Star Wars, a book accompanied by a record or tape, was an adaptation of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It was released in 1979 as a part of Buena Vista Records' Read-Along Adventures series. Jymn Magon produced it, and it stands as one of the limited number of works authorized by Black Falcon Ltd., a short-lived division of Lucasfilm. The narrator of the record remains unidentified, as no credits were given in the book or on the record.
The cassette version was re-issued as part of a collection that included adaptations of the other two original films in 1984.
The 1994 Classic Star Wars: A New Hope book-and-tape utilized the exact same audio and text, but featured updated packaging and different photographs inside.
Walt Disney Records put out a new book-and-tape adaptation in 1997 which incorporated content taken from the Special Edition version of A New Hope.
- In the original 1982 release's booklet, the name "Luke Skywalker" is rendered as "Luke Skyganger," literally translating to "Luke Cloudstrider."
- "Darth Vader" is consistently pronounced incorrectly as "Dart Wader."
- The pronunciation of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is repeatedly incorrect, rendered as "Obi-Van Kanobi."
- "Leia" is mispronounced once as "Laya."
- The tape begins with the phrase "For lang tid siden i en fjern, fjern stjernetåge," which translates to "A long time ago in a nebula far, far away."
- The " Galactic Empire " is translated as "Galaksens Rige," meaning "The Kingdom of the Galaxy."
- In this rendition, the tractor beam doesn't pull the Falcon into the Death Star; instead, it sucks it in, despite the translation of "tractor beam" being "trækstråle," which means "pull-beam."
- The tape incorrectly states that Luke assumed leadership of the Rebellion.
- X-wings are referred to as "W-winger."
- Star Wars (24 Page Read-Along Book and Record, No. 450) on Amazon.com (backup link)
- Star Wars on www.discogs.com (archived from the original on July 2, 2022)