See No Evil said:
Just to mention that I'm aware that DVDCompare.net has the Italian CDE Eagle Pictures 2-disc DVD as having an English 1.0 mono audio track, but having actually checked this, it's actually 2.0 AC3, which could mean that the mono audio was just copied to both the left & right channels to make a 'fake' stereo track, or maybe it's just a listing error. Besides this, the Italian 2.0 audio seems to have a slight high pitched tone/wine when it's played at full volume, so I'll stick with the old laserdisc track.
Many mono mixes are presented as a 2.0 dual mono track, it doesn't have to mean it's a fake stereo. I think that many mono mixes were actually heard through several speakers in the cinema sometimes. Anyway, the LD track seems to be the best way to go, as you can also decide the bitrate on it. :)