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From: Laura Clifford <lcliffor@cc7.bbn.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1991 08:47:02 -0800
Subject: Early 'video'
To: love-hounds@eddie.mit.edu
>> Overall, the videos on "The Whole Story" did not impress me. The early >> ones seems rather amateur (Wuthering Heights), >This is a result of ten years of progress in music videos. Virtually >all videos made over ten years ago will look "amateur" now. I'd be >interested to hear of any notable exceptions. >... >"Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell > AT&T Network Systems While technically not shot on video (but then, neither are Kate's recent ones), have you ever seen the Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields' and 'Penny Lane'? I believe these have the claim to fame of being the first promotional 'videos', and they are certainly more sophisticated than 'Wuthering Heights' - not that I'm knocking 'Wuthering Heights', mind you. Laura Clifford