I would like to track down a second-hand copy of Lorayne doing card tricks on video (any of his tapes would do) or DVD.
Must be playable in UK. Which of these would you recommend for getting a "feel" for the man as he comes across in performance?

Have a look at the International Magic Harry Lorayne Lecture video (filmed in London 2001) it’s about 3 hrs of his best stuff!

http://www.internationalmagic.com/ (search Lorayne)

Harry has the "...Best Teacher, Ever" series.

He also has a couple of other teaching vids, but the exact name escapes me (was it called "Stars of Magic"?)

He also has "Basic Card Tricks" and "Basic Card Sleights", but if you want to see pure performance, these *may* not be the most helpful to you.

On one of his "Stars of Magic" vids, they show a live performance of Harry doing a routine for a live audience of a magician/gambler routine. I think the performance is superb. I would highly recommend you track it down.

Harry is one of the best performers I've ever seen. His ability to make memory demos entertaining is remarkable. My favorite is The Lazy Man's CArd Trick.

It's called the "Best Ever" 4-volume set. You'll find all you mention here on Volume 4. HL.

Apropo of one of the statements above - I had a bunch of PAL format video cassettes of my "Best Ever" volumes - since nobody seemed to want them, I tossed them. But - so far as I know, the DVDs play in the UK or anywhere.

I have both the Stars of Magic and the Best Ever series. There's some really great stuff on them.

Even if you don't do any of the tricks, they're worth it for The Ultra Move, HaLo Slip Cut, and many other great utility sleights. Even if you don't care for Harry personally or for his performing style (I do, but you may not), there's so much useful stuff on his vids and in his books, that your investment is returned many times over. I use a number of the sleights in lots of my own routines.

Thanks, Harry, for releasing this stuff!