The Story of Star Wars
| The Story of Star Wars | |
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| Recording | |
| Genre | Audio drama |
| Length | 48:41 |
| Label | 20th Century Fox |
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The Story of Star Wars is a 1977 record album presenting an abridged version of the events depicted in the film Star Wars, using dialogue and sound effects from the original film.[1] The recording was produced by George Lucas and Alan Livingston, and was narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne.[2] The script was adapted by E. Jack Kaplan and Cheryl Gard-Wornson. The album was released on 20th Century Fox Records (T-550) and came with an illustrated 16-page souvenir photo book.[3]
The original film became a hit in the days before home video, so for many fans at the time, this album was the closest to owning a copy of the film they could revisit whenever they wanted. The album was also released on compact cassette (6101B)[4], 8-track tape (8-550)[5], and 4-track reel-to-reel audio tape.[6] It was a commercial success and achieved Gold Record status.[7]
Personnel
[edit]- Produced for records by George Lucas and Alan Livingston
- Narration by Roscoe Lee Browne
- Adapted by E. Jack Kaplan and Cheryl Gard-Wornson
- Associate Producer: Pat Glasser
- Edit and Sound Engineer: Rudy Hill
- Artwork: Joey Reynolds Supermarket
- Art direction: John Georgopoulos
Track listing
[edit]- "The Story of Star Wars" (Part One) (25:19)[2]
- "The Story of Star Wars" (Part Two) (25:02)
The Story of Star Wars in other lauguages
[edit]Foreign language versions of the album were recorded and produced in French (L'Historie de La Guerre des étoiles, narrated by Dominique Paturel[8]), German (Krieg der Sterne, narrated by F. J. Steffens[9]), Spanish (La Historia de La Guerra de las Galaxias, narrated by José Catalá[10]), Mexican Spanish (Argumento Completo Narrado de La Guerra de las Galaxias, narrated by León Canales[11]) and Japanese (スターウォーズストーリー日本語版 (The Story of Star Wars (Japanese Version)), narrated by Taichirō Hirokawa[12]).
Sequel albums
[edit]The sequel films were also recreated into truncated audio adaptations of their original soundtracks; The Empire Strikes Back was adapted for records by RSO Records, the album of that film was released as The Empire Strikes Back: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker with narration provided by Malachi Throne[13], and Return of the Jedi was also produced by Walt Disney Productions (which would later acquire Lucasfilm in 2012) into an abridged recording for audio, and released that film's album as The Story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi through its Buena Vista Records label with narration done by Chuck Riley.[14]
See also
[edit]- Star Wars, a 1981 National Public Radio series that ran for 13 episodes.
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, a 1982 record album that featured an abridged version of the events of the 1982 film.
References
[edit]- ^ "Retro Retail: The 1977 "Story of Star Wars" LP recording that rocked the galaxy". June 22, 2017.
- ^ a b The Story of Star Wars, Discogs
- ^ "The Story of Star Wars on Vinyl - 1977". July 31, 2016.
- ^ The Story of Star Wars at Discogs.com
- ^ The Story of Star Wars at Discogs.com
- ^ Star Wars / The Story of Star Wars at Discogs.com
- ^ Gold & Platinum search, RIAA web site
- ^ La Guerre Des Étoiles at Discogs.com
- ^ Krieg Der Sterne (The Story of Star Wars) at Discogs.com
- ^ La Historia De La Guerra De Las Galaxias at Discogs.com
- ^ La Guerra De Las Galaxias at Discogs.com
- ^ The Story of Star Wars (Japanese Version) at Discogs.com
- ^ The Empire Strikes Back: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker at Discogs.com
- ^ The Story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi at Discogs.com
