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Metal Slug X vinyl soundtrack preorders up from Wayô Records

Wayô Records have opened vinyl preorders for the soundtrack to the run and gun shooter Metal Slug X.

The release will be a single LP available in four color variants – a grey marbled color variant, and a yellow marbled color variant (Ship To Shore exclusive), an orange translucent color variant (Big Wax exclusive), and an orange marbled color variant (Just For Games exclusive). It will be housed in a regular LP jacket with game art.
The first 200 preorders will also come with a signed shikishi print with an original illustrator by series illustrator Tonko.

It is priced at €22,80 and is scheduled to release in mid-October, 2021. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

US folks can preorder the Ship To Shore-exclusive variant here. BigWax has their variant up here, and Just For Games have theirs up here.

Metal Slug X - Front
Metal Slug X - Front, Ship To Shore Exclusive

Wayô Records to release Ys: The Oath In Felghana and Ys III on vinyl

Wayô Records teased a new partnership with Nihon Falcom a few days ago and now they’ve launched preorders for the first title from this – the soundtrack to action JRPGs Ys: The Oath In Felghana and Ys III: Wanderers From Ys.

The release will be a 3LP with two records on purple marbled and the last on red marbled colored vinyl (limited to 500 copies). It will be housed in a box set with game art and includes printed inner sleeves, a 16-page booklet with illustrations, and a world map. First 500 copies will also include a shikishi art print.

It is priced at €67.50 (before tax) and is set to release in Fall 2021. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

Ys: The Oath In Felghana - Front
Ys: The Oath In Felghana - Promo

Wayô Records are releasing the Mr. Nutz soundtrack on vinyl

Wayô Records have just announced that they will be releasing the soundtrack to the side-scrolling platformer Mr. Nutz for the SNES on vinyl.

The release will be a 2LP on orange translucent colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new artwork by Philippe Dessoly. It will also include an 8-page booklet with liner notes from people who worked on the game and soundtrack.
The first 250 preorders will also include a shikishi art print signed by artist Philippe Dessoly.

It is priced at €42 and is scheduled to release in late June, 2021. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

Mr. Nutz - Front
Mr. Nutz - Promo

Wayô have opened preorders for ActRaiser double vinyl release

Wayô Records have just announced that they will be releasing the soundtrack to the SNES god sim / action platforming game ActRaiser on vinyl. It will feature the game’s original soundtrack on disc one and a 2018 symphonic suite on disc two.

The release will be a 2LP on “divine” blue translucent with black and white swirl colored vinyl. It will be housed in a jacket with printed inner sleeves featuring new illustrations by Ayano Koshiro. It will also include a booklet with liner notes by composer Yuzo Koshiro and the arrangement team.

The first 250 preorders will include a shikishi art print signed by Yuzo Koshiro.

It is priced at €39 and is scheduled to release in March, 2021. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

ActRaiser - Front
ActRaiser - Contents

Wayô Records to release Magician Lord on vinyl

Wayô Records have announced that they are releasing the soundtrack to action-platformer Magician Lord on vinyl for the game’s 30th anniversary.

The release will include the soundtrack as well as a brand new 10-minute piano arrangement.

The release will be a single LP on 180g “cristal mistyrose” clear vinyl. It will be housed in a regular LP jacket with game art. The first 150 preorders will also include a signed shikishi print with an illustration by Eisuke Ogura.

It is priced at €21.60 and is scheduled to release in November, 2020. It can be preordered from Wayô Records.

Magician Lord - Front & Vinyl

Chrono Cross piano collection LP Kickstarter from Wayô live now

Wayô Records have launched a Kickstarter campaign for the recording of a new Chrono Cross piano collection album titled “Across The Worlds”.

The album will be arranged by Masashi Hamauzu, Mariam Abounassr, and Akio Noguchi and performed by Benyamin Nuss.

The vinyl release of the album will be a 2LP on 180g dark blue colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket with new art by Kiyoshi Arai. It will come with a booklet with liner notes and comments by the team involved with the project.

The campaign runs from June 7, 2020 and ends on July 7, 2020 and is looking to raise €25,000. The cheapest vinyl tier is priced at €50. If the campaign is successful they are expecting to release the album in December, 2020.

The campaign can be backed on Kickstarter here.

Across The Worlds - Mockup

Wayô to release the Grandia soundtrack on vinyl alongside Iwadare tribute album

Wayô Records have just announced their next upcoming release, which is the soundtrack to the classic JRPG Grandia and accompanying arrangement album Vent together in one box set. Alongside this set they are also releasing a new Noriyuki Iwadare tribute arrangement album titled Twelve Doors.

The Grandia/Vent release will be a 180g 3LP box set. The box features new game art by Toshiaki Hontani and will include printed inner sleeves and a 20-page booklet featuring artwork and liner notes from the game’s development team.

It will be available in a standard edition on mint green vinyl as well as a limited edition on “Saturn” green marbled vinyl, which is limited to 500 copies and also includes a piano sheet music for the game’s main theme and a shikishi print with art by Toshiaki Hontani.

Twelve Doors will be a 180g 2LP set. It will include a 12-page booklet.

The Grandia standard set is priced at €60, the limited at €67.50 while Twelve Doors is €30. They are all scheduled to release in Summer, 2020.

The Grandia standard set can be preordered from Wayô Records here, the limited edition set here, and Twelve Doors here.

Grandia - Limited Edition
Grandia - Standard Edition
Twelve Doors - Front

Nobuo Uematsu piano arrangement album to be released on vinyl by Wayô Records

Wayô Records will be releasing a selection of tracks from Benyamin Nuss’ piano arrangement album “Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu” for its 10th anniversary. The album features piano renditions of music from Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey and the Final Fantasy series as well as two tribute pieces that Nuss and Uematsu wrote for each other.

The album will be a single LP housed in a regular LP jacket. It will be available in two variants – a standard black variant, and a collector’s edition variant on black and white split colored vinyl. The collector’s edition will be limited to 300 copies and also comes with a photograph signed by Benyamin Nuss.

The collector’s edition is priced at €24 and the standard at €20. Both are scheduled to release in May, 2020. The collector’s edition can be preordered from Wayô here and the standard edition here.

Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu - Feature
Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu - Contents

Preorders for the Metal Slug 3 2LP soundtrack are now live

A few days ago Wayô Records announced their vinyl release of the Metal Slug 3 soundtrack and now preorders have opened.

The release will be a 180g 2LP housed in printed inner sleeves within a gatefold jacket with game art. The first pressing will be on red translucent with white splatter colored vinyl.

Early preorders from Wayô Records will also come with a signed shikishi art print with an illustration by SNK artist Tonko.

It is priced at €39 and is scheduled to release in late March, 2020. It can preordered from Wayô Records here.

Metal Slug 3 - Contents

Wayô Records to release the soundtrack to the new Samurai Shodown on vinyl

A few days ago Wayô Records announced that they would be releasing the soundtrack to the 2019 Samurai Shodown game on vinyl, and now preorders have opened.

The release will be a 2LP on red marbled vinyl. It comes in a gatefold jacket with game art and printed inner sleeves. The first print run is limited to 500 copies. In addition, the first 150 preorders will also include a shikishi art print signed by Saji Yumi and Hiroshi Yamasoe.

The album is priced at €39 and is scheduled to release in September, 2019. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.

Samurai Shodown (2019) - Mockup