MCA VIDEODISC, INC.

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MCA VIDEODISC, INC.

MCA VIDEODISC, INC. video logo

Rising from the ashes of the format's first label, MCA DiscoVision, comes MCA VIDEODISC, INC. First seen in late 1981 with the release of Olivia Physical, MCA used the 'VIDEODISC' moniker until 1983, when it adopted the MCA Home Video name for all video formats (VHS, Beta, CED and LV).

These early MCA VIDEODISC titles are an interesting mix. Naturally, Universal films are present, but you'll also see licensed product from Crown International with Galaxina and My Tutor being examples. While most studio labels had exclusively motion picture releases, MCA includes non-feature film product like Jim Fixx On Running, Peter Allen & The Rockettes, and the mentioned Olivia Physical, and other similar titles.

A numbering system change happens with the arrival of the MCA VIDEODISC label. The early MCA DiscoVision numbering remains for some titles. The Deer Hunter for example carries 10-026 and Halloween III is 11-020, but MCA's numbering found on other formats begins to be found on LV releases.

For information and title listings of the
MCA DiscoVision label discs sold by MCA
VIDEODISC, INC., click on the DiscoVision logo.

An American Werewolf in London
40017

Battlestar Galactica
19-007

The Best Little Whorehouse

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

17-008

The Border

The Border
10-033

Cat People

Cat People

11-014

Daylight Again- Crosby, Stills & Nash

Daylight Again- Crosby, Stills & Nash

74-020

Dead Men Don't Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

16-028

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

10-026

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

400001

Dracula (1979)

Dracula

11-011

Eddie Macon's Run

Eddie Macon's Run

12-025

The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

10-025

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

16-029

Galaxina

Galaxina

13-007

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

11-013

Halloween II

Halloween II

11-019

Halloween III

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

11-020

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

28-009

Homework

Homework

16-030

House Calls

House Calls

16-006

Jim Fixx on Running

Jim Fixx on Running

32-007

Missing

Missing

10-034

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

10-035

My Tutor

My Tutor

40022

Now and Forever

Now and Forever

11-021

Olivia in Concert

Olivia in Concert

74-021

Olivia Physical

74-017

Peter Allen

Peter Allen & The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall

74-016

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penazance

17-011

Play Misty For Me

Play Misty for Me

12-024

Private Lessons

Private Lessons

16-027

Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

10-032

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

10-024

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

16-004

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

13-005

The Sting

The Sting

11-001

The Sting II

The Sting II

11-017

The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Sword and the Sorcerer

13-010

TheThing

The Thing

11-015

Videodrome

Videodrome

11-018

Woody Woodpecker and His Friends

Woody Woodpecker and his Friends

61-008

The Yum-Yum Girls

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Beyond the listings of titles found in the Pioneer produced updates, MCA was one of the companies that issued its own LaserVision product catalogs in the early '80s. Two are known to exist that carry the MCA VIDEODISC name.