Not to backseat mod or anything but that’s technically piracy which isn’t looked kindly upon on this site. Like the films, the special edition albums are quite different, though unlike the films (and the main reason why Despecialized is allowed), both versions of the album are readily available for purchase.
The choices you make are up to you, I’m honestly not judging, I just don’t think you should talk about that here.
I honestly can’t see how it’s different than the DSE situation (and fan edits in general) which is another reason I referenced it. Also I’m not sure if you would say the original soundtracks are technically still available (in CD medium) if you have to get them via eBay and the like instead of actual retailers. There definitely weren’t any copies available in any of my local stores, only the latest versions I already have a copy of.
I get what you say about it possibly being against forum rules, I’ll wait for an actual mod to weigh in on this one though before making any retractions on my posts. Thanks for the heads up nonetheless and yes it could probably go to another thread now if discussed further. It was only meant to be a simple question for anyone that knew the answer and then I would have just PM’d them anyway 😉
Basically my reasons for asking in summary are:
- I already own the latest official copies which if you include TFA, has already set me back around $170 Australian ($140ish without TFA).
- I’m only after the original OT soundtracks, not the other 3 for the PT that I would get in such a box set as listed above which would double the cost to get what I initially thought I was getting in the first place and would have paid for duplicate PT albums.
- The albums I am after are are not readily available anymore via conventional retailers, instead requiring me to purchase 2nd hand copies or digital copies from a service I haven’t ever used nor plan to.
- I feel I’ve already paid for the right to own what should have been the original soundtracks anyway, much like needing to own a copy of the SW blurays to keep copies of HD fan edits and fixes.
.Val