BTW, looking at the V8 again - what is with the additional damage? If the JSC was sourced from the '85 new IP (which, correct me if I'm wrong, was made from the negative while it was still in usable condition?), why is there new damage, like the weird spots when Luke turns on his lightsaber when he has the blast helmet on? What is that, water damage? Some kind of warping?

That particular damage does not appear on any of the pre-ANH bootlegs, or Puggo's transfers, or the Technidisc SWE, or the DC/GOUT. I'd expect a new IP to be cleaner. Was it actually transferred from a dupe made from the IP, and it got mucked up when it was being developed? Confusing...