Nashville Superpickers

Michael Weaver · Post by **Michael Weaver** » 16 Sep 2005 2:08 am

Does anyone out there have a video tape of the Nashville Superpickers show from Austin City Limits? I would love to get a copy of that. I tried to e-mail someone at Austin City Limits, and never received a response.

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Alan Pagliere · Post by **Alan Pagliere** » 16 Sep 2005 10:21 am

Interesting. I've been looking for the same thing for years (decades really). I hope somebody knows where to get it....

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 16 Sep 2005 1:45 pm

PBS used to make tapes of these shows available, but I guess the licensing problems got to be too much of a hassle. ACL performances have time limits on their broadcast, rebroadcasts, and reproduction sales. I guess that monitoring all of that, coupled with the recent format change (from VHS to DVD), got to be too much for a non-profit organization.

However...

Feel free to inquire again after the rights expire. For the '79 "Super Pickers" episode, that would be in about the year 2074.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 16 Sep 2005 4:14 pm

I just checked out the PBS Austin City Limits website (also check out livefrom austintx.com) Looks like they've partnered with New West Records to release selected episodes of Austin City Limits on DVD. There's 7 available now. Unfortunately for us, with 500 episodes to choose from, I'm guessing Nashville Superpickers is a ways down the list.

Ron Mercille · Post by **Ron Mercille** » 15 Oct 2005 6:26 pm

Michael, I have the recold LP that was released, but not the video tape. you can reach me aty rmercille@yahoo.com Ron

Ron Mercille · Post by **Ron Mercille** » 15 Oct 2005 6:27 pm

OOPPS--better start checking my typos.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 15 Oct 2005 6:46 pm

Would you believe I taped that show when it first aired,Somehow it got taped over.Been trying to find it ever since.Phil Baugh was using the M.S.A. pedel contraption on his[I think a T.60 peavy guitar]his rendition of Shadow of your smile was wonderful.The Big E.was'nt too bad either.Wish I still had this one!!!

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 15 Oct 2005 6:49 pm

P.S. I to tried to get this from Austin City Limits,No luck.

Larry Clark · Post by **Larry Clark** » 15 Oct 2005 8:05 pm

Sorry no video but the CD is available here:
http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=album.php&musicalGroupId=897&catalog_id=5732

Michael Weaver · Post by **Michael Weaver** » 16 Oct 2005 3:02 am

Charles, I hooked up with an old friend last Sunday evening at a the New Riders show outside of Phila. He told me that I let him borrow an album 25 years ago, but he could not remember who it was. Turns out it is a Phil Baugh album, with Phil on the cover with his pedal contraption for the guitar. Can't wait to get it back and have a copy of it put onto a cd!!!

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 16 Oct 2005 7:12 pm

Michael,That HAS to be a jewel!!!!