I stumbled across a Laserdisc store recently while shopping in Little Tokyo district in downtown Los Angeles. Apparently, the Japanese have maintained this format and have a vast market of software. I found most of the software titles were Anime and Japanese drama. However, there were a number of live concert titles and a good number of movies.

Part of the appeal of the old LPs was the jacket. It was an experience looking at the enclosed posters and the artwork while enjoying the music. Laserdiscs took this to a new level and offered the experience of watching your music.

One of the very first music videos "Elephant Parts" was originally released in the Laserdisc format. This was a breakthru because music was being captured in high resolution digital for listening and viewing. This was long before the advent of the CD or MTV. Having that big shiny disc in hand and watching your music played on the television was such a novel experience!