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The Sound Of Kirby Café -Jazz Style Selection- vinyl now up for preorder from HAL Laboratory

HAL Laboratory are releasing the jazzy Kirby arrangement album “The Sound Of Kirby Café -Jazz Style Selection-” on vinyl. It is a selection of tracks from the CD “The Sound Of Kirby Café -Jazz Style-” which is releasing around the same time.

The release will be a single LP on black vinyl. It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new artwork. It will include a small insert.
Preorders placed via ValueMall will be numbered and will include an exclusive sticker. Preoders from Amazon and Ebten will include a different exclusive sticker.

It is priced at ¥6050 and preorders are scheduled to begin shipping in late April, 2026. It can be preordered via ValueMall here, via Amazon Japan here, and via Ebten here.
Please note that if you are in Japan you may also be able to purchase copies of this in the physical Kirby Cafés already.

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The “Diggin’ In The Carts” compilation is now up for preorder via Hyperdub

Back when the “Diggin’ In The Carts: A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music” album was first made available for CD and digital it had a small note at the store page saying a vinyl version would come later – and now it’s available to order!

Curated by Nick Dwyer and Kode9 as part of Red Bull Radio’s “Diggin’ In The Carts” online radio show on Japanese game music, the album features 34 tracks from 32 different Japanese games from 9 different gaming systems.

The following games are represented: ActRaiser, Alcahest, Alien Soldier, Chatty, Cosmic Wars, Dezaemon, DragonGun, Esper Dream 2, Genpei Toumaden, Gofer no Yabou Episode II, Golden Axe: The Duel, Gradius, Gradius 2, Hisou Kihei X Serd, Illusion City: Genei Toshi, Liquid Kids, Mahjong Touhhaiden, Megapanel, Metal Black, Metal Stoker, Motocross Maniacs, Mouryou Senki Madera, Quarth, Solomon’s Key, Super Royal Blood, Tarot Mystery, Thunder Force IV, Time Cruise II, Valkyrie no Densetsu, Vixen 357, Xak II, and Youjuu Kikouhei WerDragon.

The release will be a 180g 2LP with one orange and one green disc. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with original artwork by Koji Morimito. It will also includes 3 12″ cardboard art prints with a manga, cover art and notes about the creation of this album.

It is priced at £30 and is scheduled to release around July 20, 2018. It can be preordered via Hyperdub’s Bandcamp here now.

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