Complete series (finally) coming from Shout
According to TV Shows on DVD is who is usually accurate on this type of news:
http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/19780
On May 8, 2014 it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired the rights to the series and planned on releasing a complete series set. According to Tim Reid, this DVD set would include most if not all of the original music. On July 8, 2014 it was announced that the complete series set would be released initially via shoutfactory.com on September 23, 2014 followed by a wide release on October 28, 2014.
As the release date approached initial reports indicating the series would be completely restored were found to be false. Due to a growing volume of consumer concerns regarding the level of completeness, Shout Factory announced on September 15, 2014 that rights had been obtained for 111 of the original musical artists with a disclaimer adding that "in a few cases, it was simply impossible to get the rights." Consumer requests to publish a list of included and excluded music were initially ignored by Shout Factory, but lists of the original music posted by fans indicate an 80% success rate at obtaining the original music rights.
I bought the new set before Christmas and am nearly done watching every episode. I consider myself an expert on this series and can tell you that 98% of the music is there. Also, some of the restored footage where music was never an issue is footage that was almost never funny or pertinent to the story and plot. That being said, this is a great-looking boxset now and the colours are as bright as ever. (Finally we get to see the sequence in "Daydreams" where Bailey is president of the USA and is married to Johnny, which was always cut in syndication. Shades of the Clintons to come perhaps?)
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