STAR WARS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 20TH CENTURY BTD54 UK WITH ORIGINAL POSTER & INNER

	£		46
	$		61

A great condition, original copy of the Star Wars soundtrack, double album, with original poster and printed inner sheet. 

Protected in a double PVC sleeve.

ideal for any collector. 

"Star Wars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 1977 film Star Wars, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams' score for Star Wars was recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham, England on March 5, 8–12, 15 and 16, 1977. The score was orchestrated by Williams, Herbert W. Spencer, Alexander Courage, Angela Morley, Arthur Morton and Albert Woodbury. Spencer orchestrated the scores for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The score was recorded by engineer Eric Tomlinson and edited by Kenneth Wannberg, and the scoring sessions were produced by Star Wars director George Lucas and supervised by Lionel Newman, head of 20th Century Fox's music department.

The soundtrack album was released by 20th Century Records as a double-LP record in the United States in June 1977. The album's main title peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a disco version of the film's theme by Meco becoming a number one single hit in the United States in October 1977. The soundtrack album itself became the best-selling symphonic album of all time; it was certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition (for the "Main Title"). It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2004, it was preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry, calling it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2005, the American Film Institute named the original Star Wars soundtrack as the most memorable score of all time for an American film"

"The original 1977 release of the soundtrack, entitled Star Wars - Original Soundtrack, included a poster of a painting by science fiction artist John Berkey, depicting the final battle over the Death Star from the film's end. The album was released as a double LP which was formatted for an autochanger record player; one disc had sides one and four with the other having sides two and three. This allowed a person to stack sides one and two on the player, then flip the stack over for sides three and four, allowing the listener to have over half an hour of uninterrupted music before they needed to flip the discs over."

Discogs info: -

John Williams, The London Symphony Orchestra – Star Wars

Label: 20th Century Records – BTD 541

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold

Country: UK

Released: 1977

Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen

Style: Soundtrack, Score

A1 Main Title 5:20

A2 Imperial Attack 6:10

A3 Princess Leia's Theme 4:18

A4 The Desert And The Robot Auction 2:51

B1 Ben's Death And TIE Fighter Attack 3:46

B2 The Little People Work 4:02

B3 Rescue Of The Princess 4:46

B4 Inner City 4:12

B5 Cantina Band 2:44

C1 The Land Of The Sandpeople 2:50

C2 Mouse Robot And Blasting Off 4:01

C3 The Return Home 2:46

C4 The Walls Converge 4:37

C5 The Princess Appears 4:04

D1 The Last Battle 12:05

D2 The Throne Room And End Title 5:28

Manufactured By – Pye Records

Distributed By – Pye Records

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 20th Century Records

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 20th Century Records Ltd.

Copyright © – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Copyright © – Pye Records

Published By – Fox Fanfare Music, Inc.

Published By – Chappell & Co.

Recorded At – Anvil Recording Studios

Remixed At – The Burbank Studios

Lacquer Cut At – Pye Studios

Administrator – Sue Mallet

Bass – G. Newson*, Gordon Neal, J. Cooper*, P. Dimitroff*

Bass [Principal] – B. Mollinson*

Bass [Sub-Principal] – A. Griffiths*

Bassoon – P. Francis*

Bassoon [Principal] – R. Bourton*

Cello – C. Gillinson*, D. Powrie*, F. Saunders*, J. Long*, K. Glossop*, K. Law*, T. Storer*

Cello [Co-Principal] – M. Meulien*

Cello [Principal] – D. Cummings*

Cello [Sub-Principal] – R. Adams*

Clarinet – R. Moore*, R. Jowitt*

Clarinet [Principal] – J. Brymer*

Composed By, Conductor – John Williams (4)

Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Eric Tomlinson

Engineer [Remixing Engineer] – John Neal

Flute – F. Nolan*, L. Sanders*

Flute [Principal] – R. Taylor*

Harp – J. Marson*

Harp [Principal] – R. Scheffel-Stein*

Horn – A. Chidell*, G. Warren*, J. Quaife*, J. Brown*, J. Butterworth*, S. Reading*

Horn [Asst. Principal] – J. Rooke*

Horn [Principal] – D. Cripps*

Lacquer Cut By – MB*

Liner Notes – Charles Lippincott

Management [Accountant] – B. Campbell (5)

Management [Concerts Manager] – S. Salpeter

Management [Managing Director] – M. Kaye

Management [Personnel Manager] – J. Duffy

Management [Promotions Manager] – W. Strutte

Music Librarian [Librarian] – H. Greenwood*

Oboe [Principal] – A. Camden*, R. Lord*

Percussion – R. Northcott*

Percussion [Principal] – M. Frye*

Performer – The London Symphony Orchestra

Piano [Principal], Celesta [Principal] – R. Noble*

Piano, Celesta – M. Round*

Producer – George Lucas

Timpani [Principal] – K-H. Goedicke*

Trombone – F. Mathison*

Trombone [Principal] – D. Wick*, E. Crees*

Trumpet – N. Archibald*, R. Izen*, W. Lang*

Trumpet [Principal] – M. Murphy*

Tuba – S. Wick*

Tuba [Principal] – J. Fletcher*

Viola – D. Hume*, E. Cuthbertson*, M. Mitchell*, P. Hooley*, P. Vermont*, W. Krasnik*, W. Sumpton*

Viola [Co-Principal] – B. Clarke*

Viola [Principal] – A. Taylor*

Viola [Sub-Principal] – P. Norriss*

Violin [1st, Leader] – N. Taweel*

Violin [1st, Principal] – I. Arditti*, R. Studt*

Violin [1st, Sub-Principal] – B. Thomas*

Violin [1st] – B. Gaulton*, C. Reuben*, D. Gaines*, M. Weber*, N. Freeman*, R. Retallick*, R. Brightman*, S. Castle*, S. Colter*

Violin [2nd, Co-Principal] – N. Watson*

Violin [2nd, Principal] – W. Hill*

Violin [2nd] – D. Llewellyn*, D. Williams*, D. Stewart*, G. Creese*, J. Steadman*, R. Clark*, S. Artis*, T. Morton*, T. Cook*, T. Swift*, W. Brown*

UK first pressing in Gatefold sleeve, with fold-out poster and 2 page insert with credits and liner notes (some copies, maybe the earliest pressings, show as translucent purple when held up to strong light).

UK vinyl versions:

This which has no stickers on the front and John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars (The Original Soundtrack From The 20th Century-Fox Film) with two stickers and John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars (The Original Soundtrack From The 20th Century-Fox Film) which has misprinted centre labels and a different sticker.

Recorded on March 5--16, 1977.

Rights Society: BMI

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched - variant 1): BTB 541 A-1◊ MB

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched - variant 1): BTB 541 B- 1◊ MB

Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched - variant 1): BTB 541 C-2◊ MB

Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched - variant 1): BTB 541 D-1◊ MB

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 2): BTD 541 A-1♢MB AI

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 2): BTD 541 B1♢MB 6

Matrix / Runout (Side C runout - variant 2): BTD 541 C-4♢MB F

Matrix / Runout (Side D runout - variant 2): BTD 541 (R2)D-2♢MB Darth Vader Lives! 1