Alas no. As far as I am aware, the poster art version of the RCA issues does not include the liner notes, photos etc.

The disc art remains the same as the black SE logo jewel case discs however (the matt, coloured images of the Alliance symbol, Death Star etc). ie not the holographic disc art from the slipcase sets.

A poster called Israel over on the ANH review page has these RCA poster art CDs; drop him a line with your questions for a definitive answer.

> I have a question about the RCA victor 2-disc sets from 97. I have the
> soundtracks for all three films that came in the black "books"
> with the foil-embossed slipcases. However, I know that RCA Victor
> re-packaged these in slim-line jewel cases with the awesome "special
> edition" artwork from each film on the cover. My question is... is
> the booklet content of these repackaged versions the same as the booklet
> content of the original black slipcase versions? Do they include the same
> essays, photos, etc? Thanks in advance.