The word is out in my area and people know that I am a huge collector. I have been getting a lot of people bringing some old treasures into my store. I got all of these in the last month for a total of 180 bucks      [attachment=undefined]            

A game by Microsoft for Apple is so funny now.

My latest addition was a 4x vinyl of the Monkey Island 2 soundtrack, released under somewhat shady circumstances by a German group of vinyl rebels called DNB Records. It comes in a very fancy colored box with a multi-page inlay, and the 4 records are different colors with marbling. I haven't listened to it yet but the presentation is pretty stunning.

   

   

   

   

   

I freaking love this addition to the subject. Thanks for sharing SQH.

I'm sorry that I've not posted more games everyone. I had visions of slow dripping some of my games but I've barely had time to eat. I

I'm sorry that I've not posted more games everyone. I had visions of slow dripping some of my games but I've barely had time to eat. I

...Flux? FLUX! Speak to me!  

I couldn’t quite tell if you trailed off there for comedic effect or if it was a typo.

Either way, those vinyl records do look a bit like fancy dinner plates, in turn triggering the bigger priority of eating.

Yes, those vinyl records look cool, but… Yes, there’s a big BUT:

No mention at all of composer Michael Z. Land. None whatsoever. Not on the front cover where it should say «Music by Michael Z. Land» loud and clear, but not even on the back. There is even a text on the back cover going into detail about the wonders of the music of Monkey Island 2, with absolutely no mention of who created the whole darn thing. The sound clips I heard previously sounded like the Sound Blaster/AdLib rendition of the music, which is surely NOT what Michael Land would have wanted, or how meant the music to be presented.

As a composer myself, I care a lot about intellectual property rights for all types of artists. The fact that somebody completely bypassed the legendary composer of said work to release this admittedly cool looking thing without his consent, input or even mention, makes me more than a little grumpy.

Sorry I ruined the nice atmosphere for a minute there. 

No mention at all of composer Michael Z. Land. None whatsoever.

Eirik, I completely agree with you, it's always important to give proper acknowledgement and attribution to the composers and musicians that work on video games. Specifically with Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, the team effort was comprised of Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell, Clint Bajakian, Robin Goldstein and J. White.

Credits source link:

https://www.mobygames.com/game/289/monke...edits/dos/

The sound clips I heard previously sounded like the Sound Blaster/AdLib rendition of the music, which is surely NOT what Michael Land would have wanted, or how meant the music to be presented.

It would have done the original composition far more justice if the vinyl record company had used something high-end like Roland MT-32. According to the following interview with Michael Land, he sequenced the score of Monkey Island 2 entirely using Roland MT-32. The only exception being the main theme, which he reworked on the PC using an Adlib driver.

Interview link:

https://mixnmojo.com/features/interviews...Round-up/2

The only complication of producing the vinyl record at the time would have been that there were two major revisions of the Roland MT-32 released. The "Old" and the "New" variant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_MT-32#MT-32_models

The older variant of MT-32 creates distorted/incorrect sounds in Monkey Island 2, according to the following VOGONS Wiki:

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Lis...uter_games

As a composer myself, I care a lot about intellectual property rights for all types of artists.

Sorry I ruined the nice atmosphere for a minute there. 

I always like reading your posts and value your insights. After all, forums are specifically designed for discussions, so rest assured, you didn't ruin the nice atmosphere, in fact you definitely enhanced it!   

Legerdemancy,

You really are a fountain of knowledge! Thank you! And thank you. 

A bit shameful that I did not remember that Michael Land did not write the MI2 music all by himself. That’s quite the composing team! I don’t know much about Robin Goldstein or J. White, but those other guys I’m a big fan of. I think it’s fair to say that it’s Michael’s sound shining through, though. He has a quite distinct compositional style, although you can hear it even clearer in MI3, where he really hits his peak in my opinion. Just beautiful.

Interesting fact about the two different MT-32 models, and that one of them caused the wrong sounds to play back in MI2 (and probably other titles)! Now that you mention it, it sort of rings a bell in the very back of my brain… I never had a real Roland sound card back in the day, but absolutely did experience that the wrong sounds were played when trying to emulate Roland MT-32 with a newer and flashier MIDI sound card, whilst when emulating some newer Roland model (Sound Canvas?)  it seemed almost perfect..! Could this be related, or just me rambling on about random old stuff that don’t matter at all? Hard to remember… One thing’s for sure, when I someday get the chance to FINALLY build my ultimate retro PC, I’ll make sure to get a hold of the «NEW» version of Roland MT-32! 

This has been a complete sidetrack, now back to the theme of collecting…