I have the same 1982 VHS tape, and I always thought it was from a print that came out in 1981 since it says "Episodes IV: A New Hope" on it. BTW, the Senator theater in Baltimore screened an original 35mm Technicolor print of Star Wars, though it was the 1981 version, not the 1977 version.
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_city/curtain-closes-on-kiefaber%27s-run-at-the-senator-theater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEctWVF4J_w
http://petergaultney.smugmug.com/Movies/historic/Star-Wars-at-The-Senator/13089279_nXePV#948693565_GrcLK