TServo2049 said:

So in short, no, there is absolutely no truth to that statement. Myth busted, case closed.

Yeah, I very much assumed that statement was false, but figured I might as well bring it up when we have that bootleg source available. ;)

AntcuFaalb said:

I know this may sound crazy, but considering all of the glue marks on the JSC (at the end of almost every shot (not scene) change) and the differences in certain shots in our oldest known sources, is it possible that early generations of the film were kept as many separate pieces and reassembled to strike new masters?

Why the '82 IP whatever it is, was given such a quick and dirty glue job is anyone's guess. One things for sure, it doesn't represent what's seen on the theatrical prints in terms of splice glue.

We have this statement, taken from Kaminski's article http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/savingstarwars.html (believe the source is American Cinematographer); "Star Wars was a popular film, and over the years so many theatrical prints were made that the IPs/INs got worn out, and new ones had to be made. The last one made was in 1985, intended to be a master copy for home video releases."

I guess they simply meant the last one was made in 1982. In '92 for the widescreen video releases they suddenly decided to dig up a worn out early generation IP (Technidisc / Definitive Collection / Faces). I don't get why the IP's were so worn out, isn't it mostly the IN's that gets worn out for making new prints? IP's are rarely touched the way I understand it.