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Saturday, 21 April 2018 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC is marking Record Store Day 2018 by releasing the soundtrack of two Doctor Who stories on vinyl for the very first time.

Record Store Day, which takes place today, April 21, sees the full-cast television soundtracks for the The Tomb Of The Cybermen and City Of Death made available on vinyl for the first time. Both adventures come separately as 2 LP sets on coloured vinyl with newly commissioned gatefold artwork.

Record Store Day 2018 is celebrated around the world.

Find about Record Store Day in the UKin the USor in Australia or look up Record Store Day in your own country.

Tomb of the Cybermen (Credit: BBC Worldwide )The Doctor faces the dreaded Cybermen in the digitally remastered soundtrack of the classic BBC TV story, with linking narration by Frazer Hines, best known for playing companion Jamie. It has legendary status amongst Whovians as the serial was believed lost for many years until discovered in Hong Kong in 1992.

The action of The Tomb of the Cybermen follows directly on from that of the preceding serial The Evil of the Daleks, with the Doctor and Jamie welcoming the newly orphaned Victoria aboard the TARDIS. Commissioned as Doctor Who and the Cybermen Planet, this was the third encounter between the Doctor and his half-human, half-machine foes.

It was co-written by Kit Pedler, who devised the Cybermen in The Tenth Planet, and Gerry Davis, the story editor who had helped develop them.
City of Death (Credit: BBC Worldwide )Previously unreleased on vinyl, the two hour story is presented on 2 LP heavyweight translucent green vinyl, and featuring newly commissioned gatefold artwork, sleeve notes and on set photos.

Whilst sightseeing in Paris, the Doctor and Romana notice a series of unexplained temporal disturbances. When a visit to the Louvre lands them in hot water, they realise that a certain Count Scarlioni knows more about advanced technology than a 20th century Parisian should. With British detective Duggan in tow, the time travellers become embroiled in an audacious plot to steal the Mona Lisa and sell it on the open market.




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