Volume III (song)

"Volume III" a.k.a. "Stars on 45 Volume 3" was a song issued in 1981 by the Dutch studio group Stars on 45, in the UK credited to 'Starsound'. It was the second single from the band's second full-length release Longplay Album - Volume II (UK title: Stars On 45 - The Album - Volume 2, US title: Stars on Longplay II).

"Volume III"
Original Dutch single sleeve
Single by Stars on 45
from the album Longplay Album - Volume II
Released	September 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop, disco
Length	4:25/5:10/5:47
Label	CNR Records (NL) CBS Records (UK)
Producer(s)	Jaap Eggermont
Stars on 45 singles chronology
"More Stars" (1981) "Volume III" (1981) "Stars on Stevie" (1982)
Music video
"Volume III" (TopPop, 1981) on YouTube

The "Volume III" medley was the opening track on Longplay Album - Volume II and then had the title "Star Wars And Other Hits", in the UK it was named "Instrumental Medley" and in the US "Introductions"; the very same recording was consequently released under no less than five different titles throughout the world. The medley featured instrumental intros to hits from a wide variety of genres, from well known movie themes like "Star Wars" and "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly", 60's and 70's hits by The Stylistics, Boney M., Eric Clapton, The Village People and The Pointer Sisters to the overture from The Who's musical Tommy and the main theme from Jeff Wayne's musical version of "The War of the Worlds".

The slightly edited 7" version omitted two of the medley's nineteen titles - The Walker Brothers' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and the overture from "Tommy" - while the slightly extended 12" single contains the same album mix except for a 30 seconds extended stars on 45 theme before the Baker Street segment. The B-side of both editions was entitled "'Stars on' Theme" and was an alternate mix of an instrumental part of the album track "'45 Stars Get Ready". Both 7" and 12" versions are as of yet (2019) unreleased on cd.

"Volume III"/"Stars on 45 Volume 3" became Stars on 45/Starsound's third Top 20 single in the UK and Ireland, peaking at #17 and #11 respectively, and their third Top 10 single in the Netherlands.