New Member - need help in buying DBZ OST CDs

[Webon]

Hi!

Anyways, as seeing as there's the new NTSC version of DBZ:Sparking came out - and the music SUCKS so much @$$ (I'm sorry for the rude language)

So I plead and implore for help. I'm not one of the sleazy DLers out there - but I need desperate help. I'm looking to acquire BGM music or OST. Not from the games, or fan-made - but the original soundtrack used in the actual anime. Mainly throughout the whole DBZ era.

The reason for this, is to make up for the HORRIBLE way Atari has re-hashed the horrible "Budokai" music from older games, and used it to replace the awesome DBZ OST that was included in Sparking.

Also, it would help if someone could also list all the soundtracks by name that were included in Sparking - the more accurate the better. And some links towards the OST in Ebay japan. The Collection that has the most of it, will be the one I buy.

Thanks guys - you are the best. True DBZ fan 4 Life.

P.S. I should just import Sparking..shouldn't I?

[VegettoEX]

P.S. I should just import Sparking..shouldn't I?

Yes .

The majority of the music can be found on a single CD... unfortunately, that single CD is part of the 5 CD daizenshuu set. All relevant information on the set can be found over on this page. Disc 4 contains the vast majority of what you're looking for. Be aware of all the bootlegs (mostly SonMay) being sold of this CD set.

I also just discovered there's a bit of DBGT BGM on the "Battle Gate" screens in the game. This music, unfortunately, isn't available on CD. At all ^^;;.

Hope that helps! Happy shopping!

[Webon]

Thanks man - you THE MAN!

I'm desperate, and I'm serious need of DBZ OST - what are the risks of buying bootleg? what's the price to pay?

And what are my best bets in finding this stuff.

P.S. Have you picked up Dragonball Z Sparking?If I do import it - how the hell do I play it. Should I just use MagicSwap with the Cover-disc thing?

H E L P

I'm so undecided right now - some input or opinions (ANY!) are welcome.

[SuperFusion]

umm.. whoops. Disregard this post. Totally wrong.

[lost in thought]

I'm desperate, and I'm serious need of DBZ OST - what are the risks of buying bootleg? what's the price to pay?

And what are my best bets in finding this stuff.

P.S. Have you picked up Dragonball Z Sparking?If I do import it - how the hell do I play it. Should I just use MagicSwap with the Cover-disc thing?

H E L P

I'm so undecided right now - some input or opinions (ANY!) are welcome.

Well there Webon, you're in a mighty pickle aren't you?
Okay, I'll try to help with whatever I can. If you want to go bootleg (something that Daizex, nor it's community supports) be prepaired for very poor sound quality, and just generally a product not worth the money you put out for it.

If you want to go for the actual discs, look here, you will find the cds and what-not associated with the original version of DBZ (ain't Mike, and Julian just the most helpful peoples? ) and then if you see any you're interested in, grab their names and head on over to eBay. Ebay has quite a few CD sellers, and from time to time a legit auction will pop up, and usually you can find what you want.
If you can't find what you're looking for on eBay, you could also check out CDJapan, which from what I've heard, is very reliable and while the prices are rather high, I think you can get what you're looking for there, if it's in stock.

Now then, as far as importing Sparking! goes, the easiest method would be getting a Japanese PS2, since out of the box it's capable of playing those NTSC-J discs, which while expensive is a lot more worth while than other methods. Now briefly I will go into the other methods: first of which is chipping, its been around for many-a-moon, and is probably the most common way to prep a console for playing non-compatable region games, but it's also illegal in most places, as well as a warranty void-er, so it's a big no-no.
The next method is, as you mentioned Swap-Disc (which there is one popular one called 'Swap Magic',) which I am not entirely certain of the legality on, but I've heard it works. But the problem here is, in order to use it, you need to pull off the front panel of your PS2's disc tray, and each time you want to play an import game, you will have to manually pull the tray out with a little clip-stick that comes with the kit, which obviously will put a lot of wear and tear on the tray, and cause the gears to not only age quicker, but they are more susceptable to breaking whether you're careful or not.

Now if it were me, I would import a PS2. But if you don't want to spend the $300+ dollars, then you can get the swap disc (which is probably the second best method,) and a replacement PS2, just incase.
Now just to note, I have an untested theory involving the new PS2, which since it's a flip-top unit, you would be more safe when loading import games, but I am not 100% positive, but it shouldn't be too difficult for you to find out more. (Google can be your friend. )

[Webon]

Well...I AM desperate.

I mean, I'm doing this out my love for DBZ. I would buy the NSTC version of Sparking (Budkoai Tenkaichi) if I can get my hands on the OST that includes the music that was used in the game.

