Son of Godzilla
怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子 (Box Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975)

Waxwork Records is proud to present Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975. Collected for the very first time are all fifteen Godzilla film soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era in a prestigious box set showcasing the groundbreaking music from the iconic giant monster films.

Waxwork Records is proud to present Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975.
Collected for the very first time are all fifteen Godzilla film soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era in a prestigious box set showcasing the groundbreaking music from the iconic giant monster films.

In collaboration with Toho, Waxwork is honored to present a lavish collector’s box set with remastered audio for vinyl, new artwork by Robert Sammelin, eighteen 180 gram colored vinyl discs, heavyweight matte laminate coated album jackets, an LP storage box with a fold-down magnetic flap featuring an album cover glossary, a turntable slipmat, all housed within a slipcase box with matte satin laminate coating.

In 1954, Godzilla clawed its way from the sea and changed cinema forever. It presented a cultural shift and altered how movie-goers around the world would absorb entertainment. It would go on the spawn fourteen beloved sequels during the historic Showa era, introduced terrifying foes and lovable allies, created lifelong fans, and inspired filmmakers, artists, and storytellers for generations to follow.

Like an unleashed Kaiju, Waxwork is excited to stomp our way further into the Monsterverse with this landmark box set that collects many of the original Godzilla film soundtracks on vinyl for the very first time and featuring the works of composers Akira Ifukube, Masaru Sato, Kunio Miyauchi, and Riichiro Manabe.

Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975:

Godzilla (1954)
Gojira ゴジラ
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
ゴジラの逆襲
Gojira no gyakushū
Godzilla battles an irradiated Ankylosaur and destroys Osaka in the process.

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) 2xLP
キングコング対ゴジラ
Kingu Kongu tai Gojira
A newspaper and television station funded by a pharmaceutical company want a sensation, which happens to be the discovery of King Kong on an island. He is captured and brought to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles Godzilla.

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 2xLP
モスラ対ゴジラ
Mosura tai Gojira
A typhoon washes ashore a gigantic egg that's claimed by greedy entrepreneurs near Nagoya. They refuse to return it to its rightful owner, Mothra, as Godzilla washes ashore from the same typhoon.

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦
Sandai Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen
The disappearance of a princess coincides with the arrival of a prophetess who warns of the return of Godzilla, Rodan and the arrival of a civilization destroying space monster.

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
怪獣大戦争
Kaijû daisensô
Aliens known as the Xiliens arrive on Earth seeking to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to save their planet from Monster Zero. Sent on the expedition are astronauts Glenn and Fuji who discover it's none other than King Ghidorah.

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ　南海の大決闘
Gojira, Ebirâ, Mosura: Nankai no daiketto
A young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering Godzilla.

Son of Godzilla (1967)
怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子
Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko
Scientists experimenting with changes in weather on a tropical island get more than they bargained for when Godzilla shows up to battle humongous insects and protect his newborn child.

Destroy All Monsters (1968)
怪獣総進撃
Kaijû sôshingeki
Female aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race.

All Monsters Attack (1969)
ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール怪獣大進撃
Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki
A bullied schoolboy dreams of traveling to Monster Island, where he befriends Godzilla's son, who is also having bully troubles.

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
ゴジラ対ヘドラ
Gojira tai Hedora
From Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Hedorah, the smog monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his poisonous gas to further the damage.

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) 2xLP
地球攻撃命令　ゴジラ対ガイガン
Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan
A man begins to suspect that something is wrong about his employers; meanwhile, Godzilla and Anguirus are alerted to something strange going on.

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
ゴジラ対メガロ
Gojira tai Megaro
The undersea nation of Seatopia sends the gigantic Megalon to destroy the world above - and it's up to Godzlla and a size-shifting robot, Jet Jaguar, to defeat him.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
ゴジラ対メカゴジラ
Gojira tai Mekagojira
Ape-like aliens build a robotic Godzilla to destroy Japan, and the true Godzilla may not be powerful enough to destroy it.

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
メカゴジラの逆襲
Mekagojira no Gyakushū
Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus.

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