Iam8bit’s in-house music group, the Blueshift Big Band, has put together another franchise-specific record with the Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Albumand pre-orders are live until June 1st. Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album comes in three flavors: an FYE-exclusive Translucent Purple vinyl, or a classic Blue Butterfly or black version from iam8bit and other stores. The purple FYE exclusive costs $40, while the other two cost $32, and copies will begin shipping in the last quarter of 2026.
All versions feature the same eight reimagined songs from the series’ history, including “Heaven”, “Last Surprise” and “Aria of the Soul”. You can stream the full album from your favorite service here and now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avXxxCRFLU8
The album features illustrations by award-winning illustrator Mark Borgions, whose work is filled with mid-century magic. He also produced the visuals for other Blueshift Big Band albums at Jazz controller series, which features big band covers of popular video game songs. There are three Jazz controller records and an EP. The first two volumes feature jazzy pieces from The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, Sinister Fandango, Kingdom hearts 3 and other classics, while the full third album is Mario specific. The Bonus Level vinyl contains four songs from Pokemon, Fantasy Finale, Sonic the HedgehogAnd Duck Tales.
Sega and Atlus are celebrating Persona’s 30th anniversary in a variety of ways this year, including pop-ups at conventions and, fittingly, a big band concert tour across Asia this summer (unrelated to iam8bit’s efforts). The next mainline Persona game is still in development with no release date in sight. The rebirth of Persona 4 is also in production and highly anticipated by fans of the long-running series (around 30 years), and it is potentially targeting, perhaps, a release window of late 2026 to early 2027.
As always, iam8bit has a large collection of Persona vinyls and many other video game treasures for sale, no wait.