Ever since Grand Theft Auto 3 came out way back in 2001, one of the big features of the series has been the large selection of vibrant, topical and eminently listenable radio stations beamed throughout the imaginary metropolises of Liberty City (NYC), Vice City (Miami) and Los Santos (Los Angeles). Whether it be an early 2000s Trance rave, 80s pop, or modern electronica, the makers of series, Rockstar Games have always outdone themselves in adding to the atmosphere of the GTA series through audio.
I have to admit, more often than not, there are tracks from the games that make it into my DJ library, so this bit of news got me quite excited…
Not only are Rockstar releasing a CD compilation of the music of GTA V, there’s also a vinyl set as well, spread over six records. As you can see from the image above, the collections look ace. Both the CD set and Vinyl collection have a very short run of 5000 pieces each, and will no doubt run out very quickly.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, easily my favourite station throughout the entire series has to be MSX FM, the Moving Shadow curated Drum & Bass station from GTA3.
That, and RISE FM still get a listen from time to time.
The collections are out in stores, online and offline, 9 December… Just in time for Christmas lists!
How does that tickle your fancy?
The question is, where can you buy/preorder them from! I haven’t found any retailers yet that have any sign of them!
It’s fair to say that Dan would have posted a link and a price if one could be found. I sense that this one will sell out really quickly and be on eBay for big bucks soon after.
I wasn’t meaning for it to sound like I was having a go at the writer for not posting a link!! I also suspect they will sell out very quickly…. Still haven’t managed to find anywhere yet.
Yeah, no worries.
I don’t think they know yet. The link to Rockstar’s blog is all the info available.
literally the best thing I’ve ever seen, some of the soul/funk on GTA is on a different level. one track that reminds me of GTA is Sir Joe Quarterman and the free soul band-I got so much trouble on my mind
Spot on the MSX FM mention!! Even when GTA III was the only one I played, I have to confess that at various times I found myself driving around the city just to hear MSX FM over and over again…
Funky Worm song in GTA San Andreas was the best to singalong to whilst running amuk!!
The link to order will not be up till dec 9th sounds like.
All the period radio stations are the best in all the GTA 3D games. Lots of old school from the 70’s and 80’s in the last five.
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$75