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11. Did You Know: You can still buy the original Star Wars record albums? When each of the first three movies of the trilogy was released, so were albums that included a narrator, much of the dialogue and the background music. The record albums have become collector items. The first Star Wars record album is actually a picture album. On one side, there is a photograph of Darth Vader, and on the other side is a picture of R2-D2 and C3PO.
67. Fast Fact: Everything Star Wars became a hit after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope. It was also the beginning of the collector craze. The very first Star Wars figures were made by Kenner, and kids and collectors alike grabbed them up in great excitement. The first characters produced were Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO, ObiWan Kenobi, Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, one of the Sand People, a Death Squad Commander and Jawa. The figures sold for a mere $1.96 when they were first released.
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