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Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary vinyl collection now up for preorder from Squar Enix

Square Enix Music will be releasing a selection of music from the classic JRPG Final Fantasy X on vinyl for the game’s 25th anniversary with the subtitle “Eternal Calm”. They previously released a different selection of music on vinyl in 2021.

The release will be a 2LP on clear blue colored vinyl. It will be housed in a jacket with new artwork by Tetsuya Nomura created for the 25th anniversary. It will also include a download card for a digital copy of the music.

It is priced at ¥9350 and is scheduled to release around July 1, 2026. It can be preordered via Square Enix’s Japanese store here.

It has been confirmed that it will be available from Square Enix’s NA and EU stores, although there is no indication of when preorders will go up there. Black Screen Records will also have preorders up eventually.

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Chrono Trigger vinyl soundtrack now up for preorder from Square Enix

Square Enix have opened up preorders for the full vinyl soundtrack to classic JRPG Chrono Trigger.

The release will be a 4LP set on black vinyl. It will be housed in a box set featuring original game art by Akira Toriyama. It will also include a download code for the tracks.

It is priced at ¥17600 and is scheduled to release around March 25, 2026. It can be preordered from the Japanese Square Enix store here, the North American Square Enix store here, and the European Square Enix store here. It is also available from several Japanese third-party retailers.

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Final Fantasy IX 25th anniversary vinyl selection up for preorder from Square

Square Enix Music are releasing a selection of music from Final Fantasy IX on vinyl for the game’s 25th anniversary.

The release will be a single LP on black vinyl. It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new illustrations by Toshiyuki Itahana and will also feature liner notes by Nobuo Uematsu.

It is priced at ¥4950 and is scheduled to release around July 9, 2025. It can be preordered via the Japanese Square Enix store here (domestic shipping only).

It is quite likely to show up on the North American and European Square Enix stores later as well, although these are not live as of this post. Folks out of Japan can also preorder via CDJapan here.

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New Final Fantasy metal arrangement by Knight Of The Round up for vinyl preorder

Final Fantasy thrash metal band Knight Of The Round have opened up vinyl preorders for their new album Refractions. It features heavy takes on music from Final Fantasy II, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XIV, XV and Crisis Core.

The release will be a single LP on “coke bottle” green translucent colored vinyl. It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new artwork. It will be limited to 250 copies.

It is priced at $25 and is scheduled to release around April 25, 2025. It can be preordered via Knight Of The Round’s Bandcamp here.

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth theme song single up for vinyl preorder via Square Enix

Square Enix Music are releasing the theme song from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, “No Promises To Keep”, on vinyl. The set will include the song used in the game as well as a band version performed with Nobuo Uematsu’s conTIKI band, alongside instrumental versions of both.

The release will be a 12″ single on black vinyl. It will be housed in a jacket with game art.

It is priced at ¥3850 and is scheduled to release on July 10, 2024. It can be preordered via Square Enix’s Japanese store here (domestic orders only) and CDJapan here.

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Third volume of A New World Final Fantasy arrangements now available to preorder on vinyl

AWR Records are ready with a new entry in their series of A New World arrangement albums covering music from the Final Fantasy series. This release features takes on music from Final Fantasy I, IV, V, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV.

The release will be a 2LP on clear vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with session photography and credits.

It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release on March 1, 2024. It can be preordered from the official Distant Worlds shop here.

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The sixth Distant Worlds Final Fantasy arrangement album is now available on vinyl

AWR Records are once again releasing an orchestral Final Fantasy series arrangement album in the Distant Worlds series and this time it’s the recent sixth entry getting a vinyl release.

The release will be a 2LP on clear vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket.

It is priced at $35 and is in-hand and expected to start shipping from November 17, 2023. It can be ordered via the Distant Worlds Shop here. Please note that they only ship to the US, but past releases have all eventually gotten EU distro.

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth vinyl release now up for preorder via Square Enix

Square Enix are releasing a selection of tracks to their highly anticipated upcoming game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on vinyl.

The release will be a single picture disc LP. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with game art.

It is priced at ¥4950 and is scheduled to release on January 31, 2024. It can be preordered via the Japanese Square Enix Store here.

For people outside of Japan it is currently available to preorder from CDJapan here, but it will most likely be available on the other regional Square Enix stores for NA and EU at a later time.

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A New World: Intimate Music From Final Fantasy arrangement now available to order on vinyl

AWR Records have opened up orders for the 2014 and 2019 Final Fantasy series arrangement albums A New World: Intimate Music From Final Fantasy on vinyl. These arrangements albums were arranged and worked on by many of the same people involved with the Distant Worlds albums.

Both releases will be 2LPs on clear vinyl. They will be housed in jackets matching the original CD and digital artwork for both albums.

They’re priced at $35 each and appear to be in stock and ready to ship out. They can be ordered via the official Distant Worlds store with the first album available here and the second available here.

Please note that these will currently only ship to North America. Previous albums have later had more widely available distribution, but there are currently no news on that for these.

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Mana Wave to release Final Fantasy IV arrangement album on vinyl

Mana Wave have opened orders for the vinyl release of Malcolm Robinson’s Final Fantasy IV arrangement “Tales From The Spoony Bard / Hymn Of The Crystals”. It was previously released digitally under the title “Final Fantasy IV Orchestral Selections”.

The release will be a single 180g LP available in two color variants – a “Tales From The Spoony Bard” green, white and orange tricolor variant, and a “Hymn Of The Crystals” blue and black swirl variant.
It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with new artwork by Cathy Kwan. The release is limited to 500 copies of each variant.

It is priced at $30 and is in hand and ready to ship. It can be ordered from Mana Wave here.

EU folks can also order from Black Screen Records here, and Canada folks can order from Very Ok Vinyl here.

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