Space 1999 Merchandise Guide: Video

SPAIN: Quartz Video

Quartz Video released a number of first series episodes singly on videotape. The strange packaging art featured weird jet-fighters. Episodes included "Ring Around The Moon", and were dubbed into Spanish (series and episode titles were translated from English by a narrator).

SPAZIO 1999 (AvoFilm)

Italy. Cod. 3091

The 1975 Italian compilation film released on video: comprises Breakaway; Ring Around The Moon and Another Time, Another Place edited into an 88 minute feature, with music by Ennio Morricone.

First edition cover (1991) shows a stylised Eagle with a square landing pad on stilts in the background. (artwork by Giordano, based on an effects shot from Star Wars Return Of The Jedi)
Second edition (undated) shows sleek rocket ships and a death-star space station (based on a Boris Vallejo painting used on the cover of Frederick Pohl's 'Gateway' novel).

First edition- click for larger image (245k). Thanks to Andrea Gualco

Cosmos 1999 (Sony Music Video)

France: volumes 1-4 1992, volumes 5 & 6 May 1993. 7 & 8 in 1994. VHS/Secam, each 140 F.
Also released in Belgium in VHS/PAL format.

Three episodes dubbed in French per 150 minute tape.

Covers were identical in design: a bright 'starburst', with a reversed promotional shot of Koenig & Helena, and a smaller shot of an Eagle. The back covers featured a Nasa photo of the Earth, and a small episode shot. Both back and front had much writing, highlighted in florid colours (apparently to evoke a kitsch 1970s impression).

The tapes were accompanied by interesting black & white leaflets, illustrated by plans (taken from the US Starlog magazine and Technical Notebook) and photos, describing features of the series such as the Eagles. The text was by "Fantasy & Co" (Alain Carrazé, a fan and TV presenter, also behind the later DVD releases).

1. A la dérive Question de vie ou de mort La machine infernale	Colour: Yellow. Leaflet: Moonbase Alpha, history & structure
2. Le soleil noir; L'anneau de la Lune; Direction Terre	Colour: Orange. Leaflet: Koenig
3. Le gardien du Piri; Le maillon; Aute temps, autre lieu	Colour: Pink. Leaflet: the Eagle
4. L'enfant d'Alpha; Le dernier crépuscule Puissance de vie	Colour: Red. Leaflet: Helena
Also box set of volumes 1-4 (530 F)	Garish orange box with small series photos.
5. Un autre Royaume de la mort; Collision inévitable Le retour du Voyageur	Colour: Yellow. Leaflet: Bergman & the comlock
6. Ruses de guerre; Au bout de l'éternité Le grand cercle	Colour: Blue. Leaflet: Alan & the stun gun
7. La Mission des Dariens, En désarroi Cerveau Spatial	Colour: mauve. Leaflet: Paul Morrow & le Poste Principal (Main Mission)
8. Le Domaine du Dragon; Le testament de l'Arcadie Le Dernier Adversaire	Colour: blue. Leaflet: Sandra Benes, Uniforms

Leaflet cover

Below: French poster advertising the videos

Alien Attack (AYF)

France. VHS/Secam.

The cover is the Chantrell poster (with the title in English: Alien Attack). The back cover has 4 small photos.

Mondbasis Alpha (Polygram Video)

Germany, end 1996. 19.95DM.

The attractive standard cover features a moon top left (actually a reverse image of Saturn's moon Dione taken by the real Voyager 1), portraits of the 3 main actors in the centre (Koenig, Helena and either Victor or Maya) and a lunar scene below.

Vol 1

Nr.3201

Ein Ring von Licht (Ring Around The Moon)

Die schwarze Sonne (Black Sun)

Moonbase Alpha

Vol 2

Nr.3202

Metamorphose (The Metamorph)

Die Verstossenen (The Exiles)

Nuclear Disposal Area 2

Vol 3

Nr.3203

Schottische Geschichten (Journey To Where)

Der entscheidende Stoff (All That Glisters)

Last Enemy Deltan ship

Arcade Video

Germany

Alien Attack	Die Außerirdischen schlagen zu (The Aliens Attack)
Black Sun (Journey Through The Black Sun)	Der Todesplanet greift an (Enter The Death Planet)- #715

Also, by CBS Fox in Germany, Destination Moonbase Alpha as Angriff auf Alpha 1 (Attack on Alpha) CBS Fox Video # 9056