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Book-and-record is a series of recordings made by Buena Vista Records. It consists of Droid World, Planet of the Hoojibs and Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell. All were published in 1983 and set during the Rebellion era.

Original cast with narration[edit | edit source]

The Story of Star Wars[edit | edit source]

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The Story of Star Wars book and tape cover.
The Story of Star Wars is first in a series of three book and record/cassette versions of the movies. It was originally released by Superscope in 1977, subsequently released by Buena Vista Records. The audio was taken from Star Wars and the narration was provided by Roscoe Lee Browne. The Superscope production number is ST-43C. The Buena Vista production number is 6101B.

The Story of The Empire Strikes Back[edit | edit source]

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The Story of The Empire Strikes Back book and tape cover.
The Story of The Empire Strikes Back is second in a series of three book and record/cassette versions of the movies. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1980. The audio was taken from The Empire Strikes Back and was accompanied by narration provided by Malachi Throne. The production number is 6102B.

The Story of Return of the Jedi[edit | edit source]

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The Story of Return of the Jedi book and tape cover.
The Story of Return of the Jedi is third in a series of three book and record/cassette versions of the movies. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1983. The audio was taken from Return of the Jedi and was accompanied by narration provided by Chuck Riley. The production number is 6103B.

A book and record/cassette version of The Phantom Menace was released on 4 May 1999, but no read-along adaptations of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith were produced.

Dramatizations[edit | edit source]

Star Wars[edit | edit source]

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Star Wars book and tape cover.
Star Wars is first in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1977. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 150DC.

The Empire Strikes Back[edit | edit source]

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The Empire Strikes Back book and tape cover.
The Empire Strikes Back is second in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1980. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 151DC.

The Further Adventures: Droid World[edit | edit source]

Droid World "The Further Adventures" is third in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1983. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 153DC. The story was written by Archie Goodwin, and Illustrated by Dick Foes. The story features a appearance by Luke Skywalker, but mainly features C-3PO, and R2-D2.

The Further Adventures: Planet of the Hoojibs[edit | edit source]

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Planet of the Hoojibs book and tape cover.
Planet of the Hoojibs "The Further Adventures" is fourth in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1983. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 154DC.

Return of the Jedi[edit | edit source]

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Return of the Jedi book and tape cover.
Return of the Jedi is fifth in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1983. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 155DC.

The Ewoks Join the Fight[edit | edit source]

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Ewoks Join the Fight book and tape cover.
Ewoks Join the Fight is sixth in a series of six book and record/cassette stories released by Buena Vista Records in 1983. This recording uses a cast of sound-alikes accompanied by narration. The production number is 160DC.

Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell[edit | edit source]

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Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell cover.
Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell "A Story of the Star Wars Saga" was written by Brian Daley and recorded as a full-cast dramatization. Not part of the six-story series, it takes place just before The Empire Strikes Back. A book was not released in conjunction with the record/cassette. The production number is 2014B.

Ewok Adventures[edit | edit source]

The Ewok Adventure[edit | edit source]

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The Ewok Adventure book and record cover.
The Ewok Adventure is first in a series of two book and record/cassette stories based on the made-for-TV Ewok movies. This story was based on The Ewok Adventure. The dialogue was not taken from the movie like the "Story of" series but used a cast of sound-alikes and accompanied by narration. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1984. The production number is 467.

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor[edit | edit source]

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Ewoks Battle for Endor book and record cover.
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor is second in a series of two book and record/cassette stories based on the made-for-TV Ewok movies. This story was based on Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. The dialogue was not taken from the movie like the "Story of" series but used a cast of sound-alikes and accompanied by narration. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1985. The production number is 470.

Discovery Series[edit | edit source]

Adventures in Colors and Shapes[edit | edit source]

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Adventures in Colors and Shapes book and record cover.
Adventures in Colors and Shapes is first in a series of two book and record/cassette stories designed to educate using elements from the Star Wars movies. Anthony Daniels provides narration as C-3PO. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1984. The production number is 480.

Adventures in ABC's[edit | edit source]

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Adventures in ABC's book and record cover.
Adventures in ABC's is second in a series of two book and record/cassette stories designed to educate using elements from the Star Wars movies. Anthony Daniels provides narration as C-3PO. It was released by Buena Vista Records in 1984. The production number is 481.

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