1980 :: The Empire Strikes Back on Vinyl

Empire Strikes Back Record Manufactured in New Zealand Empire Strikes Back Inside Cover Empire Strikes Back Rear Cover

The narrated story of The Empire Strikes Back (subtitled 'The Adventures of Luke Skywalker') that came out on vinyl LP was manufactured locally by RSO Records Inc. There seem to have been a couple of variations of both the record itself, and the record sleeve. The two versions of the record differ in that the centre label is a different colour (blue versus pale orange), but both declare New Zealand as the country of manufacture. The two versions of the sleeve differ more significantly in that one version was printed in and imported from Australia, whilst the other has some of the credit information blacked out to be replaced by the note that it is 'marketed by PolyGram' of Wellington.

'The Adventures of Luke Skywalker' also came out on cassette - an almost equally obsolete format. Click on the thumbnails below for images that show that this item too was 'marketed by PolyGram' of Wellington.

Empire Strikes Back Insert Manufactured in New Zealand Empire Strikes Back on Cassette

Related article: The Story of Star Wars on vinyl LP.

Matt G
(with thanks to Steve Burgess and Stephen Williams)

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