Walt Disney Records (2021, Reissue)
The final of the three Japanese reissues of the original Star Wars soundtracks is Return of the Jedi. That makes sense, since it was the third movie. There's not a ton to say about this one that I haven't said about the other two as far as sound quality goes. It sounds great, best I've heard - but it's not like I've heard many versions of this.
What I will say is that the difference between the full score versions of the soundtracks and these reissues of the 80s versions is most noticeable with Return of the Jedi. It's only a single LP so it contains the least amount of actual music of the three. But, I will also say that in two very specific ways, it's actually better. The full score CDs are scores of the special edition versions of the movies that came out in the 90s. It's really not noticeable at all for Star Wars or Empire. But for Jedi, it cuts two key things; The original versions of "Lapti Nek" from Jabba's palace and the Ewok's "Yub Nub" from the end of the movie.
On this version of the soundtrack, both of those original songs are here for your listening pleasure. The fact that they were removed from the special editions is a travesty, but alas, this many years later it's hard to care that much anymore. Especially since I have bootleg versions of the original cuts anyway. This is however, the one instance were I wouldn't call for a straight up vinyl issue of the full score CD. Grab what they need from there, but keep the Ewoks and Sy Snoodles intact please.
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