Is the dye-transfer print you saw an original, or a 70mm print of the 1995 restoration? I know that the Castro in San Francisco still runs the film in 70mm sometimes, and I presume it's the restoration (especially considering that said restoration's world premiere was at the Castro).
(And BTW: Have you ever seen the 70mm print at the Castro? And if so, does it have the infamous 5.1 remix that was on the original laserdisc/DVD?)