This Castlevania LP Boxset Looks Gorgeous, But It Costs A Pretty Penny

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Video game music record label Materia Collective has revealed its latest vinyl boxset, 'Music from Castlevania - Black & Red' and it looks stunning. There's just one catch, it's flipping expensive!

The hefty price tag of £433 / $549.99 will be like garlic to a vampire for many, and we don't blame them. However, the collection is beefy enough that if you really squint 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, with 46 LPs featuring remastered recordings, complete OSTs and newly arranged tracks. These vinyls are sorted into two outer boxes ('Black' and 'Red', fittingly), each adorned with gorgeous artwork by Johnny Dombrowski — the jackets feature 46 pieces of original art, too.

The collection also contains liner notes from author and Video Works host Jeremy Parish, so you can keep up to date with how the soundtrack develops with each series entry. It's an educational purchase, see?

With 974 tracks providing over 30 hours of listening, a complete tracklist would be a little excessive here. However, you can see the games in every LP below:

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 (GB)*
  Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (GB)*

• LP5
  Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun (FC)*
  Kid Dracula (GB)*

• LP6
  Castlevania Legends (GB)*
  Haunted Castle (AC)

• LP7
  Super Castlevania IV (SNES)*

• LP8
  Super Castlevania IV (SNES)*
  Dracula X (SNES)*

• 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)*

• LP15
  Castlevania (X68000)

• 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 Judgment (Wii)

• LP22
  Castlevania: The Arcade (AC)

• LP23
  Castlevania: The Arcade (AC)
  Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WiiWare)

RED (LPs 24-46)

• LP24 / LP25 / LP26
  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, SS)

• LP27
  Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)*

• LP28 / LP29 / LP30
  Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2)

• LP31
  Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)

• LP32 / LP 33
  Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)

• LP34 / LP 35
  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

As you might expect, this is a limited edition release with only 500 numbered units available. The collection is now available to pre-order from the Materia Store with an estimated shipping date of Q1 2025.

It's a pricey one, yes, but it seems fitting that it should arrive in what has been quite the year for the franchise. The awesome Castlevania Dominus Collection brought three DS classics to Switch earlier this year, and Vampire Survivors has just landed its excellent 'Ode to Castlevania' DLC. It's a good year to be a Belmont fan.