Hi all,

First, I wanted to mention that I have in no way shelved the mono mix restoration I started some hundred years ago. It was postponed for a while to sort out the best transfer options and further derailed by an abundance of “real” work. However, I have been back at it over the past week and it is coming along nicely.

With this in mind, I would like to make an open query to anyone who might have knowledge of the following.

Referring to this thread:
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=9&threadid=5765&highlight_key=y

there is mention on page 2 by Vigo, that the earlier German language versions were based on the mono mix masters. Aside from the minor point of it being in a different language, this could prove to be a valuable resource, if as nothing more than a comparative reference.

If all of this holds true, what would be the best format on which this mix resides? Laserdisc (digital or analogue)? VHS HiFi?

If anyone has a good quality source for this, I’d be very interested in acquiring it.

Thanks in advance.