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I still have the original 1977 John Williams double-album (that came with a poster, plus a different poster, plus a couple more albums including the MECO "Galactic Funk" version. in my basement in a crate ). Also have an almost-complete set of the Topps Star Wars bubble gum cards (bought the old-fashioned way - with bubble gum). And have the movies from their original VHS release, then their re-release on Dolby VHS (both sets in the '80s), then the trilogy Laserdisc that came out before DVDs existed (around the mid-90s, and that had the first THX and "Dolby-Digital" sound), then the DVD set.

I saw that original movie 10 times in the theater (mostly the one near where I lived at the time and once or twice at a different location) and still have my 10 ticket stubs in a little box.

What chaps my hide is the insistence that what was the first film that was called "STAR WARS" (period), was purportedly called "STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE" at the time. IT WAS NOT!!!!

Lucas had no idea that the film would take off like that and when it did, that is when he decided to plan for his "3 trilogies" (9 films).

(now I really have to dig myself out of the rabbit hole... it's been almost 50 years now )