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WTF Album Covers: Star Wars Christmas

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by Joe Wallace

There are no words. Wait, yes there are.  Just LOOK at this damn thing, which I might add sells on Amazon new for nearly $200 in some third-party shops (!!!).

The cover of this nightmare is hilarious enough, but the backstory of this album is even better. First, take a look at the bottom where the text proudly announcing the “original cast” appearing on this holiday atrocity.

Hey kids! This record features the voice of C-3PO, Anthony Daniels, plus R2D2–who as we all know did all his own voice work and stunts. (I think R2D2 is now a Hollywood producer doing three feature length bondage fetish porn movies a year starring soap opera star lookalikes and retired standup comedians. “Holiday IN The Stars” was the name of his very first production.)

And then there’s the presence of a young teenager named Jon, who started out his career as a janitor, as the legend goes, at a New York recording studio where the Holiday In The Stars album was being recorded. Somebody at the studio put in a good word for the 18-year old cleanup guy, he wound up singing lead on one of the songs featured on this Star Wars holiday record, and just a short time later–so the story goes–the kid was cutting a demo.

That demo led Jon Bon Jovi to his first record deal in 1983.

So you have George Effing Lucas to blame for both Jon Bon Jovi AND Jar Jar Binks. Really, they’re one in the same if you ask me.

(P.S. If the Bon Jovi story is just another urban legend, don’t correct me–I don’t want to know. I like having George Lucas to blame for all those god-awful singles in the 80s from Slippery When Wet and other intellectually stunted albums.)

The Story of Star Wars Return of the Jedi LP Plus Booklet

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By Joe Wallace

The Story of Star Wars series on vinyl record featured dramatizations of the movie, and with members of the original cast to boot. Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and the best-known evil villain voice in the universe James Earl Jones as you-kn0w-who.

Let’s face it–there are three kinds of people out there who would want The Story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The rabid just-can’t-get-enough Star Wars collector, the vinyl junkie who also loves Star Wars, and then there’s the DJ dying for something new to throw into the mix.

True confession time–at a gig as DJ Paisley Babylon, I once mashed up the Suspiria soundtrack by Goblin with The

Story of Star Wars, much to the utter horror of some die-hards in the audience. That’s me hooked on the Star Wars vinyl for sure…the reaction I got from some people when I told them about this was a combination of loathing, disgust, and what I think was sneaking admiration for having the guts to even THINK about doing it.

This album originally included a 16-page souvenir booklet to enhance the value of the package–and the copy offered for sale here at Turntabling DOES INCLUDE that booklet, which is in great shape. The entire package is here–the album, the booklet, the original cast voices…this is a pretty sweet score or gift for a die-hard Star Wars lover. And as a sample-a-delic way to spice up a DJ set? We can’t recommend it enough–what fun!

There is ONE COPY of this available from Turntabling, the first person to order it gets it. The Story of Star Wars Return of the Jedi is a vinyl LP in very good++ condition. The vinyl is wonderful, with a few surface marks that don’t affect playback.  I will ship this item overseas, but depending on shipping destination your postage may be extra–I’ll bill you for any extra shipping required or refund any excess where appropriate.

Buy The Story Of Star Wars Return of the Jedi vinyl LP with full color souvenir booklet from Turntabling for $26.00 plus shipping.