My friend bought a sealed copy of The Story of Star Wars yesterday and we spun it at his place. It’s crazy how easily I can picture that movie! I kept looking at his TV expecting to see the film. It didn’t sound so great (don’t know if it was the player or a bad pressing), but it was unique listening to the Williams score so lo-fi. I’m not used to saying that about vinyl, lol.
Also, the narrator calls the Falcon a pirate ship. I’d forgotten that. The original’s a sea picture in space. A classic adventure. It’s dated for that reason, but I love it nonetheless.
IIRC, the picture disc version, (which I amazingly still have) sounded atrocious after just a few plays. That translucent vinyl must have not been very durable. For decades TSOSW was the only way one could hear “close the blast doors!” from the mono mix.