Now, I been told it is the version of the 5 CD one. Right? If I can get my hands on the authentic one - it be cool. But like I read in the page, the chances of finding one...is kinda slim.

Now, in the other hand - I can just get the Magic Swap case, and import Sparking from Japan - a bit more expensive, and risky but more rewarding.

I mean..what should I do. I dislike and hate playing Sparking with the horrible music DAMN Atari has put int.

H E L P!!

P.S. By the way, how are the soundtracks composed? Each track for each individual OST? or a Track includes many different OSTs. HELP!!!

[lost in thought]

Well...I AM desperate.

I mean, I'm doing this out my love for DBZ. I would buy the NSTC version of Sparking (Budkoai Tenkaichi) if I can get my hands on the OST that includes the music that was used in the game.

Now, I been told it is the version of the 5 CD one. Right? If I can get my hands on the authentic one - it be cool. But like I read in the page, the chances of finding one...is kinda slim.

Now, in the other hand - I can just get the Magic Swap case, and import Sparking from Japan - a bit more expensive, and risky but more rewarding.

I mean..what should I do. I dislike and hate playing Sparking with the horrible music DAMN Atari has put int.

H E L P!!

P.S. By the way, how are the soundtracks composed? Each track for each individual OST? or a Track includes many different OSTs. HELP!!!

It is quite clear that your love fuels your blood lust for music, which is always nice. So I'll try a little harder.

Well, I did a reasonably thorough search of eBay, and came up with these two listings: 18 1/2 Super Special Remix, and a double sale of DBZ+2 and GT Soundtrack. Elsewere on Amazon, they're selling the Greatest Hits Collections (note: in volume 1, theres a seller selling for $29.00, this seller is a bootlegger.)

So there you go for OST's. But as far as the Daizenshuu collection goes, no dice. But I imagine the collections on Amazon have a couple of the songs, but you might have to verify with the Daizex guide, to make sure they contain the songs you want, since at $55.00, they're a bit pricey.

And then moving on to importing Sparking!, well there's nothing really risky about it, if you import from Amazon.co.jp, Lik-Sang, or Play-Asia. And then as far as Swap-Magic goes, it's just a disc with a handle. So really the only risk there is harming your PS2. (Like I mentioned earlier, it would be wise to get a second unit, since they've gone down in price, second hand.)

And as far as Atari's music goes, I think you're over dramatizing the situation here. You may not like it, but it isn't horrible. None of the music is inherintly horrible, it's just not enjoyable for some people.

[Webon]

I found a link...

[link removed by administrator]

I have no choice but to buy it. I mean, man....I'm a HARDCORE DBZ fan. Every aspect of it. I mean...I don't know what to do. Is like my back is against the wall.

Anyways, I don't know what to do. Well, I guess I can buy NSTC Sparking and buy the OST from there. Just so I can get the feeling from the JAP version. What do you think? I'm just desperate...

Well, on another matter - how exactly are these tracks layed out.

Does a track come with a battle theme, followed by another in one single theme in ONE track? or each is separate (what I want)

Can you help out (I'm assuming you own it)

Thanks man!!

[gallagtor]

I found a link...

http://www.animecastle.com/catalog/musi ... 1-165.html

I have no choice but to buy it. I mean, man....I'm a HARDCORE DBZ fan. Every aspect of it. I mean...I don't know what to do. Is like my back is against the wall.

Anyways, I don't know what to do. Well, I guess I can buy NSTC Sparking and buy the OST from there. Just so I can get the feeling from the JAP version. What do you think? I'm just desperate...

Well, on another matter - how exactly are these tracks layed out.

Does a track come with a battle theme, followed by another in one single theme in ONE track? or each is separate (what I want)

Can you help out (I'm assuming you own it)

Thanks man!!

Hoo boy.. Webon, Webon, Webon. Those are obviously fakes.. I mean, it even says Son May right there. If you're going to spend 50 bucks on those cheap pieces of shit, you might as well just download the songs. Jeez. Or better yet, check out those auctions lost in thought posted for you.

[lost in thought]

Hoo boy.. Webon, Webon, Webon. Those are obviously fakes.. I mean, it even says Son May right there. If you're going to spend 50 bucks on those cheap pieces of shit, you might as well just download the songs. Jeez. Or better yet, check out those auctions lost in thought posted for you.

You're right it does look like a fake, which is surprising since I've heard a lot of good things about AnimeCastle.

Anyway, you know as well as I Gallagtor that we don't condone stealing songs, but anyway, I think you're right, if he is planning to spend a bit of cash, he should go with the Amazon listing, or better that one 18 1/2 special disc, which is only $5.00, and according to the music db, contains a lot of really nice songs.
You'd get your monnies worth there.

