Just this summer, Pitchfork published its first-ever video game soundtrack review, and there is clearly increasing demand for both new and old editions of these soundtracks. While video game music was originally intended as an exclusive companion to the images on the screen, in the last few years labels like Mondo, iam8bit, Data Discs, and Square Enix (to name just a few) have been playing an active role in the recovery of iconic video game soundtracks as well as in the pressing of new soundtracks. A few months ago, we thoroughly analyzed how the market for expensive vinyl releases has been peaking for some years now.Īs of lately, we’ve been noticing how a genre traditionally considered to be relevant exclusively to video game collectors has been expanding massively in the Discogs Marketplace. ![]() The number of these physical formats sold on Discogs and elsewhere is hitting its highest mark since the late nineties. And we’re not only speaking about price tags. ![]() In addition to the now well-established vinyl revival, we recently established clear trends of increasing prices in the markets for high-end cassettes and expensive CDs. In the few last months, we have written about how different formats and genres are currently experiencing a revival.
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