UK: Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray and DVD in June

[MarcMorris]

On June 4 2012, EMI will issue Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray and DVD.

The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release. Yellow Submarine is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love, and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including “Eleanor Rigby,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” “All You Need Is Love,” and “It’s All Too Much.”

When the film debuted in 1968, it was instantly recognised as a landmark achievement, revolutionising a genre by integrating the freestyle approach of the era with innovative animation techniques. The film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film’s restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame.

DVD: amazon.co.uk

Blu-ray: amazon.co.uk

[WilsonBros]

I have a mate who is a SERIOUS Beatles fan and loves Yellow Submarine in particular. He has a touch of autism and has been VERY picky about previous releases of this film - it'll be interesting to see if this release reaches his high standards...

Kev W

[Paul Moran]

I'll probably buy it if/when the BD price drops to a level I consider reasonable (£7 or less).
I'm still waiting for "Help" DVD to drop to that level: I don't think I've seen it under £14 so far! Ridiculous - I may as well hold out for a BD release now!