2020 UPDATE: YES! THERE FINALLY IS A NEW BLU-RAY OF PSYCHO.Hooray!This is the fourth time Universal has released ‘Psycho’ on Blu-ray.The first three had different covers (see photos), but the contents were identical (see the end of this review for my original review).The new “60th Anniversary Edition” Blu-ray, released in 2020, finally offers something different: The original uncut version.There are two unique versions of Psycho on the new Blu-ray(also available on 4-K Blu-ray, see below)Both versions give the viewer a choice of Hitchcock’s original mono soundtrack (2.0) or a newly created surround (7.1) home theater extravaganza (the three previous Blu-rays were in 5.1 surround).--- First home release of the “uncut” version (aka the 60th Anniversary Version) that disappeared shortly after initial screenings in 1960, and was only recently discovered hiding in Germany (more about the uncut version later).--- The general release version (previously released as the 50th Anniversary Version).To make sure the Blu-ray you are ordering is the 60th Anniversary Edition, copy and paste in the Amazon Search bar:“ Psycho 60th Anniversary Blu-ray ”I was really excited about the uncut version.After viewing it, my excitement has cooled somewhat (though I’m still glad I bought it).Both the old 50th Anniversary version and the new 60th Anniversary version are included on the new Blu-ray.The old version is 1 hour, 48 minutes, 51 seconds.The new version is 1 hour, 49 minutes, 04 seconds.This is a 13 second difference.Three scenes are slightly altered:-- @ 44:44 Janet Leigh is undressing for the shower. There is a two second shot where she removes her bra, but it is shot from an angle where we can’t see her breasts, so there was little need to edit it in the first place (see black and white photo).-- @ 53:06 Norman Bates stares at the blood on his hands and takes much longer washing his hands than in the older version.-- @1:17:47 Martin Balsam is attacked and falls down the stairs. Mother then stabs him three times while he is lying on the floor, versus just one stab in the older version.I was expecting cuts in the shower scene (no pun intended) - the most controversial scene in the movie - but it is identical in both versions (2 minutes, 38 seconds).Kind of a letdown, but the new version can still accurately be described as the longest version on Blu-ray.All the bonus features (quite a lot) are carried over from the old Blu-rays.I thought Universal would at least have produced a new featurette about the restored scenes, but they passed on the opportunity.All versions have English SDH subtitles.NEW 4-K VERSION:Universal has been remastering all their Hitchcock films in 4-K since at least 2010.But when they were transferred to standard Blu-ray (like this), the transfers were dumbed down to the earlier Blu-ray standard (still a big improvement over DVD).If you can afford a 4-K Television and 4-K Blu-ray player, you should certainly consider the newly released eight-disc boxed set (four 4-K Blu-rays + four standard Blu-rays) from Universal:Copy and paste the following phrase in the Amazon search bar:The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection 4-K Blu-RayFour Hitchcock films make their 4-K debut in this box: ‘Rear Window’, ‘Vertigo’, ‘Psycho’ and ‘The Birds’ (though only ‘Psycho’ has new material).Amazon is selling it for $60 which is quite a bargain.The only thing I don’t like about it is that it comes packaged in the thick cardboard “Little Golden Book” format with minimal protection for the discs.The 4-K versions of 'Psycho’ and 'The Birds' have now been released as singles.'Rear Window' and 'Vertigo' can't be far behind.MY OLD REVIEW - AVOID THESE BLU-RAYS:Before 2020, Universal issued ‘Psycho’ on blu-ray three times, each time with a different cover (see photos)Version A: Psycho (1960) [Blu-ray “50th Anniversary Edition”Version B: Psycho (1960) - Limited Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray + DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet)] “Steelbook Edition””Version C: [[ASIN:B01FUYRK6C Psycho (1960) [Blu-ray “Collectible Pop Art Edition”Two obvious questions:1) Did Universal add any deleted scenes or bonus features that were missing from the first blu-ray?2) Is version B or C a new digital transfer?--- Unfortunately, the answers are No and No.This is pure cynicism on the part of Universal.All three blu-rays are identical.Only the covers are different.