STAR WARS
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981), which became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It was followed by the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983); these three films constitute the original Star Wars trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy began in 2015 with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. All seven films have been commercial successes, with a combined box office revenue of over US$7.5 billion, making Star Wars the third highest-grossing film series. (More from Wikipedia)
Named for main protagonist Luke Skywalker of the Star Wars saga, the Skywalkers is a Dutch duo that had a limited release on vinyl which I was fortunate to order. One of the bandmembers, Jacco Gardner released his first solo album, Cabinet of Curiosities the month after my post. The band’s farewell single, “Rosa” b/w “Creature of the Night” was released in April 2013. However, their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/FreakbeatIsBack?fref=ts is still active.
(January 2015/2)
