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Rare 40th Anniversary Collection

iam8bit have released a collection of music from various Rare games on vinyl in celebration of the studio’s 40th anniversary.

The release is a 4LP on orange marble, blue marble, red marble and purple marble “Shades of Rareware” colored vinyl.
It is housed in an open-lid box set with printed jackets all with artwork by Lewy Jones. It also comes with a Rare logo zoetrope felt slipmat.

Orders opened on August 7, 2025 and it began shipping out shortly after.

RELEASE INFORMATION
Composer(s):	Akil The MC, Alastair Lindsay, David Clynick, David Wise, Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Jamie Hughes, Mark Waithe, Robin Beanland, Steven Burke
Label(s):	iam8bit
Game(s):	Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Banjo-Tooie, Battletoads (1991), Battletoads In Battlemaniacs, Blast Corps, Bubbler, Cobra Triangle, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Conker's Pocket Tales, Cyberun, Digger T. Rock: Legend Of The Lost City, Grabbed By The Ghoulies, Gunfright, Jet Force Gemini, Jetpac Refuelled, Kameo: Elements Of Power, Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct Gold, Kinect Sports, Kinect Sports: Season Two, Martianoids, Nightshade, Pentagram, Perfect Dark, Perfect Dark Zero, Sabre Wulf, Sabreman, Sea Of Thieves, Slalom, Snake Ratte 'N' Roll, Viva Piñata
Platform(s):	Arcade, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox One, NES (Famicom), Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy Color, PC, SNES (Super Famicom), ZX Spectrum
Catalog No.:	8BIT-8257
Release Year:	2025
Release Country:	US
Classification:	Original Soundtrack,
Vinyl Color:	Orange Marbled + Blue Marbled + Red Marbled + Purple Marbled
Format:	4xLP, Compilation,

LINKS
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Discogs Link

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This post was created on August 7, 2025 and was last updated on August 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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