The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Secondary Phase soundtrack gets first ever vinyl release

A man and his vinyl – pitted against the Universe!

The much-loved BBC radio series soundtrack from The Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Secondary Phase by Douglas Adams has been released on 3xLP for the first time, via Demon Records.

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Secondary Phase contains episodes 7 to 12 from the series, originally broadcast in 1978 to 1980.

It follows the release of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase, in a 3xLP box set earlier this year.

The Secondary Phase 3xLP deluxe orange variant comes with a 20-page book, including sleeve notes by Douglas Adams’s official biographer, Jem Roberts and Paddy Kingsland of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. An exclusive edition, limited to 500 copies, contains a 12”x12” print signed by Kingsland.

Order a copy of the deluxe edition here and check out the track list below.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Episode One – Fit The Seventh
2. Episode Two – Fit The Eighth

Disc 2

1. Episode Three – Fit The Ninth
2. Episode Four – Fit The Tenth

Disc 3

1. Episode Five – Fit The Eleventh
2. Episode Six – Fit The Twelfth