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Samurai Champloo - The Way Of The Samurai / Vinyl Collection

Listening notes

Catalogued under Ample Soul's catalog number AS044-1 and released in 2007, Samurai Champloo - The Way Of The Samurai / Vinyl Collection is a various artists compilation drawn from the soundtrack of the Samurai Champloo anime series. Despite the "Vinyl Collection" designation in its title, the release was issued on CDr format.

The compilation spans nineteen tracks with a combined runtime of roughly one hour and fifteen minutes. Its listed genres — Anison, Breaks, Downtempo, Electronic, Hip Hop, and Stage & Screen — reflect the range of material assembled here. Tracks include "Battlecry" (3:20), "Nightshift" (4:42), "Numbernine (Back In TYO)" (3:26), "Just Forget" (3:55), "Process" (4:41), "Olé" (3:07), "Raw Material" (4:52), "Bracelet" (3:43), "World Without Words" (6:13), "The Stroll" (2:57), "Silver Morning" (3:37), "Tubed (Drum Please!!)" (4:31), "Funkin" (3:36), "Tsurugi No Mai" (3:24), "Sneak Chamber" (3:15), "Genome" (3:26), "Death Wish" (2:43), "In Position" (3:53), and "Sincerely" (4:48). The longest single piece is "World Without Words" at just over six minutes, while "Death Wish" is the briefest at 2:43.

Collectors and researchers approaching this title should note the format discrepancy between the release's name and its actual physical medium. No additional verified personnel, pressing, or production details are available in the current record for this entry, and a fact checker should confirm whether further documentation exists before publication.