1983 MGM LaserDisc [ML100185]: This old analogue track isn't bad at all and holds up rather well, but it has too much distortion for my liking and lacks some detail.
1988 Criterion LaserDisc [CC1152L]: Not too dissimilar to the 1983 LaserDisc, but it's obvious that some form of early noise management has been used - it's quite muffled.
1990 Criterion LaserDisc [CC1210L]: Like the earlier Criterion LaserDisc but with some bass attenuation.
1991 MGM LaserDisc [ML102196]: Easily the most detailed edition among these. Less noise reduction than the Criterion releases (although still probably some), and very clean and distortion-free.
2000 R2 Warner DVD: Like the 1991 MGM LaserDisc but strangely less detailed. There doesn't seem to be any more obvious hiss reduction, but everything sounds just a bit more woolly. It's also filled with constant digital clicks.
2002 R1 Warner DVD - Special Edition: Like the 1991 MGM LaserDisc but with significantly more noise reduction.
2022 Warner UHD Blu-ray: The mono track here is the original mono mix and not a fold, but it sounds underwhelming. For the most part, it's like the SE DVD with more bass attenuation, but Good Morning has less noise reduction (yet still more than the '91 MGM LD). Fidelity-wise, it generally sounds slightly worse than the 5.1 mix.
(Old) thoughts on the 5.1.
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