I'll concede that the 1985 mix would be an acceptable substitute. Nothing was really added to the 1977 Dolby Stereo mix (except the 3PO line about the tractor beam, which was present in 1977, but inexplicably left out of the Dolby Stereo mix) and it does have great clarity. But I bet we're not even getting that. We'll get the 1993 mix (which again, inexplicably leaves out the 3PO line) but does have new elements added to it. That mix, as strong and clear as it is, is not how the film was seen in 1977, which is how this bonus disc is being marketed.
Just like the "Ultimate Edition" soundtrack of The Phantom Menace is every note composed by John Williams for that score and just like the mixing mistake on the current Star Wars DVD represents a "deliberate creative decision".
Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark Please elaborate. What do you know?