<![CDATA[Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978.]]>Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of in 1978. Bought with pocket money, avidly traded in school playgrounds, and otherwise begged for at Christmases and birthdays.


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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Richard_Littler/statuses/116516519979928108https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Richard_Littler/statuses/116516519979928108Mon, 04 May 2026 13:23:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 11:57:52 GMT]]>@Richard_Littler

Oh wow, weird nostalgia cos I had that hardcover annual, bottom row, one from the right, and had completely forgotten about it.

Sadly it got donated to charity when I was in my late teens, along with a stupid number of action figures, in a branded carry case, along with a bunch of extra accessories for the figures I got from sending in proof-of-purchase seals: a backpack for Luke to carry Yoda in, extra guns, grappling hook, breathing apparatus from inside the space slug...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/imalcolm/statuses/116516183874029507https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/imalcolm/statuses/116516183874029507Mon, 04 May 2026 11:57:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 09:27:17 GMT]]>@Richard_Littler Oh, my! I had both those albums and played them so much the grooves were practically worn smooth.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/diw/statuses/116515591757941818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/diw/statuses/116515591757941818Mon, 04 May 2026 09:27:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 09:14:33 GMT]]>@Richard_Littler I remember getting the Geoff Love album, thinking I was getting the original soundtrack. Boy was I disappointed 😕

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jonhicks/statuses/116515541703094400https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jonhicks/statuses/116515541703094400Mon, 04 May 2026 09:14:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 09:07:56 GMT]]>@luketrevorrow @Richard_Littler I collected the cards as well. My dad used to get them and open them in advance and swap the cards around so I didn't get too many doubles in any pack and get upset, then close them up again.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/retrosponge/statuses/116515515695245483https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/retrosponge/statuses/116515515695245483Mon, 04 May 2026 09:07:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 09:06:55 GMT]]>@retrosponge @Richard_Littler i had the trading cards, the C3P0 and R2D2 figures, and also the Sounds of Star Wars, but we had it on cassette.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/luketrevorrow/statuses/116515511687477193https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/luketrevorrow/statuses/116515511687477193Mon, 04 May 2026 09:06:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Early merch from those 1st few months following the UK release of #StarWars in 1978. on Mon, 04 May 2026 08:59:25 GMT]]>@Richard_Littler I had that exercise book!

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