djsmokingjam said:

The film has shown on The Horror Channel in the UK quite a bit recently - it'll have a watermark on it, but is probably someone's best bet for a "clean", non-VHS copy. There don't appear to be any airings lined up but it'll be worth keeping an eye out for one.
http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/shows.php?title=Something%20Evil

Thanks about that - yes, that's the best recording available so far but it's pretty bad. The source they use for the VERY rare broadcasts (we're counting one every 15 yearss and it's always a "forced mistake" when it's shown) is still the same VHS-like quality one as the one used for the (few) 70s/80s broadcasts. There are a couple of recordings of the film on the web but they're all rather bad - Spielberg really managed to bury this one almost completely.

Would love to know if anyone has a 35mm copy!!!