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Arcade Classics Volume Three

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. are releasing a series of compilation albums with music from Taito arcade games.

Back in February 2016 they revealed that Bubble Bobble, Gun Frontier and PuLiRuLa would be on one of these. In an interview with GamesRadar in December 2016 it was revealed that Bubble Symphony and RayForce will also be included.

On December 1, 2017 Ship To Shore posted a video of a test pressing of this release playing a track from PuLiRuLa and stating it would be released in early 2018.

It is a single LP and is housed in a gatefold jacket with art from the games. The gatefold features liner notes by Jeremy Parish.

Preorders opened on April 12, 2018 and it released mid-May 2018.

The is the version on blue opaque vinyl. It was available exclusively via VinylDigital and is limited to 300 copies.

Tekken EP

An EP with remix/arrangements of music from Tekken was released by Comic Sans Records in September 2017.

It’s a 12″ EP housed in a generic jacket.

After Burner II

Data Discs have released the soundtrack to After Burner II. The release also includes arranged versions of the music from S.S.T. Band.

The release is a 2LP cut at 45RPM. It is housed in a thick single-pocket jacket and comes with a fold-out poster.

Preorders opened on February 24, 2018 and it began shipping out in early March 2018.

This is the variant on purple opaque colored vinyl.

After Burner II

Data Discs have released the soundtrack to After Burner II. The release also includes arranged versions of the music from S.S.T. Band.

The release is a 2LP cut at 45RPM. It is housed in a thick single-pocket jacket and comes with a fold-out poster.

Preorders opened on February 24, 2018 and it began shipping out in early March 2018.

This is the variant on classic black vinyl.

Namco Museum: Arcade Greatest Hits

Spacelab9 have released a compilation called “Namco Museum:  Arcade Greatest Hits” on vinyl.

On February 9, 2018 Spacelab9 shared a photo of the cover art, which included pictures of Dig Dug, Gaplus, Mappy, Pac-Man, Rolling Thunder, and Xevious.

The release is a single LP housed in a die-cut jacket. It comes with a printed inner sleeve that can be switched around to change the look of the front. It also comes with a booklet containing details on the games represented on the release.

Orders opened from Spacelab9 on March 2, 2018 and shipped out shortly after.

This is the “Galaga” variant on mint green opaque & green translucent split with black splatter. It was limited to 200 copies and sold exclusively through Spacelab9’s own store.

Namco Museum: Arcade Greatest Hits

Spacelab9 have released a compilation called “Namco Museum:  Arcade Greatest Hits” on vinyl.

On February 9, 2018 Spacelab9 shared a photo of the cover art, which included pictures of Dig Dug, Gaplus, Mappy, Pac-Man, Rolling Thunder, and Xevious.

The release is a single LP housed in a die-cut jacket. It comes with a printed inner sleeve that can be switched around to change the look of the front. It also comes with a booklet containing details on the games represented on the release.

Orders opened from Spacelab9 on March 2, 2018 and shipped out shortly after.

This is the “Pac-Man” variant on yellow vinyl with a clear vinyl “mouth” resembling Pac-Man. It was limited to 200 copies and sold exclusively through Spacelab9’s own store.

After Burner II

Data Discs have released the soundtrack to After Burner II. The release also includes arranged versions of the music from S.S.T. Band.

The release is a 2LP cut at 45RPM. It is housed in a thick single-pocket jacket and comes with a fold-out poster.

Preorders opened on February 24, 2018 and it began shipping out in early March 2018.

This is the limited edition on purple and blue merge colored vinyl.

The Idolm@ster Millenium Memorial Analog Edition

To commemorate the game selling more than 2 million copies Nippon Columbia released 200 copies of a vinyl album with music from The Idolm@ster.

It is unclear whether this was sold or given away at events.

Gradius III

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. have released the SNES and arcade soundtracks for Gradius III on vinyl.

The release is a 2LP and comes in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Ian Wilding. It also includes an insert with liner notes by Jeremy Parish.

Preorders opened on November 23, 2018 and it released in early December, 2018.

This is the variant on green opaque-in-clear vinyl, which was available exclusively from Black Screen Records.

Street Fighter II: The Definitive Soundtrack

Brave Wave have released new remasters of the CPS-1 and CPS-2 versions of Yoko Shimomura’s Street Fighter II soundtrack as a 4LP box set where the CPS-1 LPs will be on orange vinyl while the CPS-2 LPs will be on blue vinyl. The release is the first in Brave Wave’s Generation Series.

This is the 2017 repress on opaque colored vinyl.