The Star Wars Album

The Star Wars Album is a Legends reference book that focuses on the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, covering the film's conception, production, release, future, and lore. The book was first published in November 1977 by Ballantine Books.

Publisher's summary

The exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the making of Star Wars — the most extraordinary film in motion picture history, including over a hundred exclusive photos, plus special effects secrets, interviews with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, the Anatomy of an Android, and a Star Wars Technical Glossary.

Development

The Star Wars Album was first published by Ballantine Books in November 1977, following the May 25 release of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. A second printing of the book was published in April 1978.

Continuity

The segment of The Star Wars Album called "Star Wars Sequels" announced that The Star Wars Holiday Special—only mentioned as a "full-length feature film"—was scheduled for a fall 1978 release with George Lucas attached as executive producer. The book also ponders if the sequel would have Luke Skywalker duel Han Solo for Princess Leia Organa's hand in marriage.

Throughout The Star Wars Album, there are spelling discrepancies such as "C3P0," "Dia-noga," and "X-fighter." The book also mislabels the 9000 Z001 landspeeder as a droid.

The end of the book features a "Star Wars Glossary," which includes a number of details that have since been retconned, including:

• Clone Wars – "most recent attempt by the Jedi Knights to stop the Imperial forces;"
• deflector shield – "a mask like implement that covers the face against laser beams;"
• Obi-Wan Kenobi – "…one-time leader of the Jedi Knights…;"
• Old Republic – "the governing body of the Alderaan star system that began to lose its grip when the Imperial Empire came into power;"
• and Grand Moff Tarkin – "…the evil being who conceived and built the Death Star."

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780345275912; November 1977; Ballantine Books; US paperback

Cover gallery

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  First Edition
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  Back cover
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  Second Printing

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Raymus Antilles Bolvan C-3PO (as C3P0 and See Threepio) Chewbacca "The Walking Rug" DV-692 Del Goren Hija Daine Jir Obi-Wan Kenobi Beru Whitesun Lars Owen Lars Leia Organa R2-D2 (as Artoo Detoo and R2D2) R5-D4 Luke Skywalker Han Solo Wilhuff Tarkin Darth Vader

Creatures

Bantha Dewback Dianoga (as Dia-noga) Krayt dragon (as dinosaur) Monkey Rodent Snake

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R1-series astromech droid (as artoo unit) R2-series astromech droid (as R-2 unit) Binary loadlifter GNK power droid IT-O Interrogator (as mind probe) Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid RA-7 protocol droid WED Treadwell repair droid

Events

Clone Wars Galactic Civil War Battle of Tatooine Battle of Yavin Destruction of Alderaan Rescue of Princess Leia Royal Award Ceremony

Locations

The galaxy Alderaan system (as Alderaan star system) Alderaan Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Anchorhead Ben Kenobi's hut Lars homestead Mos Eisley Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina Yavin 4 (as Yavin) Great Temple (as Rebel base)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Rebel pilot Captain Farmer Moisture farmer Galactic Empire (as Imperial Empire) Imperial Military Imperial Academy (as Space Academy) Stormtrooper Imperial Senate Moff Grand Moff Galactic Republic Governor Incom Corporation Jedi Order Jedi Jedi Knight Lord Pilot Princess Scavenger Senator Smuggler

Sentient species

Human Jawa Tusken Raider Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod Landspeeder 9000 Z001 landspeeder Sandcrawler Space station Death Star DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Cell 2187 Starship (as spaceship) CR90 corvette (as blockade runner) Tantive IV (as Galactic Cruiser) Freighter Millennium Falcon Imperial I-class Star Destroyer (as Imperial Cruiser) Starfighter BTL Y-wing starfighter (as Y-fighter) T-65 X-wing starfighter (as T-65 fighter and X-fighter) TIE/LN starfighter (as T.I.E. fighter)

Weapons and technology

Actuating Coupler Armor Darth Vader's armor Stormtrooper armor Blaster (as ray gun) BTU Exhaust Wave Deflector shield Diversified Energizer Control Droid Android Energy Transducer Hologram Laser Lightsaber (as light saber) Darth Vader's lightsaber Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber Macrobinoculars Moisture vaporator Motorized Tread Oxidation Inhibitor Peripheral Interface Adapter Power pack (as Power Cell) Powerbus Cable C Reactor Register Readout And Logic Dispenser Restraining bolt Rotating Balance Intensifier Sensor Audio sensor (as Auditory Receiver) Electromagnetic field receptor (as Electromagnetic Field Receptor Unit) Infrared receptor Microwave sensor (as Microwave Emitter Sensor) Olfactory sensor (as Olefactory Sensor) Photoreceptor Sensory Input Head Servomotor Stun cuffs Superweapon Thermal exhaust port (as thermo exhaust chamber) Tractor beam Vocabulator

Miscellanea

Cantina City Color Death Death Star plans Desert Ear Eye Farm Moisture farm Foot The Force Dark side of the Force (as negative Force and dark side of The Force) Force ghost Force power Mind trick Light side of the Force (as positive Force) Galaxy Garbage compactor Garbage masher 3263827 Gold Gravity Hair Humanoid (as anthropoid) Hyperspace Jungle Language Binary Bocce Jawaese Shyriiwook Lightsaber duel Marriage "May the Force be with you" Medal of Bravery Mile Mind probe (as truth serum) Oil Oil bath Parsec Planet Plant Realspace Skeleton Soldier Spaceport Star Binary star Star system Stun Time Standard century Standard second Standard year Water

Sources

• The Jedi Master's Quizbook
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

External links

• The Star Wars Album (to borrow). The Internet Archive (content obsolete and backup link not available)

In other languages

• русский