Treadwell said:
I believe this shot is near a reel change, too, so end-of- or beginning-of-reel damage could account for the sound and picture glitches on this occasion.
No, this shot is the first shot in the film after the opening flyover sequence, I think you mistook it for the later transitional shot to Tatooine, I recall the audio was a little wonky around that point in the older releases. Might sound that way due to the frames that went missing there.