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Ghost In The Shell - PlayStation Soundtrack - Megatech Body.Vinyl.Ltd.

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Released in 1997 on Sony (catalog number SYUM 031~2), Ghost In The Shell - PlayStation Soundtrack - Megatech Body.Vinyl.Ltd. is a various artists compilation issued on vinyl and tied to the Ghost In The Shell PlayStation game. The release spans ten tracks across four sides, placing it in the double-album format and drawing from genres catalogued as electro, electronic, techno, soundtrack, and video game music.

The tracklisting runs as follows. Side A opens with the title track "Ghost In The Shell" at six minutes and forty-four seconds, followed by "Blinding Waves" at four minutes and forty-four seconds, and "Ishikawa Surfs The System" at three minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Side B carries "The Searcher Part I" at six minutes and twenty-six seconds and "Can U Dig It" at seven minutes and seventeen seconds. Side C presents "Firecracker" at five minutes and twenty-five seconds, "Featherhall" at six minutes and forty-two seconds, and "Spectre" at five minutes and forty-six seconds. Side D closes the record with "To Be Or Not To Be (J.Q.Public Mix)" at seven minutes even and "The Vertical" at six minutes and twenty-eight seconds.

The total runtime across all four sides is substantial, and the track titles themselves reflect the broader Ghost In The Shell setting, referencing characters and concepts associated with the franchise. The inclusion of "J.Q.Public Mix" as a parenthetical on the penultimate track indicates at least one track carries a named remix credit, though the verified facts do not identify individual artists or producers behind any of the selections.

The release sits at an intersection of gaming, licensed soundtrack production, and electronic music culture as it existed in the late 1990s. Its genre tags span a range wide enough to suggest a varied compilation rather than a unified stylistic statement, though no additional context from the verified record supports claims beyond what the catalog data provides.