Mondo releasing the Contra III: The Alien Wars soundtrack on vinyl

February 27, 2017 rpbtz

(Header scan credit: Matthew Henzel / videogameobsession.com)

It was teased on social media some time ago, but today Mondo announced the vinyl release of the Contra III: The Alien Wars soundtrack. The soundtrack is by Konami Kukeiha Club and this will be Mondo’s first Contra release (with more to follow later).

The release will be a single 180g LP and comes in a jacket with new artwork from Paul Mann. The release will be available in two color variants – clear with red splatter and blue/red split with white splatter. The former will be limited to 500 copies.

Orders will open on Wednesday (March 1, 2017) from Mondo’s store and are expected to ship shortly afterwards.

Thrill Jockey is giving Thumper its second vinyl release

February 23, 2017 rpbtz

…and no, it’s not identical to the variant that iam8bit released late last year.

Thrill Jockey have put up a listing for a vinyl release of the Thumper soundtrack by Brian Gibson (of Lightning Bolt). This will be a single LP on red translucent vinyl featuring artwork identical to the digital release of the soundtrack. It will also include a digital download for the soundtrack. This red vinyl version will be limited to 1000 copies.

And to follow up on this post’s first sentence – the release itself isn’t identical to the iam8bit variant, but the tracklist is.

It is priced at $16 and scheduled for an April 22, 2017 release. Preorders are open now via Thrill Jockey’s webstore.

Laced Records bringing the Yooka-Laylee soundtrack to vinyl

February 21, 2017 rpbtz

Today Laced Records announced that they will be releasing the soundtrack to the upcoming platformer Yooka-Laylee to vinyl. The soundtrack is composed by Grant Kirkhope, David Wise, and Steve Burke.

The soundtrack will be released as a 180g 2LP with one record on green and the other on purple vinyl. It will feature original art from Playtonic Games and includes the digital soundtrack as well.

The game itself is out on April 10, 2017, but the soundtrack will be out a few days before on April 7. You can preorder it now via Laced Records’ store (and you can listen to some of the tracks there as well).

Heavy Metal Raiden preorders are now open internationally

February 20, 2017 rpbtz

It’s been possible to follow the progress of Heavy Metal Raiden self-titled debut album on Twitter for a while, but now it’s finally up for preorder.

Heavy Metal Raiden is not just a cover band, though, as its members include original Raiden composers Akira Sato and Go Sato.

As the band name implies, Heavy Metal Raiden plays heavy metal covers of music from the arcade shooter game series Raiden (and related games). This album will be a single LP featuring tracks from Raiden II-IV, Raiden Fighters, and Viper Phase 1.

The A side features live recordings from 2011 recorded at Club Goodman in Akihabara, Tokyo, while the B side features brand new studio recordings.

The album is scheduled to release on March 25, 2017 and is priced at 6264 Yen (~$55). It can be pre-ordered from bootleg! Records’ brand new international online store here.

iam8bit to release the soundtrack to Runbow on vinyl

February 15, 2017 rpbtz

iam8bit have announced that they will be releasing Dan Rodigues’ and Dave Proctor’s soundtrack to the game Runbow on vinyl.

The release will be a 2LP in a single record jacket with new art by Mario Graciotti. The records themselves come on 180g “ColourMaster” marbled vinyl (which in this case means one record on blue and one on pink marbled vinyl). The album will include volumes 1 and 2 of the soundtrack and also include a digital download.

The record is scheduled to release Q2 2017 and is limited to 2000 copies.

Preorders will open February 16, 2017 via iam8bit’s US store here and their UK/EU store here.

R23X’s Katamari Fantasy flexi can be ordered via The Yetee now

February 13, 2017 rpbtz

The Yetee have just begun taking orders for their release of R23X’s Katamari Fantasy, which features mashups of Katamari Damacy and Final Fantasy music. The release was first sold at this year’s MAGfest.

The release is a flexi disc that comes in a cover featuring artwork by Drew Wise. As something special this will be a timed release and will only be available between February 13 to 15 (ending at 11:23PM CST).

If you’re curious about the music – you can stream the whole thing on Soundbutt here.

It can be ordered via The Yetee here.

Viper Phase 1 LP now available online – in Japan

February 12, 2017 rpbtz

This post is kind of an exception since I normally write about new releases before they release, but this one is already out. More about that in the bottom of this post.

On January 27, 2017 bootleg! Records released the soundtrack to the 1995 arcade shooter Viper Phase 1 on vinyl. The following day this was celebrated with a signing session with the composer, Go Sato. However, it was only released in bootleg! Records’ store (bootleg! Store) in Tokyo, Japan.

The release is a single 12″ black vinyl LP house in a standard jacket with game art on the front cover. The back cover features the tracklist and credits. And to top it off only 100 copies have been pressed.

And just to clear any confusion – despite the label name bootleg! records, this release have been done in collaboration with the game’s composer, Go Sato, and the game’s studio, Seibu-Kahatsu.

How do you get a copy, then? Well, they recently opened an online store for their own merch (they are publishing books as well). They only ship to Japan at the moment, but have said on Twitter that they are working on a store for shipping overseas.

You can find the Viper Phase 1 release on their Japan-only webstore here.

iam8bit will be releasing the Headlander soundtrack on vinyl

January 17, 2017 rpbtz

It was confirmed Summer last year that Headlander would get a vinyl release, and now there’s finally news about it! David Earl’s soundtrack will be released on vinyl by iam8bit.

It will be a gatefold 2LP release on 180g “R.O.O.D. Nebula” colored vinyl. One record is red and black merge and the other is orange and black merge. It will feature brand new psychedelic cover art by Lee Petty and will be limited to 2000 copies.

The release is priced at $40 and is scheduled to be released in Q2 2017.

Preorders will open Thursday (January 19, 2017) via iam8bit’s US store here and their UK store here.

Mondo ready with their Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest release

January 9, 2017 rpbtz

Mondo released the first Castlevania OST on a 10″ last year as the first Konami video game release of many. Today they announced the release of their next Konami title and it will be Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest.

Like the first one, this will be a 10″ release. This time on blue vinyl with green splatter and brand new artwork by Eric Powell (see below). Side A will contain the NES version of the soundtrack while Side B will contain the Famicom version of the soundtrack.

This will be the second in their Castlevania series where Castlevania III, Super Castlevania IV, and Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night have also been confirmed.

It will be priced at $20 and will be available from Mondo’s store this Wednesday noon CST (January 11, 2017).

Nuclear Throne preorders are live now via Ghost Ramp

December 23, 2016 rpbtz

Back in April Ghost Ramp announced that they will be releasing Jukio Kallio’s (aka. Kozilek) soundtrack to the game Nuclear Throne on vinyl. And now we have more details!

The release will be a 2LP with one record on “nuclear sludge” green and the other a picture disc with character art. It comes in a gatefold jacket with a die-cut front and features new original artwork by Justin Chan. The release will also come with a digital download of the soundtrack.

Furthermore there is also a special edition available that comes with an enamel pin, two stickers and some “Ghost Ramp extras”.

The release is scheduled to release in April 2017. Preorders are live now via Ghost Ramp here – $40 for the regular version and $50 for the special edition.

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