Universal/Hasbro (2020)
I love 80s cartoons and toys. They're just part of me as a person at this point. Sitting at my desk now I'm surrounded by Star Wars, Voltron, He-man, Godzilla and much more. When I saw that Hasbro was going to release the soundtrack for the G.I. Joe cartoon, I figured it might be something worth picking up. After all, I do like collection records. But I am also trying to cut down on the number of records I have that I don't actually play. But, the collector won out and I picked up a copy.
I went with the standard version as opposed to the Barnes & Noble colored vinyl exclusive. Typically, I pretty much always will go for the limited variant if I have the chance, but in this instance it would have cost almost ten dollars more than the one I was able to order from Amazon. Plus, the standard version has better artwork.
When I put this on the turntable to listen to, I was actually shocked how much I enjoyed it. The score of this show is pretty incredible, with rousing military themes that remind me a lot of the sort of thing you'd hear in those middle era Showa Godzilla movies. Not necessarily the tried and true Ifukube themes, but some of the other composers that tackled his adventures in the late 60s and early 70s. This sort of music is upbeat, bouncy and time and just feels so triumphant. The other thing that I like, though I'll concede others may not, is that the version of the opening theme on this LP is without the vocals. I vastly prefer it this way, even though it's not specifically what I heard on my TV as a kid.
Even though I had mainly purchased this as a 'collectible,' I have a feeling I'm going to end up listening to it a lot more than I had originally planned. Just wish it had come with a download code as well.
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