Rozen have opened up vinyl preorders for his The Legend Of Zelda series arrangement album Ballads Of Hyrule II.
The release will be a single LP on blue translucent colored vinyl. It will be housed in a matte gatefold jacket.
It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release around July, 2022. It can be preordered via Bandcamp now.
Channel 3 Records have opened up vinyl preorders for the Zelda mariachi arrangement album “Hecho En Hyrule” by Mariachi Entertainment System.
The release will be a single 180g 45RPM LP on red, white and green “Mexican Flag” tricolor vinyl. It will be housed in an embossed single-pocket jacket with artwork by Luis Pinto. It will be limited to 500 copies.
It is priced at $30 with 25% of all proceeds being donated to the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. It is scheduled to release in late March, 2022 and it can be preordered via Channel 3 Records here.
Respawned Records and new label Mango Mage Records are doing a collaborative vinyl release of the The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time piano arrangement album “The Songs Of Time”.
The release will be a single LP available in four different color variants: a “King of Thieves” green and red swirl variant, a “Spiritual Stones” gold with red, blue and green splatter variant, a “Timeless Hero” green and white swirl variant, and a “Dark Reflection” red and black swirl variant.
It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Michael Lee.
It is priced at $35 and can be preordered from Respawned Records here and Mango Mage Records here.
Musician Michael Zucker is releasing his Super Mario Bros. 3 cover album via a one day-only preorder for Bandcamp Friday. The album also features a cover of the original The Legend Of Zelda soundtrack.
The release will be a 175g 45RPM LP on yellow colored vinyl. It will be housed in a regular jacket.
It is priced at $30 and is scheduled to release in October, 2021. It can be preorder via Zucker’s Bandcamp here.
Respawned Records have opened up vinyl preorders for a lo-fi hiphop arrangement album of music from The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask titled Terrible Fate.
The release is a single LP available in two variants – “Third Day” black with silver splatter colored vinyl, and “Majora’s Blaze” clear with black, magenta, and pink swirl colored vinyl.
It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Michael Lee. It will also include an insert with additional art.
It is priced at $35 and is scheduled to release in August, 2021. It can be preordered from Respawned Records here.
EU customers can also preorder from Black Screen Records here.
GameChops have just launched a Bandcamp vinyl campaign for a vinyl release of the lo-fi hip hop arrangement album Zelda & Chill II, which features arrangements of tracks from several games in the The Legend Of Zelda series.
The release will be a single LP on aquamarina translucent colored vinyl. It will be housed in a regular LP jacket with artwork by Mikel.
The campaign launched today and runs for another 30 days. It has already been successfully funded and is scheduled to release in March, 2021.
It can be backed on GameChops’ Bandcamp here.
The crowdfunding service Digger’s Factory have partnered up with UK soundtrack label Silva Screen for a vinyl release of the 2011 recording “The Essential Games Music Collection Vol. 1”.
It is an orchestral recording of music from various games performed by film music orchesta London Music Works. It features music from the games Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears Of War 3, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin’s Creed II, World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King, Halo 3, Final Fantasy VII, Battlefield 1942, The Curse Of Monkey Island, Turrican II: The Final Fight, The Legend Of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros.
The release will be a single 140g black vinyl LP. It will be housed in a regular LP jacket.
The campaign will need 100 preorders in order for the company to launch a pressing of 1000 copies. It is priced at €20 and if the campaign is successful it is scheduled to release in November, 2020. It can be backed via Digger’s Factory here.
Respawned Records are releasing a lo-fi hip hop arrangement album of music from The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess on vinyl.
It will be a single LP on blue translucent with red and purple splatter colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new art by Michael Lee. It is limited to 500 copies.
It is priced at $30/€33 and is scheduled to release Q3, 2020. It can be preordered from Respawned Records here or for EU folks from Black Screen Records here.
X5 Music Group is releasing the classical arrangement album The Greatest Video Game Music on vinyl for the first time. It was originally released in 2011 on CD and digital and is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
It includes music from the games Advent Rising, Angry Birds, Battlefield 2, BioShock, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, The Legend Of Zelda, Mass Effect 2, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Tetris, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, and World Of Warcraft.
The release will be a 2LP, but there is not a lot of information available about the packaging. It seems it will use the same artwork that was on the CD version, though.
It is priced around £20 and is scheduled to release in August, 2019. Price and exact release date varies between different retailers, though. It can be preordered via Amazon UK here.
The lofi hip hop arrangement album “Zelda & Chill” by Mikel & GameChops is getting a vinyl release from Materia Collective.
The release will be a single LP on black vinyl. It will come in a regular LP jacket featuring the artwork that was also used for the original digital release by Mikel, Chris Davidson and Cindy LaBreacht. The release will be limited to 500 copies.
It is priced at $25 and is scheduled to ship around February, 2019. It can be preordered now from Materia Collective’s Bandcamp.
