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Transformers Original Television Series Score on Collector’s Edition Vinyl on March 9

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Hasbro, Enjoy The Ride Records, and Sony Music/Legacy Recordings have announced the release of Hasbro Studios Presents ’80s TV Classics: Music from The Transformers on vinyl in three different color variants, available at select retailers Friday, March 9. This is the first official release of the score in any format and includes the iconic opening theme song and more than 45 minutes of unreleased music by composers Robert J. Walsh, Johnny Douglas, Anne Bryant, and Ford Kinder. The album features music from seasons 1-3 of The Transformers animated series which debuted in 1984.

Hasbro Studios Presents ’80s TV Classics: Music from The Transformers features a mix of orchestral and ‘80s inspired synth tracks which have been remastered from the original tapes by Walsh himself.  The unique collector’s edition albums feature original artwork including Japanese Catalog artwork from 1985 and will be available in three different retail exclusive vinyl colorways (each sold separately) corresponding with fan favorite characters Optimus Prime (Blue and Red Stripe With Gray Splatter), Bumblebee (Black and Yellow Stripe) and Megatron (Gray with Purple Splatter).

The Hasbro Studios Presents ’80s TV Classics: Music from The Transformers will be available for $18.99, with the Optimus Prime and Megatron variants available through Enjoy The Ride Records and the Bumblebee variant available exclusively through ThinkGeek.com.

Track Listing:

Side A

  1. Opening Theme Song
  2. Life
  3. Cybertron Sorrow
  4. The Bridge to Iacon
  5. Unwelcoming Committee
  6. Prepare
  7. Attack! Attack!
  8. Decepticon Drama
  9. Explore! Repair!
  10. Facing Disaster
  11. Ominous Discovery
  12. Elements of Danger
  13. Something’s Wrong
  14. Overcoming the Unstoppable
  15. No More Worries
  16. Unyielding
  17. Heavy Mettle
  18. Man and Machine
  19. Matters and Antimatters
  20. Battle Fearlessly
  21. Ancient Legends
  22. The March of War

Side B

  1. Roll For Home
  2. The Glimmer of Hope
  3. Earth to Cybertron
  4. Into the Jaws of Death
  5. Doomed Together
  6. The Wrong Readings Mean the Right Doom
  7. Transformers Medley
  8. Mad Planet
  9. Conflict on Cassette
  10. Pastoral Tranquility
  11. From the Secret Files of Teletraan II
  12. Separation Anxiety
  13. Synthesized Magic
  14. Sinister
  15. Uneasy Advances
  16. Epic Struggles
  17. Mysterious Airs
  18. Waking Nightmare