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A Lightfoot concert taped in April, 2000 at the Pioneer Theater in Reno, NV, is available now in the UK and Europe, and will soon be generally available in the U.S. and Canada on DVD and videotape. Portions of the concert were televised by CBC in Canada (an 11 song version) and by many PBS stations in the U.S. (a 14 song version).
Originally available only as a PBS pledge gift or by mail order from the production company, it will now be distributed by Image Entertainment in the U.S. and Canada, and Quantum Leap Home Video in the UK. Quantum also supplies videos to other European countries.
The DVDs and the U.S. version of the tape contain 22 songs - 8 more than were on the PBS broadcasts and almost the entire concert. The PAL tape has only 14 songs (see below for details).
Image Entertainment has announced a January 29, 2002, release date in North America, with pre-orders accepted beginning January 2. The DVD will carry a suggested retail of $24.99 and the VHS tape a suggested retail of $19.98 (prices in USD).
The video should be carried by all major music retailers, either online or in stores. It is already listed for pre-order at (Amazon.com).
Here are direct links to more information on the Image web site: Image DVD and Image Videotape. (If the page doesn't appear, refresh this page and click on the link again).
The Quantum videotape and DVD were released in September and October, 2001, respectively. The videotape, in PAL format (for UK and European audiences) has a list price of £12.00. This tape has 14 songs, the same as on the PBS broadcasts.
The Quantum DVD is in Region 0 format and has 22 songs. It is listed for £19.00. Here are the direct links to the listings on the Quantum site: Quantum DVD and Quantum videotape.
Note on "Region 0": Region 0 means "region free"; Region 1 is North America. Region 0 DVDs will play on software DVD players on PCs; I have one and it is stunning. Some but not all hardware DVD Players support Region 0 - presumably "region free" players are widely available in Europe.
Live In Reno - Review
By Valerie Magee
This is Lightfoot's first concert video, and is in fact his first officially released live recording since 1969. Recorded at the Pioneer Theater in Reno, Nevada on April 19, 2000, the video captures the warmth and intimacy of a Lightfoot concert, brought into your home for the first time.
The DVD contains 22 songs, almost the entire concert. Lightfoot performs all of his hits - songs that charted in the top 40 for him - as well as songs he wrote that were hits for others. And he includes some of his other great songs which, though never chart hits, are among the best songs ever written.
None of the hits are omitted, so you will hear If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree Highway and Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, among others. The other songs come from throughout his career, dating back to the early/mid 60s with Early Mornin' Rain and For Lovin' Me, to the title song from his latest original album, A Painter Passing Through.
Lightfoot is backed up by his band all of whom has been with him for at least 20 years, and the first two for 30 or more. They are: Terry Clements (lead guitar), Rick Haynes (bass), Barry Keane (drums and percussion) and Mike Heffernan (keyboards), and they are among the finest musicians around. The fact that they have recorded and toured with Lightfoot for so many years says volumes about them and about Lightfoot.
The full set list is: Don Quixote, I'll Prove My Love, House You Live In, Sundown, Carefree Highway, Restless, Blackberry Wine, For Lovin' Me/Did She Mention My Name (Medley), Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Waiting For You, Fading Away, Rainy Day People, Shadows, If You Could Read My Mind, A Painter Passing Through, Make Way For The Lady, Early Mornin' Rain, Baby Step Back, Song For A Winter's Night, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Old Dan's Records, Cold On The Shoulder.
Amazing list of songs, isn't it?
©2001 by Valerie Magee