Sold Date: October 29, 2020
Start Date: October 19, 2020
Final Price: $39.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 33
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CHECK it Out!  Wow, what a beautiful album, cover and vinyl - this is sweet!

This auction is for a PREORDER of a real rarity, it's MANAWAVE, the OST for the SECRET of MANA!

Picture it - 1993, SNES came out with the SECRET of MANA, by Squaresoft.  It was an RPG / Role Playing Game, and it brings back memories!

Read the Full Description Below, but this LP is pressed on CLEAR & PINK VINYL, and comes in a BEAUTIFUL Tip On Cover with original art, and an OBI!  Pretty stunning!

Great LOFI, SynthWave, Vaporwave, Break Beats Jazz music, you won't see this again - sold out in mere hours!

Brand New, Sealed, Never Played! This is for a PRE-ORDER (Write to me for release date!)! You will receive this LP within 30 days of its release, and I will send it to you within 3 days of receiving it!  NO REFUNDS ON PREORDERS, THANK YOU!

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Here's the description:

It's 1993. 3 years into the 16-bit era, Squaresoft releases Secret of Mana for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Mana is a top-down multiplayer action role-playing game, offering a distinct, vibrant art style, strategic real-time battle system, and memorable soundtrack, all encapsulated in a high-fantasy world driven by themes of magic, nature, and life-giving "mana". A young Natsukashii is taken in by its vivid colors, animated characters, and engaging gameplay... but its rich, varied soundtrack by Hiroki Kikuta leaves the strongest impression. As he plays, Natsukashii often places his character standing in Mana's world in order to listen to the looping themes again and again, filling his young heart and mind with Kikuta's masterful music.

It's 2020. The world is gripped by a pandemic. As economies are shaken and self-isolation becomes the new reality, a cultural gravitation towards nostalgic comfort grows. An older Natsukashii shares this longing and revisits Secret of Mana once more. While some aspects of the game have not quite stood the test of time, its soundtrack remains largely lauded. As he plays, Kikuta-san's timeless melodies again stir Natsukashii with that same fervent essence he knew 27 years before, filling his spirit with inspiration. Heartfelt and determined, he begins to create Manawave.

Kikuta's compositions provide the foundation for this modern homage, as Natsukashii infuses 12 selected tracks with crafted downtempo beats, lush synth instrumentation, textural ambiance, and dottings of environmental sounds and vocal samples. Lending serendipity to the project, Hiroki Kikuta himself generously provides liner notes, and art from legendary Secret of Mana artist Hiroo Isono is featured on the cover. Sometimes pensive, sometimes playful, always impassioned; Manawave is a genuine love letter to an enduring classic.