Okay, I just collected the links from Amazon for you as well. A little pricey, but it's well worth it for these discs, since they're both hard to come by, and popular. Complete Song Collection: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3.

Also, you might want to calm down a little bit, you remind me of a drug addict trying to score one last hit before he goes streight. It's just not a cool image. Granted this is dragonball, and it's quite apparent that you're a big fan, but it's not reason to bust a vein over.
Lets all be happy, calm, quite, and peaceful.

[Leotaku]

I just wanted to let you know that referring to it as "NSCT Sparking" isn't actually narrowing it down. The three versions of Playstation games are NTSC JP (Japan), NTSC U/C (North America), and PAL (Europe). NTSC alone isn't anything.

And, some people don't like the term "Jap" as an abbreviation for Japanese.

As for that link, yeah, that's a SonMay bootleg. Even if you must get a bootleg, you can get that one for a lot less than $50.
GKWorld has it for $30 ( [link removed by administrator] ),
and if you look around, you could PROBABLY find it even cheaper than that.
(Sorry, am I not supposed to post actual links to bootleg stuff..?)

Anyway, good luck with your search.

[lost in thought]

I just wanted to let you know that referring to it as "NSCT Sparking" isn't actually narrowing it down. The three versions of Playstation games are NTSC JP (Japan), NTSC U/C (North America), and PAL (Europe). NTSC alone isn't anything.

Hopefully that wasn't directed at me.

And, some people don't like the term "Jap" as an abbreviation for Japanese.

Morality issues.

As for that link, yeah, that's a SonMay bootleg. Even if you must get a bootleg, you can get that one for a lot less than $50.
GKWorld has it for $30 ( snip ),
and if you look around, you could PROBABLY find it even cheaper than that.
(Sorry, am I not supposed to post actual links to bootleg stuff..?)

Anyway, good luck with your search.

No Leo, you're not supposed to link bootleg stuff, because bootlegging is wrong. Almost as bad as song sharing, and stuff. But he should just go for the real deal if he's harbouring such an insatiable blood-lust for original music, instead of the (some-what inferior) dub-tastic tracks found in the American release.
As far as the NTSC-U/C version of the game goes, I am fine with the music, it's not too bad. It's the game itself that has me pulling out my hair.

[gallagtor]

Hoo boy.. Webon, Webon, Webon. Those are obviously fakes.. I mean, it even says Son May right there. If you're going to spend 50 bucks on those cheap pieces of shit, you might as well just download the songs. Jeez. Or better yet, check out those auctions lost in thought posted for you.

You're right it does look like a fake, which is surprising since I've heard a lot of good things about AnimeCastle.

Anyway, you know as well as I Gallagtor that we don't condone stealing songs, but anyway, I think you're right, if he is planning to spend a bit of cash, he should go with the Amazon listing, or better that one 18 1/2 special disc, which is only $5.00, and according to the music db, contains a lot of really nice songs.
You'd get your monnies worth there.

Okay, I just collected the links from Amazon for you as well. A little pricey, but it's well worth it for these discs, since they're both hard to come by, and popular. Complete Song Collection: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3.

Also, you might want to calm down a little bit, you remind me of a drug addict trying to score one last hit before he goes streight. It's just not a cool image. Granted this is dragonball, and it's quite apparent that you're a big fan, but it's not reason to bust a vein over.
Lets all be happy, calm, quite, and peaceful.

Wow, never had anyone compare me to a drug addict before.
Anywho, I wasn't suggesting he download the songs, of course. What I meant was that buying bootleg CDs was no different than downloading them. I'm not gonna get into a morality rant here, but when I spend that much money on something, I at least want it to be licensed and legit. Fifty bucks is a lot of money to spend on something some guy could duplicate in his basement for 35 cents. I would rather go all out and get the genuine article.

I wonder if the Collection 1 set on that first amazon link being sold for 29.95 by the private seller is a real Columbia release or a knockoff? I would definitely pay 30 bucks for that set.

[VegettoEX]

What I meant was that buying bootleg CDs was no different than downloading them.

There's a big difference. You're actually paying someone to steal music for you when you buy a bootleg. If you download it, at least you're only stealing from the original artist, as opposed to stealing from the original artist *and* giving another bootlegger cash for the very same action.

[gallagtor]

What I meant was that buying bootleg CDs was no different than downloading them.

There's a big difference. You're actually paying someone to steal music for you when you buy a bootleg. If you download it, at least you're only stealing from the original artist, as opposed to stealing from the original artist *and* giving another bootlegger cash for the very same action.

