Reveal 0439: Dan Salvato - Doki Doki Literature Club

Today we are looking at, Doki Doki Literature Club! by Dan Salvato. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8089 in 2019.

The cover has a classroom with a laptop on desk, with a cutout for the screen revealing the album name from the slipcase below. The back contains the tracklist, within a classroom. Removing the slipcase reveals an error message, on the screen.

A printed slipcase shows the characters on the front, and the glitches on the back.

Reversing the slipcase within the cover reveals a glitch onscreen. 

The album is pressed on red smoke for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0413: Motoaki Furukawa - Sunset Riders

Today we are looking at, the Sunset Riders soundtrack by Motoaki Furukawa. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8046 in 2017.

The cover has the soundtrack title, riders riding into the sunset, and three die-cut bullet holes that are cutout through the back. The back contains the tracklist and credits, around a target.

The EP is pressed on clear, limited to 1,000 copies, for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0406: DJ Soon: Ultimate Concert Vinyl

Today we are looking at, DJ Sona: Ultimate Concert Vinyl. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8112 in 2019.

The cover has a future DJ design. The back contains the tracklist.

The album is pressed on kinetic aqua for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0357: Ben Prunty - FTL: Faster Than Light [Advanced Edition] Original Soundtrack

Today we are looking at, FTL: Faster Than Light [Advanced Edition] Original Soundtrack by Ben Prunty. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8018 in 2016. 

The cover has a glossy starfield design. The back contains the album title, artist name, and tracklist.

The album is pressed on black and red merge with yellow splatter for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0340: Ben Prunty - FTL: Faster Than Light Original Soundtrack

Today we are looking at, FTL: Faster Than Light Original Soundtrack by Ben Prunty. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8008 in 2016. 

The cover has a reflective design of a space traveler. The back contains the soundtrack name, performing artist, and tracklist. A protective outer sleeve is included with a hype sticker on the front.

The album is pressed on two 180g black and red merge with green splatter records, for sides A, B, C, and D.

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Reveal 0249: Kevin Penkin - Florence

Today we are looking at, the Florence soundtrack by Kevin Penkin. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8097 in 2019. 

The cover has a drawing of the titular character. The back contains the tracklist, and credits.

A printed inner sleeve is included, with a repeating pattern on both sides. The album is pressed on cello yellow, limited to 1,000 pressings, for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0243: Various - BIT.TRIP's Greatest Chips

Today we are looking at, BIT.TRIP’s Greatest Chips by Various Artists. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8003 in 2015. 

The cover has has an illustration of the game design. The back contains the tracklist and the performing artists. This release includes a protective outer sleeve with a hype sticker.

A sticker is also included of the titular runner.

The album is pressed on a picture disc for sides A, and B.

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Reveal 0105: The Slovak National Symphony Orchestra - Hero of Time

Today we are looking at, Hero of Time by The Slovak National Symphony Orchestra. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8054 in 2017. 

The cover has a cutout in the shape of an Ocarina, showing the slipcase underneath and is surrounded by a gold foil embossed border. The back has the same border, as well as a gold embossed triforce in the center. Opening the gatefold reveals Hyrule in both light and dark worlds surrounded by a gold embossed border. The credits are also included inside the gatefold.

This release includes two printed inner sleeves, with a light world illustration for the first record, along with the tracklisting and more gold foil borders. The second slipcase shows a dark world drawing, along with the tracklisting and gold borders. Both sleeves are black on the back.

The album is pressed on 2 records, the first on green with white splatter for sides A, and B. The second is pressed on purpule with white merge for sides C, and D.

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Reveal 0014: Monument Valley Soundtrack

Today we are looking at the Monument Valley Soundtrack by Stafford Bawler, OBFUSC, and Grigori. Released by iam8bit as catalog number 8BIT-8009 in 2016. 

The cover has an image of a Monument Valley level. The back contains the tracklisting and credits. The inside of the gatefold contains an M.C. Escher style Monument Valley illustration.

This release contains a story booklet, as seen here. 

The album is pressed on 2 records, the first is housed in a geometric water illustration slipcase, and is pressed on white for sides A and B.

While the second is pressed on opaque blue for sides C and D, and is housed inside a starry night scene slipcase.

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Reveal 0001: Persona 5 Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition

Today, we are looking at the Persona 5 Soundtrack, composed by Meguro, Shoji at Atlus, and released by iam8bit as catalog number 8bit-8069…

This release is the deluxe limited edition of the soundtrack, containing 6 LPs in a box set. 

The cover art has a lenticular image of the Phantom Thieves, which changes between the masked and un-masked versions of each as you move across the image horizontally. 

Additional Items in the box set include a ransom-letter style sticker sheet, for creating your own message on the back of the box set, in response to how the soundtrack makes you feel.  A calling card containing a message of gratitude from Meguro, Shoji is included in the box set as well. 

The box has a fabric strap for removing the 6 LPs, revealing the plaid pattern used to line the inside of the box underneath.

There are 4 sleeves representing the outfits of 4 of the phantom thieves, the final 2 sleeves are for the confidants Caroline and Justine.

The first record is contained in a sleeve representing Joker’s outfit. The back has the track listing, with Joker’s mask representing side A, and Sakamoto, Ryuji’s mask representing side B. This record is pressed on Black.

The next sleeve shows Takamaki, Ann’s outfit, with Ann’s mask, and Morgana’s mask representing sides C and D, respectively, of this Grey pressed LP.

Next has Kitagawa, Yusuke’s outfit on the front of the sleeve. With his mask, and Niijima, Makoto’s mask representing sides E and F. This one is pressed on clear.

Last of the phatom theives records has Sakura, Futuba on the cover. Sakura, Futuba’s mask is used to denote side G, with Okumuru, Haru’s mask used for side H. A translucent red is used for this record.

The final two records are housed in sleeves representing the confidants Caroline and Justine. Caroline’s cap letters, X-M-R-N note the first record containing sides I and J. Finally, Justine’s cap letters O-Y-O-O are used for the final record containing sides K and L. Both of these records are pressed on translucent blue.

Goodbye…