Well, this thread died back in October, but with Hairy_Hen's recreation of the 1977 Star Wars Dolby 6-Track 70mm mix, I felt it might be good to bring this up again.
So, here's what is, for certain, available now:
Star Wars
1977
- 1.0 Mono (Reconstructed Original Audio Available)
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Available from Laserdisc)
- 5.1 Recreation of 4.2 Six-Track (Reconstruction attempt from 1993 and 1977 Stereo Mixes; Original not available)
1985
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Available from Laserdisc)
1993
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Widely Available from GOUT/Laserdisc)
- 5.1 Upmix (Upmix of original 2.0; fairly widely available)
Empire
1993
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Widely Available from GOUT/Laserdisc)
- 5.1 Upmix (Upmix of original 2.0; fairly widely available)
Jedi
1993
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Widely Available from GOUT/Laserdisc)
- 5.1 Upmix (Upmix of original 2.0; fairly widely available)
Now, here's what is NOT widely available, or may not have been captured at all:
Empire
1980
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Available on Laserdisc 1425-84)
- 4.2 Dolby Six-Track (Not available anywhere)
1985
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Available on Laserdisc 1425-85)
Jedi
1983
- 2.0 Stereo (Original Audio Available on Laserdisc 1478-80)
- 4.2 Dolby Six-Track (Not available anywhere)
1985 (?)
- 2.0 Stereo (May Not Exist; if it does, it's on Laserdisc 1478-85)
So, if anyone has access to the above laserdiscs and has the ability to capture the audio and sync it to the GOUT - we would finally be able to have every audio mix readily available, minus (of course) the 70mm 6-track mixes.
It would also be wonderful if all these audio tracks could be uploaded in one place, so you don't have to go hunting to find which track you're looking for.