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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.

Distant Worlds VI: More Music From Final Fantasy - Front & Vinyl

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.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Front
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Vinyl, Aerith Side
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Vinyl, Tifa Side

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.

A New World: Intimate Music From Final Fantasy - Front
A New World: Intimate Music From Final Fantasy II - Front

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.

Tales From The Spoony Bard - Front
Hymn Of The Crystals - Front

Final Fantasy VII arrangement “One Beat Angel” now up for vinyl preorder via Firaga Records

Firaga Records are releasing the Final Fantasy VII arrangement album “One Beat Angel” on vinyl.

The release will be a single 180g LP on clear vinyl. It will be housed in a jacket with artwork by Leon Tukker. The jacket will be housed inside a printed PVC sleeve.

It is priced at $28 and is scheduled to release in September, 2023. It can be preordered via Firaga Records’ Bandcamp here and Materia Store here.

One Beat Angel - Front
One Beat Angel - Back

Earthbound Papas’ Dancing Dad arrangement album up for vinyl preorder

Le Fée Sauvage is releasing Earthbound Papas’ 2013 album Dancing Dad on vinyl. The band features famous composer Nobuo Uematsu and this album includes arrangements of several of his compositions alongside original tracks.

The release is a 2LP on black with white splatter colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with the artwork from the original CD release. It includes a booklet with photography as well as a copy of the album on CD.

It is priced at €39 and appears to be in hand and ready to ship. It can be preordered from Le Fée Sauvage/Wild Faery here as well as from Dragon Memories here.

Earthbound Papas' Dancing Dad - Front
Earthbound Papas' Dancing Dad - Gatefold

Final Fantasy metal arrangement Fate’s Delusion can now be preordered on vinyl

Metal band Knight Of The Round are releasing their Final Fantasy series arrangement album Fate’s Delusion on vinyl. The album features tracks from Final Fantasy V to IX.

The release will be a single LP on purple with pink, blue and white splatter colored vinyl. It will be housed in jacket with artwork by Jelena Taylor. It will be limited to 250 copies.

It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release in early December, 2022. It can be preordered from Knight Of The Round’s Bandcamp here.

Fate's Delusion - Front

Final Fantasy VII arrangement album “Lifestream” up for vinyl preorder

Troggo Studio are releasing the Final Fantasy VII arrangement album “Lifestream” on vinyl and preorders are now live.

The release will be a single LP on “Holy Materia” green translucent with green splatter colored vinyl. It will be housed in a single-pocket jacket with artwork by Miguel Co.

It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release in October, 2022. It can be preordered from Troggo here.

Lifestream - Front + Vinyl

Chrono Trigger orchestral arrangement Symphony Of Zeal now available from Mana Wave

Mana Wave have just opened orders for the orchestral Chrono Trigger arrangement album “Symphony Of Zeal” on vinyl. The album is a compilation of sorts of Malcolm Robinson’s Chrono Trigger: Orchestral Selections Vols. I and II.

The release will be a 2LP available in four color variants:
– “The Fallen Kingdom” brown and blue marble (500 copies)
– “Demon King” violet and white marble (300 copies)
– Gold nugget (100 copies)
– 180g black (100 copies)
It will be housed in a tip-on gatefold jacket with new artwork by Cathy Kwan.

It is priced at $45 and is in hand and ready to ship. It can be ordered from Mana Wave here.

EU folks can also preorder the “Fallen Kingdom” variant from Black Screen Records here. Canada folks can also preorder this variant from Very Ok Vinyl here.

Symphony Of Zeal - Front + Vinyl
Symphony Of Zeal - Gatefold
Symphony Of Zeal - Back

Final Fantasy X arrangement “Fleeting Symphony” gets a vinyl release from Wayô

Wayô Records are releasing the 2016 symphonic Final Fantasy X arrangement album Fleeting Symphony on vinyl and preorders are live now.

The release will be a 2LP on “fleeting” blue colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with artwork by Alayna Danner.

It is priced at €43,50 and it is scheduled to release in October, 2022. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

Fleeting Symphony - Contents

Header image is Alayna Danner‘s “Skykall”, which was adapted as artwork for this release.