Well, after much research it would seem the rumor, myth, what have you is true. The 2000 issue of the Little Shop of Horrors DVD is a 2nd edition of the DVD. Not a reissue of the first.
The 2000 DVD (ISBN 0-85391-83252-2) is different from the (often talked about) first edition that was pulled from the shelves within 48 hours in 1998 by command of David Geffen. The original lot was destroyed. The only ones to survive were the ones purchased in those first few hours. Checking my disk I have ISBN: 0-85391-17022-8
This one (on collectors boards) is going for as high as $225. Which for a six year old disk is not bad at all.
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Why was the first edition pulled?
According to this website, the original DVD had the “bad” ending – everyone dies, Audrey takes over the world.
That right,?
The DVD history
Made a full post on the topic.