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| Professionally made videos of the Kilties that are still available for purchase: 1. The 1979 WGI World Championship finals which includes the Kilties Color Guard finals performance is still available on VHS "while supplies last" from WGI online at www.wgi.org or by calling 1-937-434-7100. 2. Drum Corps International (DCI) still has available in their "Legacy Collection" the DCI World Championship finals on DVD from 1975, 1977 and 1978. All three include the complete finals performance of the Kilties for each of those three years in addition to the complete performances of the other finalists. DCI's "Legacy Collection" DVD for 1974 includes a performance excerpt of the Racine Kilties from the Midwest Championships. For information about these videos or other Drum Corps international merchandise call 1-630-628-7888, call toll free at 1-800-495-7469 or visit their website at www.dci.org. 3. The 1972 Drum Corps International Championships are available on DVD from Drum Corps World by calling their toll free order line at 1-800-554-9630 or by visiting their website at www.drumcorpsworld.com. Cost is $80.00 plus $6.00 Shipping & Handling. This DVD can also be purchased at the Casper Troopers' Souvenir stand. This DVD set features the performances of eight of the twelve finalists at the 1972 DCI Championships in Whitewater, WI. The eight finalists on this DVD set are: Anaheim Kingsmen, Blue Stars, Santa Clara Vanguard, 27th Lancers, Argonne Rebels, Racine Kilties, St. Andrew's Bridgemen and the Blue Raeders. As a bonus the 1971 Troopers are also included. The original reel-to-reel videotapes were filmed by the Troopers Founder/Director Jim Jones. Although this was filmed in black and white, the picture and sound quality is excellent! All proceeds will go to the Troopers. This DVD set will also be available for purchase at the Troopers souvenir stand beginning in 2007. Out-of-print Drum Corps International videos that included the Kilties: 1. The 1979 Racine Kilties' DCI Championship prelim performance was available on VHS, high camera only. 2. A 1974 Drum Corps International video of a TV special called "Competitive Drum Corps" was available on VHS and included a performance excerpt of the 1973 Racine Kilties. 3. A 1975 Drum Corps International video of a TV special called "Best of the Midwest" was available on VHS and included a performance excerpt of the 1974 Racine Kilties. These out-of-print DCI VHS video tapes occasionally show up in auctions on eBay. BOOKS: "DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL, The First 35 Years In Photos" is now available (June, 2007). This book contains more than 2,100 photographs from the archives of Drum Corps World magazine and this book contains more than 350 pages. Order online today at www.DCI.org/dcw. The cost is $35.00 plus shipping. It can also be ordered by calling 1-630-628-7888 and at www.DCI.org. "A History of Drum & Bugle Corps - Volume 2" which was published by Drum Corps World magazine is still available. This book features more than 1,400 photographs and is 432 pages long. This book features the history of the Racine Kilties, Racine Boys of 76 and Racine Scouts along with other histories of the activities most prominent drum corps. The cost is $30.00 plus shipping and can be ordered by calling 1-800-554-9630 or at www.drumcorpsworld.com. To view a complete and detailed table of contents go to the website and click on the icon marked "History Book." NOTE: "A History of Drum & Bugle Corps - Volume 1" sold out very quickly. Only 2,500 copies were printed of each volume and I believe that Volume 2 is now very close to being sold out too. I've only seen one copy of Volume 1 auctioned off on eBay and it attracted a lot of bidders. |
| Currently available CD's: 1. Drum Corps World magazine has been releasing a series of historic compact discs called "The Beat Goes On" since 2003. The CD's listed below are the only CD's in this series released so far that have Drum and Bugle Corps from Racine on them. These are previously unreleased professional recordings. Since the initial release of this series in 2003, 12 additional new titles have been released each spring and 12 additional new tiles have been released each fall making 112 total CD's now available in the series. The CD's currently available with the Racine Kilties Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps on them are: #5604 - 1956 Drums on Parade (Madison Scouts Contest) #5901 - 1959 American Legion Nationals, Volume 1 #6107 - 1961 V-J Day Contest at Woodstock, IL #6203 - 1962 Illinois VFW State Championship (This is actually a recording of the 1962 Woodstock, IL Contest. For some reason this contest also substituted for the Illinois VFW State Championship in 1962 for the Illinois drum corps that competed there.) #6503 - 1965 Allegheny County Fair (Pittsburgh, PA) #6601 - Three Discs; Two Shows; One Stadium, Volume 1 (This is the Stetson Richmond recording of the Kilties at the 1966 "Dream" contest in Jersey City, NJ and not the Fleetwood Records recording. They both recorded this contest.) #6602 - Three Discs; Two Shows; One Stadium, Volume 2 (This is the Stetson Richmond recording of the Kilties at the 1966 VFW Nationals finals contest in Jersey City, NJ and not the Fleetwood Records recording. They both recorded this contest.) #7002 - 1970 Festival of Champions (Butler, PA) #7502 - 1975 American International Open, Volume 1 #7604 - 1976 American International Open, Volume 4 2. The CD's currently available with the Racine Boys of 76 Drum and Bugle Corps on them are: #5301 - 1953 American Legion Nationals, Volume 1 #5905 - 1959 American Legion Nationals, Volume 5 #6205 - 1962 American Legion Nationals, Volume 1 #6301 - 1963 American Legion Nationals, Volume 1 3. The CD's currently available with the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps on them are: #6603 - Three Discs; Two Shows; One Stadium, Volume 3 (This is the Stetson Richmond recording of the Racine Scouts at the 1966 VFW finals contest in Jersey City, NJ and not the Fleetwood Records recording. They both recorded this contest.) These are digitally remastered directly from the master tape archives of Stetson D. Richmond, Ken Kobold, Gerald Lansing and Alf Wateska by Ken Mason and are available only through Drum Corps World. These recordings are absolutely outstanding! Cost is $24.00 each. Price includes shipping and handling to US addresses only. These CD's along with the other historic drum corps CD's in "The Beat Goes On" series can be ordered by calling Drum Corps World toll free 1-800-554-9630 or they can be purchased on line at www.drumcorpsworld.com |
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