SilverWook said:

That so looks like a Heavy Metal cover. :)

Very much. :)

SilverWook said:

I wasn't aware Lucas personally shot new footage, but you know more about THX than I do.

Was the final '96 VHS release the letterboxed PAL video?

Well, I don't know if he was doing it personally or not but he apparently let new footage be shot for some of the CGI-sequences. I'll have to check were I read that part.

As I understand it, the last video release was the US VHS in '96, the UK letterboxed tape I own was released in '95.