SilverWook said:

Derann must have had two different sources for their Super 8, because the one I've seen is not from a French print, and shows some wear from the 35mm source material.

Hmm interesting. Adrian Winchester surmises the release would have been retired due to negative wear, since all 250+ were struck right from the same negative, so maybe they replaced the original. In the review I posted, the writer urges people to get copies early so that yours isn't from a beat up negative.