-- The “Steelbook Edition” simply means that the blu-ray comes packaged in a steel case instead of a plastic case.It will survive a nuclear holocaust, but if you drop it, it will get dented and look crappy.-- Unless you are an aging hipster, the “Collectible Pop Art Edition” is beneath contempt.-------------------------------------------------So get the new “60th Anniversary Psycho Blu-ray” (or the 4-K Blu-ray if you have the equipment to play it).ALFRED HITCHCOCK FILMOGRAPHY:Alfred Hitchcock directed 56 feature films (not counting short subjects).---- 'The Mountain Eagle' (1927) is a lost film.---- 'Blackmail' (1929) is counted twice - it was Hitchcock's final silent film, and was also filmed as his first talkie.---- 'Aventure Malgache' and 'Bon Voyage' (1944) are not feature films. These were French-language propaganda shorts (combined running time: 57 minutes) produced during World War II. Available on DVD Alfred Hitchcock's Bon Voyage & Aventure Malgache or Amazon Prime Video.In the following list I give preference to Blu-ray over DVD, and to Region 1 (US) over Region 2 (Europe), but sometimes this was not possible:The best copies of ‘The Pleasure Garden’ (1925), ‘Elstree Calling’ (1930) and ‘Number 17 (1932) are on Region 2 import DVDs.The best copies of ‘Sabotage’ (1936) and ‘Young and Innocent’ (1937) are on Region B import Blu-rays.There are no really good copies of ‘Easy Virtue’, ‘Juno and the Paycock’ or ‘Secret Agent’ - my stopgap recommendation is the Mill Creek four-DVD box which is inexpensive if nothing else.A region-free Blu-ray player is a good investment.They cost about $150 on Amazon or Ebay.Under Electronics, look up “region free Blu-ray player”.- or you can watch Region 2 DVDs (but not Region B Blu-rays) on your computer’s DVD drive.PART ONE: BRITISH FILMS, 1925-1939SILENT FILMS:All nine surviving silent films received new 4K restorations by the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2012.---- seven of these 2012 restorations are now on Blu-ray.---- two are not yet on Blu-ray: ‘The Pleasure Garden’ and ‘Easy Virtue’ - for updates, sign up for the Brenton Films Hitchcock e-mail list. See Comment One (sort by "Oldest").1925 The Pleasure Garden [Region 2 (Region 2 Europe DVD)1927 The Mountain Eagle - LOST FILM1927 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray - BFI restoration (coupled with ‘Downhill’)1927 Downhill [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration (coupled with ‘The Lodger’ (1927) on Criterion Collection)1927 The Ring [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration in Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection [Blu-ray1928 Easy Virtue - in MILL CREEK BOX (American DVD) **1928 The Farmer's Wife [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration in Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection [Blu-ray1928 Champagne [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration in Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection [Blu-ray1929 The Manxman [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration in Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection [Blu-ray1929 Blackmail - silent version [Blu-ray] - BFI restoration (coupled with sound version)BRITISH SOUND FILMS1929 Blackmail (Special Edition) [Blu-ray (sound version - coupled with silent version)1930 Elstree Calling [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom (Region 2 Europe DVD)1930 Juno and the Paycock - in MILL CREEK BOX (American DVD) **1930 Murder! (Special Edition) [Blu-ray (coupled with ‘Mary’)1931 Mary [Blu-ray] - German language version of 'Murder!' (coupled with ‘Murder!’ (1930)1931 The Skin Game [Blu-ray] - in Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection [Blu-ray1931 Rich and Strange - in STUDIOCANAL BOX (Region 2 Europe DVD) or LIONS GATE BOX (American DVD)*1932 Number 17 - in STUDIOCANAL BOX (Region 2 Europe DVD) *1934 Waltzes from Vienna Alfred Hitchcock's Waltzes From Vienna DVD1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray (first version)1935 The 39 Steps (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray1936 Secret Agent - in MILL CREEK BOX (American DVD) **1936 Sabotage [Blu-ray (Region B Europe Blu-ray)1937 Young and Innocent (American DVD) - or - Young and Innocent [Blu-ray (Region B Europe Blu-ray)1938 The Lady Vanishes (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray1939 Jamaica Inn [Blu-ray* STUDIOCANAL BOXED SET: Hitchcock, The Early Years [DVD - Region 2 Europe DVDs:‘Rich and Strange’ and ‘Number 17’ are in this UK box, issued by StudioCanal.LIONS GATE BOXED SET: The Alfred Hitchcock Box Set (The Ring / The Manxman / Murder! / The Skin Game / Rich and Strange) - American DVDs- this is the American edition of the StudioCanal box, unfortunately not complete:‘Rich and Strange’ is in this box, but not ‘Number 17’.