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The Empire Strikes Back, Fullscreen, VHS, CBS/Fox Video UK, 1984
Version "A": No copyright notice or trailershow at the beginning.

This was the first available rental tape in the UK, and was issued in both VHS and Betamax formats. The film is in the cropped "Fullscreen" ratio. I have found two versions of the VHS edition of this release, one with a trailershow at the beginning (see it here), and this one which goes straight into the film. I have two copies of the VHS with the trailershow, and both of my Betamax copies have it as well, so this is the odd one out. Look for the original cases with the CBS/FOX name engraved on the top. Many copies around today have the case replaced with a generic black or transparent one. The original CBS/FOX cases switched from grey to white ca. 1985 but there seems to be some overlapping with this film showing up in either.

Assorted screenshots (No trailershow at the beginning):