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Game soundtracks on vinyl | 45rpm All new cartridge
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Think I only have Mother 2 from them, but it sounds perfect to add onto the praise.
Predictable but slightly disappointing by Shadow of the Colossus. Definitely a wait for reviews situation, but at least it isn't limited or massively overpriced.
Artwork isn't brilliant, bit too colorful and busy which doesn't really fit the washed out minimalist style from the game.
Artwork isn't brilliant, bit too colorful and busy which doesn't really fit the washed out minimalist style from the game.
Will wait for impressions, but it's a shame nonetheless- the market has convinced them their prices are acceptable.
They're really not. They're abysmal.
They're really not. They're abysmal.
Iam8bits continued existence makes me wonder just how much of their sold product is actually listened to.
The only two I've bought (Hyper Light Drifter and FTL) have been pristine sound wise... But yet I also weep for every shrinkwrapped and framed LP out there resting on a shelf, never played and only looked at beneath the sheen of collector's grade plastic. It's incredible how many times you see the comment "I don't even have a table but I'm buying this" pop up.
To each their own and all that though.
I bought my first two before I got my turntable but now that I actually have it I'm going nuts lol.
Just bought Panzer Dragoon Saga. Streets of Rage 3's soundtrack sounds pretty fucking amazing but I'm not balling enough to drop the cash on 2 records on the same day.
Just bought Panzer Dragoon Saga. Streets of Rage 3's soundtrack sounds pretty fucking amazing but I'm not balling enough to drop the cash on 2 records on the same day.
I mean, half the appeal of vinyl is the giant art work cover.
While they occasionally put out some cool stuff they almost always inflate their prices and have a questionable track record when it comes to the quality of what they put out.
Ship To Shore is doing a leftovers sale tomorrow at around 2PM EST: https://twitter.com/STSPhonoCo/status/956599593248141312
They'll have copies of sold out Snatcher variants, Axiom Verge, Bayou Billy and MOTHER.
They'll have copies of sold out Snatcher variants, Axiom Verge, Bayou Billy and MOTHER.
really it just depends on who you ask here. personally I don't have an issue with them, I've bought a number of their releases. The complaints about pricing are founded I believe, however. They're usually more expensive than other places that sell the same type of stuff.
The prices are only a minor worry of mine (although the fact that they've begun pricing some items on their UK store slightly higher than on the US store bothers me). What gets me is the delays, which shows a clear inability to properly plan the majority their releases.
I get that the nature of vinyl and the current pressure on pressing plants lead to more delays in general. But on the scale we've experienced with iam8bit a lot of the fault have to be with their own planning.
I get that the nature of vinyl and the current pressure on pressing plants lead to more delays in general. But on the scale we've experienced with iam8bit a lot of the fault have to be with their own planning.
Enormously uneven quality thanks to poor quality control and poor communication, mostly. They tend to make decent-quality sets in terms of presentation, and I think that's part of why they get away with it - a lot of VGM vinyl buyers are in it for the collection aspect only, and that's fine. The Last Guardian vinyl set shipped with some truly shameful problems with surface noise and stuff though, and it was a widespread problem. That's the sort of thing Data Discs recalled a whole release line of records for, but iam8bit just kept on trucking as if nothing had happened. That's why, mostly.
It depends what you're after, basically.
Speaking of I just bought a pair of IKEA shelves to celebrate the starting of my collection lol. Excited to get Sonic Mania and Panzer Dragoon Saga to fill em up. My gf is nuts about RnB but I'm actually a big fan of this album too:
Congrats dude :D
Hopefully they repress this!
Great soundtrack, great pickup! White variant is slick as well too :D
Yea, the clear with green went up, there was like ~5 of them when I checked.
The tricolor didn't go up.
Dang, what a bummer man.
Ooh, awesome. More classic stuff.
Wonder if Yetee will be doing variants of this release as well, like they did for Kid Dracula and Rocket Knight.
I would assume. I think they've done variants of every StS classic VGM release starting with Lagrange Point. I bought Snatcher from them (Red and Black splatter), and remember some of their other variants as well.
Invada is having a sale right now including some videogame LP's like Trials of the Blood Dragon and Far Cry 4.
https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/2018-sale
https://www.invada.co.uk/collections/2018-sale
I just listened to The Last Guardian record from iam8bit and I heard the pops and static that were mentioned earlier. How did they let this happen?!
Anyone have the Bound soundtrack from them as well? Is it ok?
Anyone have the Bound soundtrack from them as well? Is it ok?
Records you care about or old ones you just want to try to fix?
The best is to use an ultrasonic cleaner but... that's super pricey. Something like a Spin Clean is probably more accessible or something in between. I haven't gone all-out on a cleaning setup yet. I just use one of those anti-static brushes and this sticky roller thing sometimes. I also have one of those stick things for cleaning my stylus every month or so.
I have a anti-static brush for them, and yeah, there's the expensive cleaner things that the person above me said.
With the brush I've gotten most fingerprints/dust off of the ones I was having issues with, so that should be good unless you have like a worse "dirt" problem with something I guess.
I have something like this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GE1ZOPY/?tag=era0f0-20
TLG is by far one of their worst pressings. Bound, however, is very good imo. They were pressed at different plants.
The LP120 is unique in that it has a pre-amp built in. Purchasing an amp is unecessary. Just plug it into an auxiliary input.
I totally forgot this had a preamp included and I think I somehow never got to turn it on. When I get home I'll try it.
(BTW, I think all LP120 have a built in pre-amp)
This is correct. Not sure what I said that was contrary.
Anyways Wiibomb, if you still intend on trying an external amp then you just need to toggle the bypass switch in the back.
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Please don't link these at Reset, they are effectively piracy.
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Managed to snag the Megaman one. I would've loved to get the NES one too but unfortunately I can't afford it right now. I'm happy to have secured a copy of Megaman 3 though!
Shadow of the Colossus 3-track 12" press promo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bep88LsFxfR/
...I hate these promos. I need to start work in gaming somehow.. or bribe someone who does :P
...I hate these promos. I need to start work in gaming somehow.. or bribe someone who does :P
Looks nicer than the official release!
After praising it the other night, I listened to side B of the NieR Gestalt/Replicant soundtrack and there are really loud pops for the final track, and the needle didn't stop in the center as it should and instead "jumped" to the center where the label is. Think I have to ask for a replacement- has anyone dealt with Square Enix's store customer service before? Wondering if they'll just send out that disc (I haven't looked at the others but side B definitely has a noticeable mark that didn't come out with a vinyl brush).