Streets of Rage 2 vinyl coming to a record player near you

SOR2_Full_OfferWe have had four SEGA soundtracks published by Data Discs, a awesome independent vinyl publisher of video game soundtracks and their fifth release has been confirmed as Streets of Rage 2 vinyl. This double LP will include four bonus tracks of demos and alternative versions of unused compositions.

Like always the Streets of Rage 2 vinyl will come in three versions:

  • 2 x 180g transparent vinyl with black smoke effect and blood splatter (limited edition, available exclusively from the Data Discs website) – £24.99 (about $35 USD)
  • 2 x 180g transparent vinyl with black smoke effect – £24.99 (about $35 USD)
  • 2 x 180g classic black vinyl – £22.99 (about $35 USD)

Pre-orders for the Streets of Rage 2 vinyl go live on Saturday, February 27th at the Data-Disc website, vinyls will ship sometime in April.

DATA005: STREETS OF RAGE 2

Our new release needs little introduction. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential game soundtracks of all time, STREETS OF RAGE 2 remains a towering achievement of the 16bit era. Data Discs is extremely proud to be releasing this masterpiece of FM synthesis, composed by Yuzo Koshiro in 1992 and sounding more relevant today than ever.

The audio has been carefully remastered using multiple sources, including the original NEC PC-88 files supplied by Koshiro himself, and packaged in original artwork sourced from the SEGA archives in Japan.

– Double LP in gatefold sleeve
– Includes four bonus tracks of demos, alternate versions and unused compositions
– 2 x lithographic prints featuring archival artwork
– Traditional OBI strip
– Fully remastered in collaboration with and approved by composer Yuzo Koshiro

STREETS OF RAGE 2 is available in the following editions:

– 2 x 180g transparent vinyl with black smoke effect and blood splatter (limited edition, available exclusively from the Data Discs website) – £24.99
– 2 x 180g transparent vinyl with black smoke effect – £24.99
– 2 x 180g classic black vinyl – £22.99

Pre-orders will open on Saturday 27th February at 19:00 (UK time) atwww.data-discs.com. The expected shipping date for this release is April 2016.

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5 responses to “Streets of Rage 2 vinyl coming to a record player near you

  1. Ribbitking17 says:

    Darn its already sold out. Thank you for the heads up though. I didn’t know about these guys. I bought the Streets of Rage one and Shinobi 3 records.

  2. Ribbitking17 says:

    :-0

    What have I done. So much shipping cost wasted.

    I thought the pre order was sold out. Thank you George.

  3. Ribbitking17 says:

    It literally says on their page in giant bold letters

    “ON SALE FROM SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY (IT’S NOT SOLD OUT!)”

    I think I was just overwhelmed from just now discovering this.

  4. CrispX says:

    NOW THIS IS AMAZING!

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