Gradius

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. announced on Twitter that they will be releasing the soundtrack to Gradius on vinyl.

The release is a single LP housed in a regular LP jacket with new artwork by Ian Wilding. The artwork will interlock with the Gradius II and III releases. The release features liner notes by Jeremy Parish.

Preorders opened on July 20, 2018 and it released in mid-September 2018.

This is the retail variant on clear vinyl.

Gradius II

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. have released the soundtrack to Gradius II on vinyl.

Side A features the Famicom soundtrack while Side B features the MSX soundtrack.

The release is a single LP. It comes in a regular LP jacket with new artwork by Ian Wilding. It also comes with 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 red translucent-in-clear colored vinyl. It was available exclusively from Black Screen Records.

Life Force

On February 7, 2018 Ship To Shore PhonoCo. announced that they will be releasing the soundtrack to Salamander (also known as Life Force) on vinyl.

It features the Famicom/NES soundtrack on one side and the MSX soundtrack on the other.

The release is a single LP. It comes in a regular LP jacket with new artwork by T-Bone & Aljax. It includes a 12″x24″ poster with liner notes by Anthony John Agnello on one side and artwork on the other.

Preorders opened on March 24, 2020.

This is the “Salamander” green translucent with black swirl colored edition. It is limited to 125 copies available exclusively from Debug Records. It began shipping in early/mid-April, 2020.

Gradius

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. announced on Twitter that they will be releasing the soundtrack to Gradius on vinyl.

The release is a single LP housed in a regular LP jacket with new artwork by Ian Wilding. The artwork will interlock with the Gradius II and III releases. The release features liner notes by Jeremy Parish.

Preorders opened on July 20, 2018 and it released in mid-September 2018.

This is the Vinyl Digital exclusive variant on “Quasar” purple vinyl with black splatter. It is limited to 250 copies.

Diggin’ In The Carts, A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music

Hyperdub have released the compilation album “Diggin’ In The Carts, A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music” on vinyl.

The release is a 180g 2LP with one yellow and one orange record. It ishoused in a gatefold jacket with original artwork by Koji Morimito. It includes 3 art prints.

Preorders opened on June 1, 2018 and it released on July 20, 2018.

Miss Magic

A 7″ featuring two songs by Satori Matsumoto inspired by the game Chou Senshi Zaider: Battle Of Pegas. It was released by Polydor in 1986.

Telenet Game Music Collection Vol. 1

LP released in 1988 by King Records. It contains 52 tracks from the games Fantasm Soldier Valis, Shinra Banshou, Final Zone, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, and High Grade Special Version.

HAL Game Music

LP released in 1988 by Japan Records. It contains 10 tracks from the games Eggerland, Air Fortress, Fire Beam, Gall Force, and Jumbo Osaki No Hole In One Professional.

The Konamic Game Freaks (Konami Game Music Vol. 3)

LP released in 1987 by G.M.O. Records, Alfa, and Konami. Also known as “Konami Game Music Vol. 3”. It contains 8 tracks from the games Rock’n Rage, Crackout, Hi No Tori: Gaou No Bouken, Moero TwinBee: Cinnamon-hakase Wo Sukue!, Salamander, Castlevania, WEC Le Mans 24, and Jackal.

Konami Game Music Vol. 4 ~A-Jax~

LP released in 1988 by G.M.O. Records. It contains 7 tracks from the games A-JAX, Life Force, Battlantis, Gradius 2, Dark Adventure, Contra, and F1 Spirit.