#NARITA BOY SELECT SYMBOL FULL#
Possibly the only VGM track with full lyrics that doesn’t make me roll my eyes as the simple, casually delivered vocals drift over a beat that dares you not to turkey-neck as it almost leaps out of the speakers and starts lazily thrusting in your living room. Possibly the most addictive opening track on any VGM vinyl that I own, the album doesn’t just ‘start’, it kicks you in the face with a boot made of wonderfully cheesy synth-pop. I’m really glad that they went with a glossy feel for this as everything really pops out, it’s one of the most striking covers I’ve come across and the design absolutely compliments the sheen of the music contained on that sweet, sweet vinyl. Opening the gatefold sleeve, the inner cover is an EXPLOSION of characters and colour with the credits and musicians listed at the top-right of the image. The rear has the shadowy figure again haunting the image and here we find the tracklisting, above which the Narita Boy symbol is emblazoned.
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Framing all of this is a very ‘80s grid design, with the Narita Boy font ripped through with yellow, red and blue – important and recurring colours in the game itself. Sat at a desk behind him - stunned at the power and majesty of Narita Boy - is another main character from the game - they are being watched by a shadowy figure that looms large in the background. The record comes on a single black vinyl in an anti-static sleeve (good), the glossy cover portrays Narita Boy raising the Techno-Sword aloft as a beam of light shines down upon him, charging him with energy.
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Narita Boy was a title that I reviewed back in April and, whilst the gameplay didn’t click with me, the visual and audio presentation were real highlights - a vision of a digital future purely viewed through the lens of a romanticised ‘80s mindset was a heady mix and this soundtrack, comprising of a selection of thirteen tracks from the game, feels like a well-chosen highlight reel and has been firmly glued to my turntable since receiving it just over a week ago.