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Brave Wave’s arrangement album GIANTS getting a vinyl release via Black Screen Records

Long in the making, Brave Wave’s arrangement album GIANTS is finally available to preorder. Black Screen Records are handling the vinyl release.
The album will feature new takes on music from Celeste, Gimmick!, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Ninja Gaiden II, Ninja Gaiden III, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Pulstar and Shovel Knight – alongside several new original tracks from a wide range of acclaimed game music composers.

The release will be a 3LP set on 180g “curacao” light blue colored vinyl. It will be housed in a box set with new art by Matt Cummings and Caspian Whistler. It will also include a 20-page booklet.
A deluxe version of the box set is also available, which will also include a tape with demo track and early recordings, a print signed by the participating composers, and the boxes will be individually numbered.

It is priced at €69 for the standard set and €99 for the deluxe version. It can be preordered via Black Screen Records here and via Brave Wave’s Bandcamp here (also fulfilled via Black Screen Records, though). It is scheduled to release in April, 2024.

US distro is available via the Materia Store here, UK distro is available via Chipfreq here, and Canadian distro via Very Ok Vinyl here.

GIANTS - Front
GIANTS - Promo

Ship To Shore ready with preorders for the Gimmick vinyl soundtrack

Ship To Shore PhonoCo. recently announced that they would be releasing the soundtrack to legendary NES platformer Gimmick on vinyl as their first vinyl release in partnership with developer Sunsoft.

The release will be a single LP available in three color variants – a green swirl variant (Ship To Shore exclusive), a clear with orange and green splatter variant (Black Screen Records exclusive), and a clear variant.
It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new artwork by Mushbuh and will include an insert with liner notes by Anthony John Agnello and an interview with composer Masashi Kageyama.

It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release in Q1 2023. It can be preordered from Ship To Shore PhonoCo. here.

EU folks can preorder the Black Screen Records exclusive variant here.

Gimmick - Front, Ship To Shore Variant
Gimmick - Front, Black Screen Variant