The Kids Are Alright” on video is shorter than what I remember seeing in the theater. Exactly what is missing and is it available on any video format?
A. The only format that has had the full release was the RCA CED Video Disc #12097, 1 hour and 49 minutes long. >From chapelizod@aol.com: Alright, I finally sat down and went through both versions. This is what I found (all times approximate…): Complete version – 1:49 Edited version – 1:39 Missing footage is : After early PT interview about the clothes the band wears (from “A Whole Scene Going,” I think) and before A Quick One is: 2nd House Interview w/Melvyn Bragg with PT commenting on Kit’s suggestion for a longer piece to fill the album and how he came to write AQO. Length 0:01:48 Full version of AQO follows. Length 0:04:41 Now, towards the end after Monterey Pop “My Generation” there are three short clips missing from the edited version: JAE: “I can’t think of anything to say” Length 0:00:05 RD: on R&R “…Rock & Roll doesn’t stand up…” Length 0:00:10 KM: singing a line from “Somewhere” Length 0:00:04 The three drumbeats before WGFA are gone, too Length 0:00:04 And at the very
