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Video game music record label Materia Collective has unveiled its latest vinyl box set, ‘Music from Castlevania – Black and Red‘ and it looks beautiful. There’s only one problem: it’s expensive!
The hefty price tag £433 / $549.99 will be like garlic to a vampire to many, and we can’t blame them. However, the collection is extensive enough if you… Real When you look at it, it starts to feel like good value.
‘Music from Castlevania – Black & Red’ covers Konami’s iconic monster hunting series from 1986 to 2010, featuring 46 LPs of remastered recordings, complete OSTs and newly arranged songs. These vinyl records are sorted into two outer boxes (appropriately ‘Black’ and ‘Red’), each decorated with beautiful artwork by Johnny Dombrowski – the jackets also contain 46 original works of art.
The collection also includes liner notes by author and Video works host Jeremy Parish, so you can stay up to date on how the soundtrack evolves with each series entry. It’s one educational purchaseto see?
With 974 songs providing over 30 hours of listening pleasure, a full tracklist here would be a bit of an exaggeration. However, below you can see the games in each LP:
BLACK (LPs 1-23)
- LP1
Castlevania (FDS)*
Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin (FDS)*
Akumajou Dracula (MSX)*
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES)*
- LP2
Akumajou Densetsu (FC)*
- LP3
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Cruse (NES)*
- LP4
Castlevania: The Adventure (NL)*
Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (NL)*
- LP5
Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun (FC)*
Child Dracula (GB)*
- LP6
Castlevania Legends (NL)*
Haunted castle (AC)
- LP7
Super Castlevania IV (SNES)*
- LP8
Super Castlevania IV (SNES)*
Dracula
- LP9
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (PCECD)*
- LP10
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
- LP11
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)*
- LP12/LP13
Castlevania (N64)*
- LP14
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (N64)*
- LP16
Castlevania (X68000, Roland CM-64 sound module version)
- LP17
Castlevania (X68000, Roland SM-55 sound module version)
- LP18/LP19
Castlevania Chronicles (PS)
- LP20/LP21
Castlevania Verdict (Wii)
- LP22
Castlevania: The Arcade (AC)
- LP23
Castlevania: The Arcade (AC)
Castlevania: The Rebirth of Adventure (WiiWare)
RED (LPs 24-46)
- LP24 / LP25 / LP26
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, SS)
- LP27
Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)*
- LP28 / LP29 / LP30
Castlevania: Lamentation of Innocence (PS2)
- LP31
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)
- LP32 /LP33
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)
- LP34 /LP35
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)
- LP36 / LP37 / LP38 / LP39
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2)
- LP40/LP41
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)
- LP42 / LP43 / LP44
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
- LP45/LP46
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Xbox 360/PS3)
*Contains new recordings exclusive to this release
Images: Materia Collective
As you would expect, this is a limited edition release with only 500 numbered copies available. The collection can now be pre-ordered at Materia store with an estimated ship date of Q1 2025.
It’s a pricey one, yes, but it seems fitting that it arrives in what has been quite a year for the franchise. The great one Castlevania Dominus Collection brought three DS classics to Switch earlier this year, and Vampire survivors has just ‘landed’ its excellentOde to Castlevania‘DLC. It’s a good year to be a Belmont fan.
Will you spend the money on this Castlevania LC collection? Let us know in the comments.
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