Video Game LoFi: A Winter’s Tale

Curaga Records have released the lofi arrangement album “Video Game LoFi: A Winter’s Tale” on vinyl.

The release is a 180g single LP. It is housed in a single-pocket jacket with artwork by Save Point and design by Isa Alcántara.

Preorders opened on November 11, 2022 and released around November 24, 2022.

This is the “Snow” variant on white colored vinyl. It is limited to 700 copies.

Video Game LoFi: A Winter’s Tale

Curaga Records have released the lofi arrangement album “Video Game LoFi: A Winter’s Tale” on vinyl.

The release is a 180g single LP. It is housed in a single-pocket jacket with artwork by Save Point and design by Isa Alcántara.

Preorders opened on November 11, 2022 and released around November 24, 2022.

This is the “Ice” variant on blue and white swirl colored vinyl. It is limited to 300 copies.

Boundless

Retro Game Remix successfully funded their MOTHER and EarthBound acoustic guitar cover album, Boundless, on vinyl via Kickstarter.

The release is a single 180g LP on red translucent with red splatter colored vinyl. It is housed in a regular LP jacket. It includes an insert with credits and the names of people who backed the Kickstarter.

The campaign ran from August 10, 2021 to September 9, 2021. Vinyl rewards began shipping out in February, 2022.

MOTHER Music Revisited

Columbia Japan have released an arrangement album where original MOTHER composer Keiichi Suzuki is rearranging the 1989 MOTHER vocal arrangement album.

The release is a black vinyl 2LP. It is housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork. It includes a double-sided 12″x24″ poster with art, lyrics and credits.

Preorders opened on November 28, 2020 and it officially released on January 27, 2021.

MOTHER 2: ギーグの逆襲

Ship To Shore Phono Co. are also releasing the original soundtrack to the second game in the MOTHER series (known as EarthBound outside Japan). The soundtrack was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki (with two tracks also composed by Hiroshi Kanazu). This vinyl version features the same music and tracklisting as the 1994 CD release.

The release is a 2LP and comes housed in a gatefold jacket with an obi strip.

This is part of the 2019 run of repressings, that came from different lacquers than the first run.

This is the red translucent colored vinyl retail variant.

MOTHER

In Fall 2019 Sony Music Japan announced that their sublabel Great Tracks would be releasing a 30th anniversary edition of the MOTHER soundtrack on vinyl.

The release is a 2LP on clear vinyl. It is housed in a gatefold jacket with artwork by Katsumi Asaba and Masaharu Takada.

It released on December 25, 2019 and was followed by an identical repress in January, 2020.

The release is almost identical to the Ship To Shore releases of this soundtrack, but this one features an extended version of the medley track “The World Of MOTHER” on Side D and doesn’t come with an obi. There are also minor differences in the layout and package design.

MOTHER (Original Soundtrack)

Ship To Shore Phono Co. succesfully funded a Kickstarter-campaign that allowed them to officially release the orchestral soundtrack to the first game in the MOTHER series (known as Earthbound Beginnings in the West).

The release is a 2LP housed in a gatefold jacket.

This is the 2019 repress on “Ana” pink vinyl.

MOTHER 2: ギーグの逆襲

Ship To Shore Phono Co. are also releasing the original soundtrack to the second game in the MOTHER series (known as EarthBound outside Japan). The soundtrack was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki (with two tracks also composed by Hiroshi Kanazu). This vinyl version features the same music and tracklisting as the 1994 CD release.

This is part of the 2019 run of repressings, that came from different lacquers than the first run.

This is the The Yetee exclusive variant with one record on “Fourside” blue and green split and the other on “Moonside” clear with yellow, blue, and red splatter colored vinyl.

MOTHER 2: ギーグの逆襲

Ship To Shore Phono Co. are also releasing the original soundtrack to the second game in the MOTHER series (known as EarthBound outside Japan). The soundtrack was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki (with two tracks also composed by Hiroshi Kanazu). This vinyl version features the same music and tracklisting as the 1994 CD release.

This is part of the 2019 run of repressings, that came from different lacquers than the first run.

This is the “Starman” variant with one record on gold and the other on silver colored vinyl. This was available exclusively from Fangamer.

MOTHER 2: ギーグの逆襲

Ship To Shore Phono Co. are also releasing the original soundtrack to the second game in the MOTHER series (known as EarthBound outside Japan). The soundtrack was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki (with two tracks also composed by Hiroshi Kanazu). This vinyl version features the same music and tracklisting as the 1994 CD release.

This is part of the 2019 run of repressings, that came from different lacquers than the first run.

This is the “Tessie” retail variant on purple vinyl.