Banned tapes

Sometimes, videotapes are hard to come by because of issues related to their content. This page is dedicated to videotapes that used to be available at some point, only to be pulled from distribution for one reason or another.

NOTICE: For obvious reasons, adult tapes such as the pre-1986 filmography of Traci Lords are not included in this list.


 * Around the Beatles (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * Beatlemania: The Movie (U.S.A. Home Video, 1984) - music rights issues
 * The Beatles: Live at Shea Stadium (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * The Beatles: Live in Tokyo (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * The Beatles Show (VCI Home Video, 1978) - music rights issues
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Be Our Guest (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - music rights issues
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - inappropriate content due to depictions of drinking
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly (Walt Disney Home Video, 1994) - music rights issues
 * Lady and the Tramp (Walt Disney Home Video, 1987) - royalty issues
 * Cinderella (Walt Disney Home Video, 1988) - royalty issues
 * Farewell Concert of Cream (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Fun on the Job (Walt Disney Home Video, 1992) - phrase misheard as cursing (only affected Walmart stores)
 * History of the Beatles (VCI Home Video, 1978) - music rights issues
 * Jimi Hendrix in Concert (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * John Lennon Live (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * Magical Mystery Tour (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * Medium Cool (Paramount Home Video, 1983) - music rights issues
 * Midnight Express (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, 1980) - inappropriate content due to use of the R-rated version instead of the edited family-friendly television version (red border clamshell version only)
 * Popcorn (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * The Rescuers (Walt Disney Home Video, 1999) - brief nudity
 * Rod Stewart and Faces in Concert (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall (Walt Disney Home Video, 1981) - performance rights issues
 * Space 1999: Alien Attack (U.S.A. Home Video, 1986) - performance rights issues
 * Space 1999: Journey Through the Black Sun (U.S.A. Home Video, 1986) - performance rights issues
 * The Stones in the Park (Media-Home Entertainment, Inc., 1978) - music rights issues
 * The Thorn (Magnum Entertainment, 1985) - performance rights issues
 * Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic (Wizard Video, 1980) - music rights issues
 * The Avengers tapes (Viking Video Classics, 1986-1987) - copyright issues
 * The Avengers tapes (Hollywood Select Video, 1987) - copyright issues
 * The Avengers tapes (Shokus Video, 1985) - copyright issues
 * The Avengers tapes (Video Images, 1980s) - copyright issues
 * The Avengers tapes (Vintage Video, mid-1980s) - copyright issues
 * Dazzling Disney tapes (Amvest Video, 1989) - copyright issues
 * Silly Symphony: The Cookie Carnival (Amvest Video, 1988) - copyright issues