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Not exactly $1..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Down-Among-Men-Harry-Secombe/dp/B00004CIRI

David Lennick wrote:
> Mike Richter wrote:
>> Matt Sohn wrote:
>>>> One thing you'll never find on DVD or any other format is Pete & 
>>>> Dud. Other surprising goodies have shown up, like At Last The 1948 
>>>> Show, but Dudley Moore told me in an interview that the Beeb, in its 
>>>> infinite idiocy, had erased all the "Not Only But Also" tapes. The 
>>>> salvaged soundtrack excerpts issued on Decca/London LPs is all that 
>>>> exists, as far as I know.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There is, however, a DVD of the "1964 gala farewell performance" of 
>>> "Beyond the Fringe" featuring Pete & Dud as well as Jonathan Miller 
>>> and Alan Bennett.
>>
>> It seems unlikely that the Goons' "Down among the X Men" will ever 
>> make it to DVD. On which topic, are there other shorts than the 
>> Muckinese Battle Horn? I've a decent tape of that and want more!
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Actually I picked up Down Among the Z Men (not X) on a $1 DVD two years 
> ago! That's a source that totally dried up..guess they got caught in 
> copyright problems.
> 
> Incidentally, it's terrible, unless you absolutely have to see what The 
> Goons were up to during their first two years.
> 
> dl
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