Does the UK Blu-ray contain the acapella at the beginning that’s been omitted from the MGM releases?
No it doesn’t, but it’s easily fixed with the soundtrack CD audio. Can literally overdub over the MGM logo on the bluray (on the VHS, the acapella is there, and so are the lion roars.).
Thanks for the confirmation. It’s irritating that MGM would do something so petty (not the first time though) because you can still see references to the Virgin organisation during the credits sequence… I shall follow your project with great interest. 😃