This is where it all began. Akyu's Untouched Score vol.5 collects ZUN's Touhou 1 soundtrack, Highly Responsive to Prayers on PC-98, and you can hear the entire series being born in these fifteen tracks. "Eternal Shrine Maiden" already has that unmistakable ZUN melodic fingerprint, even through early FM synthesis.
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"A Sacred Lot" opens with an intensity that tells you this was never going to be a casual project. The tracklist is shorter and tighter than later entries, every piece pulling its weight. "Now, Until the Moment You Die" has a dramatic tension that still hits hard.
If you've ever wondered what Touhou sounded like before it became a phenomenon, this is literally the starting line.