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russs15
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SIX fantastic brand new preservation projects..... (Released)
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Date created
15-Dec-2005, 2:38 PM
Originally posted by: russs15

Thanks to the work of Dark Jedi and many others, most of the US LaserDisc releases have now been captured to DVD.

However, some of the earlier releases have not yet been captured (that I know of). They are:-


Star Wars

1982 Pan and Scan CLV, CX Stereo, 1 disc, Extended Play, Time compressed to 118 mins, 20th Century Fox Video - an ebay auction for this has now been won
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/sw_ld1.jpg

1985 Pan and Scan CAV, CX Stereo, 3 discs, Standard Play - an ebay auction for this has now been won
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/sw_ld9.jpg

1989 Widescreen CLV, CX Stereo, 2 discs, Extended Play with "incredible shrinking ratio", CBS/FOX
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/sw_ld3.jpg

1992 Widescreen CLV, CX Stereo, 2 discs, Extended Play with fixed "incredible shrinking ratio", Fox Video - an ebay auction for this has now been won
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/sw_ld10.jpg



The Empire Strikes Back

1984 Pan and Scan CLV, CX Stereo, 1 disc, Extended Play, Time compressed to under 120 mins
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/esb_ld1.jpg

1985 Pan and Scan CAV, CX Stereo, 3 discs, Standard Play - an ebay auction for this has now been won
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/esb_ld6.jpg

1989 Widescreen CLV, CX Stereo, 2 discs, Extended Play
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/esb_ld2.jpg


Return of the Jedi

1986 Pan and Scan CLV, CX Stereo, 2 disc, Extended Play
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/rotj_ld1.jpg

1990 Widescreen CLV, CX Stereo, 2 discs, Extended Play
http://www.davisdvd.com/images/starwars/rotj_ld2.jpg



In there are the 1977 and 1980 theatrical audios for Star Wars and Empire, the first US release of a Widescreen edition, Star Wars compressed to 118 minutes and Star Wars with the "incredible shrinking ratio" problem - all worthy candidates to be preserved.


My question is, does anyone have any of these discs and would they be willing to mail them away to be captured and preserved. Dark Jedi is on board with this should there be any interest.

I have already put my money where my mouth is as I will be buying the Empire CAV disc just for the 1980 theatrical soundtrack as well as offering with some of the costs. I am also watching a few auctions for other discs too, including the Special Widescreen Edition (with "incredible shrinking ratio" on Star Wars).

Dark Jedi thinks that there may not be much interest in this but I hope there is. Who is right and who is wrong????



All of these titles have now been secured and are either in the hands of or on the way to the expert........(In the case of the Special Widescreen Edition, there are two experts)

Dark Jedi was right as there has not been a fantastic response to this possible project but my thanks go to everyone who has posted here and to those who have PM'ed and e-mailed.

There may be new threads for each of the individual projects as and when they happen so look out for those and I look forward to seeing whatever Dark Jedi, Rikter and Grinder release.

Bye for now..............

[Should skyjedi2005 happen to read this, please drop me another PM but this time with an e-mail address. Thanks for showing an interest.]