Originally posted by: battlewars
whats the difference between the 97 version of the trilogy readalongs to the original ones?

I do not know but I will try to find out........

Just for info, the same person has posted Ripped, Restored, & Remastered versions of the Lapti Nek 12" promo record and the Story of Star Wars LP.

They are all in exceptional quality.

The good news is that more have been promised.

Watch this space.

Here are the details from the Story of Star Wars posting

THE STORY OF STAR WARS - Dialogue, Music and Photos from the Oiginal Motion Picture

Featuring the Voice of:
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
and
Alec Guiness as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi

Narration by Roscoe Lee Brown

Written and Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Music by John Williams
Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra

Produced for Records by George Lucas and Alan Livingston
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

Ripped, Restored, & Remastered from Original Vinyl by Scotty Balls
I also divided this into tracks (usually following scenes)