1978 Films

This is a great '78 compilation, complete with exterior shots of the venues. Just keep in mind that you are getting 30 year old audience film transfers and enjoy!
This seems to be an early attempt at digitization, and the menu system is a bit lacking compared to later projects.
This would also look to be another Michpom production, Michpom of France who has supplied us with quite a few rare and early digital transfers.
Merci Michpom, et merci dvdylan.community.
I have my D553 filed under 1981, but i'm not at all comfortable with this solution.

Hogmanay 1978, Bob's in a funny mood, says "F^*£-IT, No More", and that's it, no more tours, nothing, just the odd studio album, as he retreats into upstate Minnesotta to breed Ferrets. DVDylan would look a bit different, Vine Board would be gae sparse, couple of vines could just about cover everything. Vygi would his life back, the SU crew could put their talents to more usefull things, Jim could complete his Phil Collins DVD collection...
There just ain't a lot of 70's Bob footage about, even less that's any good. "But it's the age, the times, people didn't/couldn't record concerts"; Was it ? Take a look over at some of the Elvis Boards, look at the wealth of concert films available, - and cry. What made Bob fans different ?; too broke ? or concentrating too much on getting High, getting Laid, and planning revolution ? What did they think when they saw their parents, elder siblings trooping off to see Elvis clutching all the camera gear ? (Of course '70's Elvis audiences didn't go in far all that High/Laid/Revolution nonsense.)
So just be gratefull for what '70's Bob footage we have, quality's mostly crap, as here, but if it's all you've got, it's priceless.
The 3 shows here, Terre Haute is in B/W, ( Dark Grey/Light Grey really) Rotterdam in colour, and Paris a bit in-between. Hardly any songs are complete. Of the 3 I'd pick Paris as my favoutite, seems to 'capture' the '78 mood better, despite it being the worst film here.
Menu shows Paris as 5th July but it's the same footage as D553 which is identified as the 3rd July.
And talking of Menus...
I'd have given this 5 stars, despite having all the stuff already , if it wasn't for the wierd'n'wonderfull menu. All the tracks are there, but getting to them ? Paris is OK, plays right through, but TH & Rotterdam - to get at all the tracks in my stand-alone means clicking a pattern of Skip/FF/Back/Select/Skip....... You get there in the end, just don't ask me how. Rotterdam even has a Menu with Track Selection, but I've no idea how to get back to it, and once you're in there...you can't get out. I needed to switch off and reload to get to Paris/TH.
If you've already got D441 and D553 you don't need this, quality's just as bad here as there, unless, that is, you're another Obsessive who can't stand the sight of '78 and '81 films on the same DVD as in D553. (well where do you file it ? under Compilations, Tours, '78 or '81, ? Maybe make a second copy so that one can go in '78 and the other..... Much simpler to have them all together.....But that still leaves the problem of where to put D553 ? S%^$.)

D602 1978 FILMS

Compilations of segued excerpts, long and short, plus the occasional complete song from three 1978 concerts (for detail of individual package content, toggle the blue link above). The first two are exactly the same - condition and content - as appear on D441.1, thus in respect of them I've merely recycled comments previously made in that disc's review. The Paris footage appears both here and on D553. D602 has a basic menu (first screenshot) and is fully chapter marked throughout. In respect of the performance screenshots, note that although the quality of the Terre Haute film (much the best thing here) is accurately reflected by its shot (the greyscale second one), unfortunately the same cannot be said of either Rotterdam or Paris.

(1) Terre Haute (30:30) Steady, close, black and white film in mostly very watchable condition, though a debilitating tracking problem spoils all of LARS and sound throughout is poor. But, even so, we start with a complete hands-free Baby Blue that's well worth the effort. The other gem of this film is the closing 2:45 of Stepchild, a song performed 53 times in the last three months of the '78 tour but never since.

(2) Rotterdam (16:00) Steady, stage-front but washed-out footage over sound that's scrambled near to destruction, but catching all of Love Her With A Feeling then substantial slices of six more, including 3:30 of a lovely, languid Tangled.

(3) Paris (26:45) A steady, left-side floor film, in bleached and wasted colour with sound again poor going on bad. Nothing is revealed. No fun.

PLUS ÇA CHANGE When you catch sight in Paris of guitar player Billy Cross standing alongside Bob, doing his thing, you're forcibly reminded of where D will be and who'll be at his side in exactly ten years time. The fledgling NET will then be just one month and 19 shows young. But BC, GE... Could be the same guy.
THANKS Black Cat
STARS If you already have D441.1, you won’t need this too. And if you’re interested in 1978 but don’t already have D441.1, that’s probably what you should opt for (as well as D441.4, the best of the 441 series). Two and a half.