I’m looking to sync a theatrical stereo sound mix for The Thing to the BD (or, more likely, HD-DVD) video and was hoping someone could help me make the right choice.

First of all, here’s a rough timeline:

1982: The Thing released in 35mm Dolby Stereo and 70mm 6-track

1985-1987: Initial home video versions released. The song ‘Superstition’ is redubbed by Universal with ‘One Chain Don’t Make No Prison’ (none too carefully - see link below)

1990: Universal letterboxed laserdisc with digital PCM - retains the altered soundtrack from previous releases

1998: Signature edition laserdisc and collector’s edition DVD released. Both include a 5.1 remix (reinstating ‘Superstition’), while the laserdisc also contains a stereo PCM track

2006 on: HD-DVD and Blu-ray released with HD variants of the 5.1 mix

There’s more information on the home video changes in comments from producer Stuart Cohen found here: http://thethingfan.fr.yuku.com/reply/41808#.UeRAFG3UccO (post 56 in particular)

So here’s the question: I’ve captured both the 1990 letterbox and 1998 signature editions (thanks again Bigrob!) Which is truer to the original? The concern is that the 1998 stereo is just another incarnation of the remix for 5.1, but with its original content it would be the preferable choice.

Opinions please. Winning mix gets synced!