RARE Star Wars Jon Bon Jovi Christmas in the Stars LP Vinyl C-3PO R2-D2 Meco RSO
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RARE Star Wars Jon Bon Jovi Christmas in the Stars Star Wars Christmas Album LP Vinyl C-3PO R2-D2 Meco RSO. I do not know how to grade lps or jackets. I can see a few scratches here and there but nothing major. The jacket is a little musty smelling from the basement.
Released in 1980, much of the album is sung and narrated by British actor Anthony Daniels, reprising his role as C-3PO from the Star Wars films. Sound designer Ben Burtt also provided sound effects for R2-D2 and Chewbacca.
The album is notable for featuring the first professional recording of Jon Bon Jovi (credited as "John Bongiovi", his birth name), who sang lead vocals on the song "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas." His cousin Tony Bongiovi co-produced the album and ran the recording studio at which it was recorded, where Jon was working sweeping floors at the time.
The album was produced by Meco Monardo (who had previously recorded Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk), with the hope that this would be the first in a series of annual Star Wars Christmas albums. The majority of the album's original songs were written by Maury Yeston, a Yale University music professor who went on to become a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical composer.
Tracklist:
Side One
1. Christmas in the Stars
2. Bells, Bells Bells
3. The Odds Against Christmas
4. What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)
5. R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Side Two
1. Sleigh Ride
2. Merry, Merry Christmas
3. A Christmas Sighting ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)
4. The Meaning of Christmas
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