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Post #220570

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BrianM
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Info Wanted: What is the preservation project closest to the original 1977 release?
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21-Jun-2006, 1:14 PM
OK, after much digging in my attic I have only been able to find one of our 70MM recordings. The good/bad news is that this is the one recorded at a Monday matinee 11 months after Star Wars opened. Soooo, it has almost no crowd noise, which was the goal when my future wife and her Father recorded it. I have to thank Mr. Mayer for this recording and helping shape the perfect wife. Sadly, he passed away over 10 years ago.

There were a couple of problems with the almost 30 year old tapes (speed etc) but I was able to fix them as well as fill in the gaps where the tape flips were. Starkiller is going to help me by posting the MP3. It’s a mono recording of the 6 channel soundtrack in a empty theater, but I find it very listenable.

I have not given up on the crowd filled recording, there is still more attic to dig through…