** MILL CREEK DVD BOX: Alfred Hitchcock: The Legend Begins - 20 Movie Classics - American DVDsThis is a collection of 18 British films, squeezed onto four DVDs in terrible transfers. But at least the price is super-cheap. It contains several rarities:---- 1928 Easy Virtue - no really good alternative to Mill Creek---- 1930 Juno and the Paycock - no really good alternative to Mill Creek---- 1936 Secret Agent - no really good alternative to Mill Creek---- also Number 17 and Sabotage, which are available in superior competing versions from the UK.PART TWO: HOLLYWOOD, 1940-197630 films: 28 are on blu-ray.(some of them were filmed in the UK, but produced and released by American studios)1940 Rebecca (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray1940 Foreign Correspondent [Blu-ray1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith DVD - Mr & Mrs Smith also on Amazon Prime Video1941 Suspicion [Blu-ray1942 Saboteur [Blu-ray *1943 Shadow of a Doubt [Blu-ray *1944 Lifeboat [Blu-ray1945 Spellbound (hitchcock) [Blu-ray1946 Notorious (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray1947 The Paradine Case [Blu-Ray]]1948 Rope [Blu-ray *1949 Under Capricorn [Blu-ray1950 Stage Fright DVD - Stage Fright also on Amazon Prime Video1951 Strangers On A Train (BD) [Blu-ray1953 I Confess (1953) [Blu-ray1954 Dial M for Murder (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) [1954] [Region Free (2-D and 3-D versions)1954 Rear Window [Blu-ray *1955 To Catch A Thief (1955) (BD) [Blu-ray1955 The Trouble with Harry [Blu-ray *1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much [Blu-ray (second version) *1956 The Wrong Man [Blu-ray1958 Vertigo [Blu-ray *1959 North By Northwest (1959) (BD) [Blu-ray *1960 Psycho (1960) [Blu-ray * get the 60th Anniversary Edition1963 The Birds [Blu-ray *1964 Marnie [Blu-ray *1966 Torn Curtain [Blu-ray *1969 Topaz [Blu-ray *1972 Frenzy [Blu-ray *1976 Family Plot [Blu-ray ** these fifteen films are also in bargain Blu-ray boxes (no new remasterings):---- 2012: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray] (2012)---- 2016 reissue: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray (same fifteen films)---- 2017 reissue: Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection [Blu-ray (same fifteen films + two blu-rays of Hitchcock television shows).or---- 2012: Fourteen film Blu-ray box: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [Blu Ray (minus 'North by Northwest')This is a British import (considerably less expensive)Unlike most British Blu-rays, these are region-free and should play on any US player.The bonus features of the British and American Blu-rays are identical.BLU-RAY RECALL:The first pressing of the 60th Anniversary Blu-ray (September 2020) was faulty.Instead of using Hitchcock’s original mono soundtrack, Universal created a new mono soundtrack by blending the seven newly created channels into a single channel.This was a Bad Idea (the sound effects were too loud and drowned out the dialogue).Responding to complaints, three months later Universal remastered the 60th Anniversary Blu-ray, dumping the ersatz mono soundtrack and restoring Hitchcock’s original mono soundtrack.Much cleaner mono sound + you still have the 7.1 surround sound version if that’s what you really want.The serial numbers on the outer rim (at 7 o'clock on the label) are different:Faulty Blu-ray disc = “1130624"Corrected Blu-ray disc = "1147481" (with Hitchcock’s mono soundtrack)Be wary of buying used copies.I assume the serial numbers are also different for 4K discs, but I don't have them for comparison.“Dear Customer,We apologize that you are having difficulty with your copy of Psycho (1960) Blu-ray.Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is offering replacement discs for Psycho (1960). To receive a replacement disc, please email the following information:-- Your shipping address-- Daytime telephone number-- A copy of your sales receiptOR a photo of the disc and the packagingPlease send the above requested information to the email address below:PROBLEM - AMAZON WON'T LET ME POST THE EMAIL ADDRESS.We hope that you will continue to enjoy this and future Universal releases.Sincerely, Consumer Relations”Try looking up UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE on Google.Sorry I can't be more helpful.