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<blockquote data-quote="Simply Sci-fi" data-source="post: 460361" data-attributes="member: 5480"><p>This day in Star Wars history.</p><p></p><p>Although Great Britain did not receive Star Wars on May 25th 1977 along with the USA, the public were introduced to the film from day one. The British publicity campaign was such an onslaught that by the time October arrived, the entire country had gone Star Wars crazy, even though the film would not be released until December 27th. The Star Wars theme by Meco was being played constantly on the radio and on the 1st October 1977 it reached its highest chart position of no 7 on the UK top 40. Remarkably it was the same day that the single reached no 1 in the USA. I have not found a cover for the British release by Chappell and Co and it is the French version that is often found by collectors. I'd be interested if anyone has found a British cover.</p><p></p><p>Also on the 1st October newspapers reported that Carrie Fisher had arrived in Britain in order to add weight to the promotion of Star Wars. The Daily Express headline was "Carrie, the Star Wars Princess." Carrie Fisher never did escape her Star Wars persona in British newspapers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqd_OFYA9xw</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simply Sci-fi, post: 460361, member: 5480"] This day in Star Wars history. Although Great Britain did not receive Star Wars on May 25th 1977 along with the USA, the public were introduced to the film from day one. The British publicity campaign was such an onslaught that by the time October arrived, the entire country had gone Star Wars crazy, even though the film would not be released until December 27th. The Star Wars theme by Meco was being played constantly on the radio and on the 1st October 1977 it reached its highest chart position of no 7 on the UK top 40. Remarkably it was the same day that the single reached no 1 in the USA. I have not found a cover for the British release by Chappell and Co and it is the French version that is often found by collectors. I'd be interested if anyone has found a British cover. Also on the 1st October newspapers reported that Carrie Fisher had arrived in Britain in order to add weight to the promotion of Star Wars. The Daily Express headline was “Carrie, the Star Wars Princess.” Carrie Fisher never did escape her Star Wars persona in British newspapers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqd_OFYA9xw [/QUOTE]
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