



Vinegar Syndrome Ends DVD Only Releases, Confirms All Future Catalog Titles Will Be Released on Blu-ray Posted November 9, 2018 07:04 PM by



U.S. label Vinegar Syndrome announced today that it will discontinue its practice of producing DVD only releases for select catalog titles. In 2019, the label will begin releasing Blu-ray combo packs of all upcoming restored titles.



While detailing its Black Friday plans, the label also revealed that next year it will bring to Blu-ray a variety of new titles, ranging from '70s Euro sleaze to '80s slashers.



Here's the segment from the announcement that addresses the upcoming change(s):



"As we close out our 6th year, we've seen a lot of changes in what you like, dislike, buy and don't buy. As such, to adapt to those changes, we're trying something new in 2019: ALL BLU-RAY (combo packs). Yes, starting in January, every single title we release will be issued on Blu, in combo pack form with a matching DVD. So, in case there's any lingering confusion, we will no longer be doing any DVD-only releases of anything...



So, with that in mind, we have also made some changes to our yearly packages. Due to the overwhelming number of requests for this as an option, we've decided to offer yearly subscribers the ability to purchase our regular 'Completionist' package (48 releases), which will include every title we release, or a 'Horror and Exploration Only' package (38 releases), which will exclude all hardcore titles planned for 2019.



Despite receiving countless requests over the last few years to offer a non-hardcore package, we've never felt entirely comfortable with separating our releases simply based on content. We've always prided ourselves on placing all forms of genre film side-by-side and exploring the wide creative reaches encompassed in this cinema. We are also firmly committed to never cease restoring and releasing hardcore features and in our first year of Blu-ray only releases, are proud to continue bringing works from directors such as Gerard Damiano, Lee Frost, Roberta Findlay, Henri Pachard, Roger Watkins, Gary Graver and others to Blu. Furthermore, we've acquired a long lost hardcore gem from a notorious exploitation maverick, which we will be debuting on home video in 2019!"



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"We are delighted to confirm that 2019 will also be our most horror heavy year ever, with most months featuring at least two horror Blus (sometimes more!), ranging from 70s Euro sleaze to 80s slashers! In fact, at current count, we'll likely be including over a dozen 'straight' slashers, photo-slashers, and supernatural slashers in the lineup!"





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callahan09 Nov 09, 2018 That's cool! Good news.

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Top reviewerTop contributor pro-bassoonist Nov 09, 2018 Finally, the right move!



This announcement should make a certain Shane poster here very, very happy

swansong Nov 09, 2018 Bravo!!!! dkelly26666 Nov 09, 2018 PLEASE let that last sentence in their press release refer to "Nine Lives of a Wet P****y", by Abel Ferrara!!!! Please............

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Top contributor shane1334 Nov 09, 2018 This is great news, and I look forward to their next set of releases PT Ryan Nov 09, 2018 Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

bakntim Nov 09, 2018 Excellent! Hope others will follow.

LMFAObros Nov 09, 2018 bakntim especially in australia since dvds still outsell blurays for some reason.

Mr. Romberg Nov 09, 2018 I wish they were blu-ray only. It's almost embarrassing anyone makes DVDs anymore.

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Top contributor ChrisJ89 Nov 09, 2018 @Mr. Romberg I agree. Watching or buying DVDs that were released years ago, such as older TV shows that aren't on Blu-ray, is fine, but I'm surprised DVD has lasted this long. What's even more embarrassing is that new movies are still receiving DVD releases. I remember how VHS stopped completely after only a few very short years when DVD came alone.

jaydecay Nov 09, 2018 Better news would be BD/uhd 4k combos and sturdier cases and no DVD ever again.

1234567? Nov 09, 2018 Yeah, vary happy to see this. Really looking forward to another stellar line up from them next year. Always happy about Horror.

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Top contributor Nailwraps Nov 09, 2018 Well, at least they'll still be making DVDs, even if it's just for the combo pack. BluConniseur Nov 09, 2018 This is a good move. While I appreciate VS for their care and work, I think it was time to end DVD-only releases.

