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News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:12 am

According to musiconvinyl.com, the soundtrack to the original 1986 Transformers The Movie is getting reissued on vinyl. The soundtrack features the iconic track "The Touch" by Stan Bush and many others. This new release will be on 180 gram audiophile vinyl with the first 1000 numbered pressings on transparent blue vinyl. The release date is set for December 15.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:30 am

BLUE!?!

Beyond Rumble, beyond Frenzy, beyond the archaicness of even the cassette tape as a recording medium!

Ah, but seriously, the vintage vinyl TF:TM soundtrack has been a holy grail of many a fan for many a decade, so this was arguably as overdue for honest-to-gosh reissue as the W-cassettes and Breast Force.

Arguably.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:03 am

Ahhhhhh yes.
It's come full cicle.

I still have the case, but no tape.
This will do nicely.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:37 am

Checked out an auction today and they had a working (possibly 50's/60's era) record player "stereo".

If only I'd known ...

by **Ultra Markus** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:10 am

i have it on cd but this intrigues me :-?

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:52 am

First guardians of galaxy is releasing soundtrack on caste now this no one owns players any more if they do theyay not work to play record or cassette

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:25 am

I'd like to feed this to my record player.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:33 am

dragons wrote:First guardians of galaxy is releasing soundtrack on caste now this no one owns players any more if they do theyay not work to play record or cassette

Vinyl records are coming back in style, an electronics chain here has had them for years. Yes, people still own record players, and modern ones are available to buy. Some people just like staying old-fashioned, like some Transformer fans only wanting vintage

by **Peridot** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:49 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
dragons wrote:First guardians of galaxy is releasing soundtrack on caste now this no one owns players any more if they do theyay not work to play record or cassette

Vinyl records are coming back in style, an electronics chain here has had them for years. Yes, people still own record players, and modern ones are available to buy. Some people just like staying old-fashioned, like some Transformer fans only wanting vintage

VINIL NOT COMPAKT DISK!

by **griftimus prime** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:32 am

i have the soundtrack on cd and the 2013 complete score on cd.

now if only they would release the dark of the moon score on cd.

News Credits: 4 · by **KnightStrike** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:54 am

griftimus prime wrote:i have the soundtrack on cd and the 2013 complete score on cd.

now if only they would release the dark of the moon score on cd.

I second that notion. Sort of wild that the 86 soundtrack would get released on vinyl before Jablonsky's score would see a CD release. :lol:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:38 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
dragons wrote:First guardians of galaxy is releasing soundtrack on caste now this no one owns players any more if they do theyay not work to play record or cassette
Vinyl records are coming back in style, an electronics chain here has had them for years. Yes, people still own record players, and modern ones are available to buy. Some people just like staying old-fashioned, like some Transformer fans only wanting vintage

very true. there are several actual "record" stores in my city, and if the masses werent aware many of todays artists still release their albums on vinyl. even some of the bigger stores like HMV have a vinyl section.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gallifreyan Autobot** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:22 pm

This is cool

BUT

Shouldn't this have been released in the 1980's cause this is out of place in modern times since vinal records are obsolete or near being obsolete :shock:

The good news is that it comes out on my birthday. Yay me?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:24 pm

Autobot tap out wrote:This is cool

BUT

Shouldn't this have been released in the 1980's cause this is out of place in modern times since vinal records are obsolete or near being obsolete

The good news is that it comes out on my birthday. Yay me?

did... you read any other posts?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:59 pm

Autobot tap out wrote:This is cool

BUT

Shouldn't this have been released in the 1980's cause this is out of place in modern times since vinal records are obsolete or near being obsolete

The good news is that it comes out on my birthday. Yay me?

I'm in Nebraska. Come see my vinyl collection.

by **DanaCornZine** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:14 pm

Vinyl never died in punk rock and hardcore. It's made a HUGE comeback in the last 10 years though. Sure, it's not in every music store, but you can find it at any decent store. You can even find it at Best Buy, Hot Topic, and Target, which is all kind of weird. I have 2 turntables and a small collection of vinyl. I'd rather have things on CD but will buy vinyl if that's the only way it's going to be released.

I never found this one on CD but I have it on cassette still. It was the first cassette I had as a kid.

Also, weirdly enough, cassettes are making a comeback lately. No thank you.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:18 pm

DanaCornZine wrote:Also, weirdly enough, cassettes are making a comeback lately. No thank you.

What about 8-tracks? When my wife and I were dating she played a vintage Star Wars one for me, my first exposure to media before my time. It broke :oops:

by **DanaCornZine** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:11 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
DanaCornZine wrote:Also, weirdly enough, cassettes are making a comeback lately. No thank you.

What about 8-tracks? When my wife and I were dating she played a vintage Star Wars one for me, my first exposure to media before my time. It broke

HA! Nope. I think that one might truly be dead.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:29 pm

Checked the link for availability. Only available in Europe at the moment (where vinyl has never died).
These are gonna be an expensive import.

Jelze, you mind picking one up for me? :grin:

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:42 pm

Vinyl offers the BEST sound quality as it's a direct impression of the sound wave.

CD's and MP3's, even lossless ones still don't have the quality that vinyl does as quality gets lost in the conversion.

So yes, there is a very large niche market out there for vinyl and you have better chance of finding record players in electronic stores than you do cassette players or even discmans.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:07 pm

Burn wrote:Vinyl offers the BEST sound quality as it's a direct impression of the sound wave.

CD's and MP3's, even lossless ones still don't have the quality that vinyl does as quality gets lost in the conversion.

So yes, there is a very large niche market out there for vinyl and you have better chance of finding record players in electronic stores than you do cassette players or even discmans.

Burn is right. A good needle and great speakers, it's like being there.

by **sk13** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:23 pm

Hilarious. I've owned it on vinyl since the movie came out.

News Credits: 4 · by **padfoo** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:52 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:According to musiconvinyl.com, the soundtrack to the original 1986 Transformers The Movie is getting reissued on vinyl. The soundtrack features the iconic track "The Touch" by Stan Bush and many others. This new release will be on 180 gram audiophile vinyl with the first 1000 numbered pressings on transparent blue vinyl. The release date is set for December 15.

I never got into the vinyl resurgence. The players are fairly easy to get now. Vinyl definitely have a more natural sound, but I still prefer CD's.

by **DanaCornZine** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:10 pm

padfoo wrote:I never got into the vinyl resurgence. The players are fairly easy to get now. Vinyl definitely have a more natural sound, but I still prefer CD's.

Same here.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:43 pm

DanaCornZine wrote:
padfoo wrote:I never got into the vinyl resurgence. The players are fairly easy to get now. Vinyl definitely have a more natural sound, but I still prefer CD's.

Same here.

It really depends on what your into. If you like old jazz, funk, country or even hair metal. It's a lot cheaper to buy a used LP than a fancy re-issued CD. It's also fun to go on a hunt.
It's just like finding an old G1 toy at a swap meet.

But hey, no matter how you like it, you gotta have your jamz!