same as an official release with proper menus. Come on, this DVD is not very expensive, so let's show the people from MGM/Turner that we want more Elvis On Tour footage. I can afford around 10 euro for this great movie. And by the way, I can't really imagine that this film will be released only in mono and 4:3. How should they manage such a screensize with all those split-screens?
E.J.F... wrote on February 11, 2006
Yes tcb_guy, they can do (ruin) it because I've had it on VHS for ages in that terrible format. You just see the middle picture and only portions of the frames on the left and right! Ugh!
CD King wrote on February 11, 2006
Yes, let's support this release. The first ever for an official ELVIS ON TOUR DVD. I'm sure Warner is testing the market. If this one sells - they might just release a box-set of ELVIS ON TOUR.
tcb_guy wrote on February 11, 2006
I can imagine, 4:3 must be HORRIBLE, especially with a film that lives from the widescreen format. But the film has been shown only in the right format (2,35:1) and with stereo sound on television during the last few years. I've never seen a 4:3 version, at least in Germany, I don't know about other countries. But the 1992 VHS release from the "Elvis Collection" was in correct format, wasn't it? It also had stereo sound, I believe. So why should MGM/Turner do such a stupid thing and release an old-fashioned version when there already was a correct one almost 14 years ago. That doesn't make sense. Some sources talk about 4:3 for the DVD release, others about widescreen. Nobody really can tell now what this DVD will look like. So let's wait and see. By the way, I already pre-ordered my copy yesterday.
gilesm wrote on February 14, 2006
IF you look at the new topic in this web site regarding EPE's reaction, you will see that EPE have said that e new vesion of On Tour is being planned by Warner in the USA. Great news, if it actually happens,
elvissims wrote on February 28, 2006
I'll just be happy to get a copy of ON TOUR that is in the original widescreen format. My original VHS copy from the early '80s was (believe it or not), but I played it so many times that it is literally worn out. The replacement VHS copy has been "formatted" to fit my screen, so I lose all the split screen stuff - except for the edges that are still there. Chalk that up to BAD editing...
lvisfan wrote on March 01, 2006
I just now noticed what you are all talking about. Looks like they are taking it from the last video release a few years back that is represented by the art work that used in the article. It was 4:3 and stereo. I have the original VHS release from the 80's and it is in mono, but 2:35 aspect ratio. I also have the Laser Disc from the early 90's that I recently transferred to DVD. It is perfect! Great stereo sound and 2:35 picture. If anyone's interested, let me know. I still believe there will be a re-edited version of "On Tour", but I hope they also re-release the original too.