Image Entertainment To Release DVD And Videocassette Of Steely Dan's ""2 Against Nature Live"" Concert

DVD To Feature DolbyÆ Digital And DTSÆ 5.1

28-Mar-00

Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NM: DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, announced the June 13, 2000 release of Steely Dan's ""2 Against Nature Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party In Hi-Fi Stereo,"" a live concert featuring material from the chart-topping album of the same name. Steely Dan's ""2 Against Nature"" album was released on February 29, 2000 and entered the Billboard Charts at #6. The band begins a worldwide concert tour in Japan on May 14, 2000. The US leg of the tour kicks off on June 13 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, coinciding with the home video release. Steely Dan, comprised of Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals and keyboards), has not released an album of new music since 1980's bestselling Gaucho. The DVD of the concert, filmed January 28-29, 2000 at Sony Studios in New York City, will feature DolbyÆ Digital and DTSÆ Digital Surroundô 5.1 audio tracks on the same disc. The tracks were recorded and mixed by Elliot Scheiner and Roger Nichols. The pair won GrammyÆ Awards for their work on the band's Gaucho and Aja. In addition, the program will feature exclusive interview footage of the band. Included on the program are such Steely Dan signature-tunes as ""Green Earrings,"" ""Bad Sneakers,"" ""FM,"" ""Black Friday,"" ""Babylon Sister,"" ""Kid Charlemagne"" and ""Peg."" From the new album, the band performs the hit single, ""Cousin Dupree"" as well as ""Janie Runaway,"" ""Gaslighting Abbie,"" ""Jack Of Speed"" and others. About Image Entertainment, Inc.Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading aggregator of content for DVD. The company also has exclusive videocassette, broadcast, streaming video and downloading rights for certain properties. With nearly 1,200 Image-exclusive DVD titles in release, the company maintains its distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is one of the largest distributors of DVD programming in North America. Additionally, Image has distribution agreements in The United Kingdom, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands for select programming in the DVD and videotape formats. Additionally, the company owns and operates an e-commerce subsidiary, DVDPlanet.com, which sells DVDs and other entertainment video product direct to consumers.

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