I've got this on vinyl! Definitely one of my best record-store finds. On the subject of weird Star Wars musical adaptations like those on the second half of th

I've got this on vinyl! Definitely one of my best record-store finds. On the subject of weird Star Wars musical adaptations like those on the second half of the album -- I've recently discovered the track "Dark Vader" by Instant Funk from 1979. I love this track as it really feels like it captures a moment in time, right before The Empire Strikes Back was released and Star Wars really became a franchise. - The misunderstanding of the name, which was exactly what I called "Darth Vader" as a kid, seemingly was more prevalent back at the time - The feeling of absolute hype that he was going to return on screen (I assume this track came out after initial marketing for Empire began) - The popular conception of Vader as a Black man -- something that must have seemed obvious at the time with the voice of James Earl Jones, that was really thrown away with his reveal as Luke's Father in Empire