(needs editing/research)
Here are some. See also list of VHS and Betamax? ads in newspapers.com. See some more covers here (DVD too).
Some companies that produced VHS are Republic Pictures (theatrical version - 1994), Lumiere (Australia), Terror Vision (UK), EMI 1980 (first UK release), Anchor Bay (2 versions, 2001 and ?), Magnum (1985, 1988), Thorne EMI (2000?).
In 1978, the Director's Cut was released by Media Home Entertainment which was distributed by Magnum. They also produced one in 1985.
Magnum also released a version later (1982? 1988?).
My tapes have a copyright date of 1981. The box covers have copyright dates of 1978. Mine say "An Abraxas Films Release, From Dynamite Entertainment." (Max Rosenberg headed Dynamite and also Reargaurd Distributing and he helped Abraxas "borrow" the video masters to make these copies.)
- This version has Lodestone being the name of the band and Paul Giovanni gets credited for singing Corn Rigs and Gently Johnny. (The Anchor Bay DVD version of the Director's Cut has Magnet as the band name and Paul gets credited singing only Corn Rigs.)
- When Howie returns to May's has dialogue missing in both Media Home Entertainment and Magnum versions. This seems to be due to a duplication problem as it doesn't occur in other releases. The miss part is in italics below:
“Howie …what kind of mother are you, that can stand by and see your own child slaughtered?
Mrs Morrison: Sergeant, if I were you, I would go back to the mainland. Stop interfering in things that are no concern of yours.
Howie: I am going to search every house in this place during the next few hours. And if anybody, including you, stands in my way, …”
- Also, there is a glitch when Willow is outside Howie's door and says "Sergeant." Subsequent versions don't have this.