I had completely forgotten about this beautiful image of Vader's helmet on the back of the Star Wars album. When I saw this, it brought back a flood of memories of me laying on my bedroom floor, staring/studying this image while I listened to the entire album, over and over again.
I'm hoping I can find this album in my parent's basement - if not, I'm buying a mint copy so I can frame this image and hang it on my wall.
After I saw this image, I looked it up on iTunes and bought the digital version of this 1977 album, the original Empire Strikes Back album from 1980, and the original 1983 ROTJ album. I have to say, they're SO much better than the new cinema releases of the music. ...the original cantina music was in this 1977 version of the Star Wars score. The Departure of Boba Fett (as a single) was on the original 1980 ESB album. The original Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) and Ewok Celebration were are on the original Return of the Jedi album.
Best of all, the Main Title version of the 1977 album release is wonderful compilation of the Main Title/Crawl, Rebel Blockade Runner, Main Title rehash, Princess Leia's Theme, and ending with the End Title. Gotta check it out if you haven't heard them. Goosebump city.
edit: The more I look at this image, the more it swings me back to favoring the ANH helmet. I'm always going back and forth between the ANH and ESB helmets. LOL