Harry Lorayne’s Best Ever Collection Bundled 4 DVD Set of Each Volume
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Retail: $140.00
Harry Lorayne’s Best Ever Collection volumes 1-4 are a highly-regarded series of DVDs (or books in “The Classic Collection” version) featuring a wealth of impromptu, close-up card magic effects and sleights.
Product Information
Content: The collection is known for teaching effects that can typically be performed with a borrowed deck of cards. The DVDs combine material from Harry Lorayne’s earlier works and VHS tapes, adding new insights and performances. Each volume contains numerous routines and fully explained sleights.
Teaching Style: Reviewers consistently praise Harry Lorayne’s teaching ability, noting that he is thorough, direct, and easy to follow, making it feel as if he is guiding you personally. He covers not only the mechanics but also the psychology and attitude behind the magic.
Format: The “Best Ever Collection” is primarily a DVD series, while the “Classic Collection” refers to the hardcover, re-written books which compile his earlier books.
Reception: The series is considered a significant contribution to the literature of close-up magic and is highly recommended by experts for its quality content and production. Some criticism exists regarding the performance style or repetition of trick plots across the entire 10-volume range, but the teaching quality is consistently lauded.
Example Routines and Sleights
The content is extensive. Below are some examples of what you can find in the first volume, as detailed on his official website and retailer pages:
Routines: HaLo Aces, Aces Royal, 1-2-3-4 Aces, Strange Voyage, How In the World Did You Know?, Observation Test (Dr. Jacob Daley), The Great Divide, Two Shuffles Harry (Bro. John Hamman), and many more.
Sleights: HaLo Cut, Double Lift and Flip-Up Double Lift, One-Hand and Two-Hand Palm, Quadruple False Cut to Table, Classic and Behind-the-Back Force, and various other moves.
Details by Volume
The Classic Collection Volume 1 (2005)
Contents:Close-Up Card Magic (1962), Personal Secrets (1964), My Favorite Card Tricks (1965), Deck-Sterity (1967).
Details: Includes 16 new effects, the Epitome Location manuscript (1976), and classic routines like “Out of This Universe”.
The Classic Collection Volume 2
Contents: Contains later works, often featuring The Magic Book (1977), Quantum Leaps (1979), and other instructional, performance-driven card magic material, building on the fundamental techniques from Volume 1.
Details: Features “Numero Uno,” “The Great Divide,” and popular routines like “The Best Gosh Darn Impromptu Linking Card” and “Four Coins In The Countin'”.
The Classic Collection Volume 4 (2012)
Contents:The Magic Book (1977), Star Quality: The Magic of David Regal (1987), The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel (1978).
Details: Covers 406 pages of comprehensive material, blending Lorayne’s teaching with highlighted work from other masters.
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