I'm happy to seed MoveAlong's projects if anyone's looking to download them on torrent.
I'm pleased to see the Story of Return of the Jedi is finally almost complete - http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/RETURN-OF-THE-JEDI-story-LP-HELP-NEEDED/topic/13083/
I was only 2 when Star Wars came out, but my Dad took me to see it anyway. It's my first memory of anything, and I can't begin to explain the effect of the film on my imagination at such an impressionable age. I saw Empire when I was just 5. An inseparable part of my childhood.
I had the LPs and listened to them often. I found them the other day during a cleanout, and regrettably decided to sell them as I haven't had an LP player for years. I'd rather let someone actually enjoy them. The buyer had this look on his face like he'd just bought a piece of gold. Still, I had my regrets, and decided to check online to see if there was anyone sharing a recording.
I was amazed to find this project. I discovered it on a torrent site and left my computer on 24/7 to give myself the best chance of downloading the whole lot. Empire came down fairly quickly but it took a few weeks before someone seeded Star Wars long enough for me to get it. The torrents aren't dead, they just need to sleep sometimes. I'll be seeding mine as long as possible.
My niece is 5 now, and her mum doesn't let her watch movies, but I convinced her that the Story of Star Wars and Empire were suitable for her age. I sat with her as she watched your edit and listened to the story recording from the old LPs - she was captivated! I loved it too, but it was especially magical for her, as her first introduction to this story. She turned to me wide-eyed when it was finished and said.... "was that real?"
Commercial movies exist purely for entertainment purposes, but like all art, some works strike deep chords with their audiences. the Star Wars trilogy is like that, because it takes us into an effortless fantastical world and depicts deeply familiar human themes. For kids like my niece, entertainment is a part of social development, and your project gave me the opportunity to make this story a part of her growing up experience, just like it was mine.
So I do want to say thanks. I got the feeling that you'd had a few disappointments with this project, but I do want to be amongst the voices to let you know that you've done something quite unique in the Star Wars universe, and something that has given back an experience that would have disappeared with the 70's - the wonder of listening to those old records - and made it relevant again. It will be preserved for future generations, my niece included.
Secondly, I think that the Jedi project would be well worth the effort if there is anyone in the community ready to take it on. You have a great talent and have already given generously; it must have been difficult to put so much into a project without any reward except the thanks of a few grateful netizens. I'm not sure if there are any recordings of the third LP available out there - it's certainly not on any torrent lists I've found, and I had trouble hunting it down on alt.binaries.starwars - but perhaps it's time to stir the pot again and see if there is anyone out there - yourself included - who might be able to summon up the enthusiasm to complete the project.