'Guardians of the Galaxy' soundtrack finds a way to go even more old school

If you thought Chris Pratt was one lucky son of a gun hopping around space with a vintage Sony Walkman and an awesome 1970s mixtape, then here is the best news of your day: The Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 soundtrack, a retro-riffic affair with tunes from David Bowie, the Runaways and the Jackson 5, is getting a limited-edition release on cassette tape Nov. 17, according to Billboard — the first time Disney has issued an album on the outdated medium since 2003.

The completists will definitely want it, especially if they already have the Guardians CD, Guardians vinyl LP and Guardians digital download (though if you missed that, one comes with your Guardians cassette tape). We only hope that there will also be a super-duper limited-edition cassette packaged with the Footloose soundtrack. Because Kevin Bacon is Earth's greatest hero. Obviously.

Director James Gunn is probably pondering Awesome Mix Vol. 2 at this point, with the Guardians sequel already slated to open in theaters July 28, 2017. So now's as good a time as any to start thinking about marketing: Perhaps a Rocket Raccoon-themed Walkman or Groot-flavored 8-track player would be in order?