CYNDI LAUPER / SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

CYNDI LAUPER (Artist) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: PORTRAIT
• ASIN: B00030IZY0
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,902 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Gem - Hard to find item, April 16, 2005

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Ashton Carr (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CYNDI LAUPER / SHE'S SO UNUSUAL (Vinyl)

Cyndi Lauper live in Paris - what can I say. One of the best vocal voices in the 80's. I had seen this on VHS many years ago. And just recently wondered if you could get this concert either on VHS or DVD.

Being a huge fan of the 80's Cyndi Lauper, This concert is full of enegry and Cyndi when on stage can "shake her stuff" without losing breath and still be able to hold any long notes.

This is a very rare item, that you cannot find in Australia or New Zealand. I had always wondered whelther I could find this. And I was over the moon when I recently seen this here on Amazon.

For any die hard Cyndi Lauper fan. This is a MUST item to have! I am excitied and I cannot wait to see this concert! The musicians in this concert are extremely talented, and it show cases some of the best songs of Cyndi's career during the 80's.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yay for bootleg, June 4, 2008

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Amy Hughes (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CYNDI LAUPER / SHE'S SO UNUSUAL (Vinyl)

This is a bootleg copy from VHS, and I'd normally be really upset that I actually paid money to support thieves, but I consider this recording "abandoned art". This is probably my favorite live recording, and has been for more than twenty years, and it still hasn't been released on DVD. Used VHS copies are available if you look. I don't know if the ones you'll find these days are also bootleg, but there was an official VHS release (and also a laserdisc release). As much as I dislike bootleggers, I can't really fault them for keeping this recording available.

The video is really low quality, the audio is marginal, and the audio and video are out of sync. Make sure you check out the alternate audio tracks, because the default track is bad.

Cyndi's goofy and doesn't connect well with the French audience, and Rick Derringer is a dork here, but the performance is very good. Look for the 1987 NY Times review. It's a 1987 recording, so don't expect recent songs.

All the stars I'm giving this are for the performance, which would rate 5-star if it was a quality, official release.

Edited to add: This review was for the Brazilian DVD bootleg of the 1987 live Paris show that aired on HBO in the 80's and was available on VHS and laserdisc. Amazon seems to have attached it to something different now that the Paris DVD is no longer available.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all Cyndi Lauper's fans, January 16, 2005

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Wilberth Benedict Ch (San José, Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CYNDI LAUPER / SHE'S SO UNUSUAL (Vinyl)

For everybody who loves the 80's this is a great DVD because you can feel the energy of this decade in the voice of one of the most important singers at that time the great "Cyndi Lauper".