Q-Tip Nov 10, 2018 To hell with DVDs. Good call.

BTSMGL Nov 10, 2018 To this day DVDs still outsell Blu-rays month after month, even when it comes to most new releases. That's a fact. I still occasionally buy DVDs, even when Blu-ray is an option. They're cheaper, the PQ is still better than most naysayers would have you think (even before any upconvert factors in), and most if not all the special features are present. Y'all hate on them way too much, imo

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Top contributor HallowedSZ Nov 10, 2018 DVDs are god awful things. Watching a DVD on a 65" TV looks like someone threw up on the screen. Why are they even bothering with combo packs? It's a waste of plastic and inflates the price of the blu. Seriously....you can buy a blu-ray player for like $20 nowadays. Literally zero excuse not to upgrade.

oilers73 Nov 10, 2018 I don't buy DVDs anymore, but I used to. We all did. Some people still do. Doesn't affect my life in the least.

Night Fever Music Nov 10, 2018 They're not ending DVDs, just adding them to all future Blu-rays which is what every other company has been doing since forever. I realize DVDs outsell every other format 10 to 1 but c'mon! We're talking about the equivalent of 78RPMs during the time of the CD. Consumer Electronic shows are teasing 8K TVs and people are still watching 480p content? Not sure what the answer is here. Obviously studios don't want to kill a financially viable physical format.... Blu-ManFan Nov 10, 2018 SWEET!!! Great News!!

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Top contributor ChrisJ89 Nov 10, 2018 @BTSMGL Yes it's true that people do hate DVDs now. I don't and will continue to buy them as I still appreciate the format most of all for older TV shows, such as older British and American sitcoms. People may forget that most of these shows can't really be remastered for HD and are hardly going to be released on Blu-ray anytime soon. Not only that, the quality for these old shows appear far better on DVD than most streaming sites or Youtube. I just don't think new movies look right for DVD as it gives a somewhat smudged look, which is probably the best way I can describe it.

Dex Robinson Nov 10, 2018 The headline is flat out wrong. "Vinegar Syndrome Ends DVD Releases..." The story says no such thing. If every VS release will include a DVD, that doesn't really constitute "Ends DVD releases" does it? The Headline needs to be re-written because it's entirely misleading and false.

jaydecay Nov 10, 2018 it's basically a blu-ray / coaster combo pack. i'm gonna put the coasters on ebay for people who don't care about quality to buy off me.

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Top contributor HallowedSZ Nov 10, 2018 @oilers73 The only way it affects your life is that by putting a DVD in with the blu-ray it inflates the price. Which makes zero sense whatsoever. No one can honestly tell me that there are people out there that pick up a blu-ray/DVD combo pack and say "Oh good, it comes with a DVD, otherwise i wouldn't buy it."

FragnitoM Nov 10, 2018 In 10 years someone will probably be bitching about Blu-rays still being made when theres 8k discs

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Top contributor HallowedSZ Nov 10, 2018 @FragnitoM As they should. In 10 years when 4K players are $20 and 1080p TVs haven't been made for over 10 years, there would be literally no reason to buy blu-ray or include blu-ray in 4K packages. camaro Nov 11, 2018 I see this as good news in one way and bad in another. Good because I would rather of course have the best quality possible and only buy dvd if it's the only option. But those stating how great this is you do realize they only plan to release 10 hardcore titles next year instead of their normal 20 or so! So not good that they are cutting their hardcore titles in half. They say they never plan to stop restoring and releasing hardcore but they cut them down every year it seems. They had intended to release more this year as well but those plans changed.

dmarvin Nov 11, 2018 @Night Fever Music: Actually, VS has already been putting DVDs in all of their BD releases for several years (only a couple have not included a DVD). So they've been on board with combo packs for quite some time. The only change being made, which the headline is not that clear on, is that they are ending their DVD-only releases, which were all HARDCORE/ADULT releases. billyearle Nov 11, 2018 Exactly. I worry if this just means FEWER adult releases, in spite of their stated commitment.

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