What would you do?

[ButchX]

I have 8 Beta tapes of the original Live Aid concert (1985) from England and Philadelphia..I copied them from 7:00 am till 11:00 pm and just let them run..It was broadcast by MTV via satellite..This concert was never released to the public..now i want to put them on dvd..I bought a JVC DR-M100s recorder and it works fine for me..Question? should i just transfer them the way they are, with the commercials et all or edit and just transfer just the main concert..i'm on two minds here..

[guns1inger]

Actually, the concert was released last year on DVD. Not the whole thing, but many hours of highlights.

As to how you should transfer, that is up to you. Considerations

- How much time do you want to spend doing this ?
- How often will you watch them ?
- How much will it piss you off having the ads in them ?
- Do you just want videos, or are you going to create menus, chapters, etc. ?
- How much of what you have isn't on these discs -> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/002-4430317-7516027?%5Fencoding=UT...rds=live%20aid
- Is you time worth more than what it costs to buy the commercial release ?

Because some tapes have been lost, the commercial release is missing some important performances - Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan and others, so these are definately worth preserving.

[Captain Satellite]

I still have my original tapes also, July 13, 1985 - my birthday! I think it would be cool to leave the commercials in. Try it that way first and if you don't like it, edit them out. The following 85 songs are missing for the DVD set.

01 STATUS QUO- Don't Waste My Time [04:34]
02 STYLE COUNCIL- You're the Best Thing [05:00]
03 STYLE COUNCIL- Big Boss Groove [03:55]
04 BOOMTOWN RATS- Rat Trap [05:37]
05 ULTRAVOX- Reap The Wild Wind [02:58]
06 ULTRAVOX- One Small Day [03:49]
07 SPANDAU BALLET- Virgin [04:40]
08 NIK KERSHAW- Wide Boy [03:25]
09 NIK KERSHAW- Don Quixote [04:48]
10 NIK KERSHAW- The Riddle [04:13]
11 SADE- Why Can't We Live Together [05:35]
12 SADE- Is It a Crime [06:10]
13 STING- Driven To Tears [03:17]
14 STING- Message In A Bottle [04:32]
15 PHIL COLLINS- In The Air Tonight [04:45]
16 STING + PHIL COLLINS- Long Long Way To Go [03:30]
17 BRYAN FERRY- Sensation [04:31]
18 BRYAN FERRY- Boys And Girls [04:31]
19 BRYAN ADAMS- [04:12] Tears Are Not Enough
20 BRYAN ADAMS- [05:34] Cuts Like A Knife
21 THE BEACH BOYS- [02:31] California Girls
22 THE BEACH BOYS- [03:07] Help Me, Rhonda
23 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS + BO DIDDLEY- [05:34] Who Do You Love
24 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS- [07:02] The Sky Is Crying
25 SIMPLE MINDS- [03:00] Promised You a Miracle (The feed was lost during the song. The broadcast time is only 02:09)
26 BERNARD WATSON- All I Really Want To Do (Bob Dylan Cover)
27 BERNARD WATSON- Interview (Original B. Watson song)
28 JOAN BAEZ- [02:34] We Are The World
29 THE PRETENDERS- [03:35] Time The Avenger
30 THE PRETENDERS- [03:15] Message of Love
31 THE WHO- My Generation [01:40] The BBC blew a fuze during the two first numbers by The Who.
32 THE WHO- Pinball Wizard [03:02] The band didn't stop playing but the broadcast was interrupted.
33 ELTON JOHN- I'm Still Standing [03:20]
34 ELTON JOHN- Can I Get a Witness [03:42]
35 ASHFORD & SIMPSON- [04:56] Solid
36 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [02:01] Stand up and Sing
37 KOOL & THE GANG (pre-recorded live video)- [03:11] Cherish
38 MADONNA- [05:17] Love Makes The World Go Round
39 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [04:46] The Waiting
40 TOM PETTY & The HEARTBREAKERS- [05:42] Rebels
41 THE HOOTERS- [04:37] And We Danced
42 THE HOOTERS- [05:44] All You Zombies
43 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:42] Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
44 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:43] Bernadette
45 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:20] It's The Same Old Song Motown Medley
46 THE FOUR TOPS- [01:36] Reach Out I'll Be There Motown Medley
47 THE FOUR TOPS- [02:28] I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Motown Medley
48 BILLY OCEAN- [04:08] Caribbean Queen
49 BILLY OCEAN- [03:38] Loverboy
50 BLACK SABBATH- [04:18] Children Of The Grave
51 BLACK SABBATH- [07:44] Iron Man
52 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [03:37] Love Somebody
53 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [04:04] State Of The Heart
54 RICK SPRINGFIELD- [02:32] Human Touch
55 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [04:57] Southern Cross
56 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH- [08:05] Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
57 JUDAS PRIEST- [07:16] You've Got Another Thing Comin'
58 SANTANA- [03:22] Brotherhood
59 SANTANA- [02:11] Primera Invasion
60 SANTANA- [05:14] Open Invitation
61 SANTANA + PAT METHENY- [07:32] By The Pool/Right Now
62 THE CARS- [03:02] You Might Think
63 THE CARS- [04:04] Drive
64 NEIL YOUNG- [04:45] Sugar Mountain
65 NEIL YOUNG- [04:22] Helpless
66 NEIL YOUNG- [04:49] Powderfinger
67 POWER STATION- [04:20] Murderess
68 POWER STATION- [06:00] Get It On
69 THOMPSON TWINS- [07:59] Hold Me Now
70 PHIL COLLINS- [03:45] Against All Odds
71 LED ZEPPELIN- [04:43] Rock & Roll
72 LED ZEPPELIN- [05:20] Whole Lotta Love
73 LED ZEPPELIN- [09:19] Stairway To Heaven
74 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:33] Only Love Can Break your Heart
75 CROSBY - STILLS - NASH (& YOUNG)- [03:09] Daylight Again
76 DURAN DURAN- [04:07] A view to a Kill
77 PATTI LABELLE- [02:51] New Attitude
78 PATTI LABELLE- [02:20] Stir It Up
79 PATTI LABELLE- [02:43] Over The Rainbow
80 PATTI LABELLE- [02:44] Why Can't I Get It Over
81 HALL & OATES- [04:27] Out Of Touch
82 HALL & OATES w/EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN- [02:41] The Way You Do The Things You Do (voc : E. KENDRICKS)
83 MICK JAGGER- [03:25] Lonely At The Top
84 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [04:34] Ballad Of Hollis Brown
85 BOB DYLAN + RON WOOD + KEITH RICHARDS- [03:36] When The Ship Comes In

[olyteddy]

I think the 20 year old commercials would give it a 'retro' look, and we all have a FF button...

[guns1inger]

Then again, it's all bitrate. Where do you want yours to be spent - on the performances, or on some piece of crap from K-Tel ?

[Captain Satellite]

Then again, it's all bitrate. Where do you want yours to be spent - on the performances, or on some piece of crap from K-Tel ?

But wait, order now and we'll throw in a baby's arm holding an apple!

[olyteddy]

Then again, it's all bitrate. Where do you want yours to be spent - on the performances, or on some piece of crap from K-Tel ?

Or weigh the cost of all that editing -vs- the cost of the additional blank DVD space needed...

[ButchX]

Well guys, i'm gonna give it a shot this week..i got lots of time (retired)..i'll look for those missing songs and i've decided to go with the commercials..there's some cool ones that's worth watching again..thanks captain satellite for the list ..

[Dubber]

Do both - with and without