Well, that's a given. there's a difference financially, but not morally. What I was getting at was that a bootleg is a bootleg whether you got it off bittorrent or from Chinatown.

[lost in thought]

Wow, never had anyone compare me to a drug addict before.
Anywho, I wasn't suggesting he download the songs, of course. What I meant was that buying bootleg CDs was no different than downloading them. I'm not gonna get into a morality rant here, but when I spend that much money on something, I at least want it to be licensed and legit. Fifty bucks is a lot of money to spend on something some guy could duplicate in his basement for 35 cents. I would rather go all out and get the genuine article.

I wonder if the Collection 1 set on that first amazon link being sold for 29.95 by the private seller is a real Columbia release or a knockoff? I would definitely pay 30 bucks for that set.

I wasn't saying you're a drug addict, actually I was talking about Webon, with his blood-lust obsession (yeah, I know I've been saying blood-lust a lot, but it's a fun term.) Sorry if I might have offended you.

And as far as the first link on Amazon goes, it is bootleg Galagtor. If you check the persons feedback, you'll see people commenting that the sellers products are good quality (or sometimes bad,) knock offs, thats why I mentioned it earlier, as an advisement to stay away from.

[gallagtor]

Wow, never had anyone compare me to a drug addict before.
Anywho, I wasn't suggesting he download the songs, of course. What I meant was that buying bootleg CDs was no different than downloading them. I'm not gonna get into a morality rant here, but when I spend that much money on something, I at least want it to be licensed and legit. Fifty bucks is a lot of money to spend on something some guy could duplicate in his basement for 35 cents. I would rather go all out and get the genuine article.

I wonder if the Collection 1 set on that first amazon link being sold for 29.95 by the private seller is a real Columbia release or a knockoff? I would definitely pay 30 bucks for that set.

I wasn't saying you're a drug addict, actually I was talking about Webon, with his blood-lust obsession (yeah, I know I've been saying blood-lust a lot, but it's a fun term.) Sorry if I might have offended you.

And as far as the first link on Amazon goes, it is bootleg Galagtor. If you check the persons feedback, you'll see people commenting that the sellers products are good quality (or sometimes bad,) knock offs, thats why I mentioned it earlier, as an advisement to stay away from.

My mistake, I thought you were still talking to me.

[lost in thought]

My mistake, I thought you were still talking to me.

I should have been more direct in whom I was commenting too.

[Leotaku]

I just wanted to let you know that referring to it as "NSCT Sparking" isn't actually narrowing it down. The three versions of Playstation games are NTSC JP (Japan), NTSC U/C (North America), and PAL (Europe). NTSC alone isn't anything.

Hopefully that wasn't directed at me.

And, some people don't like the term "Jap" as an abbreviation for Japanese.

Morality issues.

As for that link, yeah, that's a SonMay bootleg. Even if you must get a bootleg, you can get that one for a lot less than $50.
GKWorld has it for $30 ( snip ),
and if you look around, you could PROBABLY find it even cheaper than that.
(Sorry, am I not supposed to post actual links to bootleg stuff..?)

Anyway, good luck with your search.

No Leo, you're not supposed to link bootleg stuff, because bootlegging is wrong. Almost as bad as song sharing, and stuff. But he should just go for the real deal if he's harbouring such an insatiable blood-lust for original music, instead of the (some-what inferior) dub-tastic tracks found in the American release.
As far as the NTSC-U/C version of the game goes, I am fine with the music, it's not too bad. It's the game itself that has me pulling out my hair.

Nah, the NTSC thing was for the topic poster. Webon.

Yeah, I figured as much that I wasn't supposed to link bootlegs. It's just that I saw Webon had (unknowingly, though), but didn't see anyone remove the link. So I didn't know if it was OK (since he was having a hard time finding a legit copy, and seemed to want to settle on a bootleg as a last resort), or if an admin just hadn't been by yet to remove it. Though, it still isn't removed, yet mine was.

I liked Budokai 3's music. I actually prefer that sort of stuff over the original music (at least for a fighting game). It just gets me pumped up more for a fight.

[Adamant]

The next method is, as you mentioned Swap-Disc (which there is one popular one called 'Swap Magic',) which I am not entirely certain of the legality on, but I've heard it works. But the problem here is, in order to use it, you need to pull off the front panel of your PS2's disc tray, and each time you want to play an import game, you will have to manually pull the tray out with a little clip-stick that comes with the kit, which obviously will put a lot of wear and tear on the tray, and cause the gears to not only age quicker, but they are more susceptable to breaking whether you're careful or not.

And that is why we love the GameCube and it's perfectly safe FreeLoader.