Avatar_Emil said:
Ok, after some research, here's what I could find on "The Wizard Of Oz":
LD: Some (if not all) LaserDiscs are mono (like the 50th Anniversary Edition), others were stereo (like a Japanese release with reference number G98F5545).
link: http://www.lddb.com/search.php?search=wizard+of+oz&sort=title
DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1 for the simple release, original mono included in the Collector's Edition and the 70th Anniversary Edition.
link: http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=114
BD: Both Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and mono sound is available on all official Blu-rays.
Are you sure that is not another electronically retracked into stereo mix. I have a 007 laserdisc like that its the mono mix faked for stereo playback.
on Wizard of OZ I grew up with the incorrect black and white opening and always assumed that was original as well, only recently have they restored the true sepia opening of the film on home video. Could be wrong maybe it was on laserdisc but every tv version i saw and vhs was black and white.