Still interesting nonetheless, but not completely unsurprising – I found a Yoshitaka Amano artbook at the library too a few years ago (which had amongst other things his entire FF art portfolio), which I later went out and ordered a copy for myself.) 🙂
Just want to point out Square/Enix actually reprinted it: SQEX-10001~4 | FINAL FANTASY VII Original Sound Track – VGMdb (http://vgmdb.net/album/3406)
While there are tons of bootlegs going around, I’d say the one in that picture is legit.
I bought a bootleg.
http://www.discogs.com/Nobuo-Uematsu-Final-Fantasy-VIII-Original-Soundtrack/release/853236
from a Chinese store here.
It’s like VCD’s for music. :/
Wish I had known more about this before! they were 20-30$ each!
I just thought it was a different pressing from an official studio in Japan or something. Like an import.
Crooks.