{"product_id":"gradius-ii","title":"Gradius Ii |","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription: Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present, for the first time on vinyl, the soundtrack to Konami’s classic shoot-em-up \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e II. Further developing the sound of \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e, Part II continues with the hard driving sound that the Konami Kukeiha Club became world famous for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe A-Side of this record contains the original soundtrack to the Famicom\/\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNES\u003c\/span\u003e version of \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e II. Where the original game’s soundtrack was a high watermark in the early days of video game music, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e II pushes the Nintendo Entertainment System’s humble audio chip to its limits, creating memorable, improvosition based tracks that listeners will be humming long after the record stops spinning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-Side contains the lesser known soundtrack to the spin-off \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e 2 for the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eMSX\u003c\/span\u003e computer. Only released in Japan (and in Europe as \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNEMESIS\u003c\/span\u003e 2), this version of the soundtrack is a completely different beast than the Famicom counterpart. Containing deep, humming synth lines that are more in line with the Konami Kukeiha Club’s arcade output. Faster and more driving than the Famicom version, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eGRADIUS\u003c\/span\u003e 2 remians an absolute treat for \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eVGM\u003c\/span\u003e and retro synth fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded with the album is a double sided insert, with one side featuring a close up of Ian Wilding’s cover artwork and the other side featuring liner notes from Retronauts’ Jeremy Parish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003ePressed on clear vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eNewly remastered audio, never heard outside of Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eInterlocking Cover artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eLiner notes by Retronatus’ Jeremy Pari\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e STS-031 -Artist-Konami Kukeiha Club\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: SOUNDTRACK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP COLOR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/23\/18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254006587634,"sku":"L5JIVU-A5LR-GT","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/konami-kukeiha-club-gradius-ii_kXk27.jpg?v=1779632433","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/gradius-ii","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}