“Star Wars Main Title” John Williams – London Symphony Orch. (1977) 20th Century Records



This is an original 1977 vinyl album.

The soundtrack album was released by 20th Century Records as a double-LP record in the United States in June 1977. The album’s main title peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a disco version of the film’s theme by Meco becoming a number one hit single in the United States in October 1977. The soundtrack album itself peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in September 1977, and became the best-selling symphonic album of all time;[1] it was certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition (for the “Main Title”). It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2004, it was preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry, calling it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. In 2005, the American Film Institute named the original Star Wars soundtrack as the most memorable score of all time for an American film

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