THIRD MAN RECORDS PRESENTS:
THE GREAT GATSBY GOLD & PLATINUM LIMTED EDITION METALIZED RECORD SET
FEATURING FIRST EVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED GOLD AND PLATINUM METALLIC LPs, LASER-CUT WOODEN JACKET WITH ALUMINUM SPINES
PRE-SALES FOR JUNE 11th RELEASE DATE OF STANDARD EDITION LP AVAILABLE FRIDAY MAY 10th.
See Video of this beautiful package HERE.
Third Man Records is humbled to be a part of such a stellar confluence of literature, art and music in handling the vinyl release of the soundtrack to Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby.
In an effort to present an object that integrates all the inter-connected components of this release, Third Man Records has gone the extra mile with their limited-edition version of the soundtrack in pioneering a never-before released method for vinyl records.
Both LPs in the set are blindingly reflective metalized discs. Disc one is platinum and disc two is gold. These are the first-ever commercially available records made using these precious metals via this process.
Not stopping there, the records come housed in a entirely unique laser-cut wooden LP jacket riveted to aluminum spines. All of these elements (gold, platinum, aluminum, wood and brass) showcase the Art Deco-meets-modern style, classic meets cutting edge, which is the essence of The Great Gatsby film and Third Man Records.
Mere words pale in comparison to the actual physical presence of this piece, so please do check out the video here to get the full experience of the release.
These unique hand made sets will retail for $250 and Pre-Sales will be available in a limited number through the Third Man website (US only) from 9am on Friday May 10th in order to coincide with the Great Gatsby cinema release. Also on Friday the 10th, the first 100 physical copies of the set will be available in the Third Man retail store in Nashville from 10am.
In addition to the limited edition, Third Man is also announcing the release date of June 11th for the standard edition double album. The soundtrack will be on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a Gold Foil stamped gatefold sleeve. Pre-sales for this standard edition of the soundtrack will also be available on the Third Man website on Friday May 10th.
hey guys, just an quick apology for the server issues this morning, but everything is up and running smooth now so you know… just a heads up.
anyone know how many were pressed?
that took a while but i got one!
I keep getting looped around during check out one pager, and can’t finish payment… must be pretty high traffic.
Sold for $445. It would be awesome if they didn’t get it, even if it happened organically.
I agree that it is awesome. However, I believe that if you pay for platinum subscription and you live outside of the US, it would be nice to be able to get hold of things that non-vault subscribers outside of the US can’t get. I guess I’m just disappointed I can’t get vinyl Iv been looking forward to. I do look forward to the future though…
@Kali Durga: You said it. What we get with our Platinum sub. is awesome enough!
@chris wilczek: The only limited items that TMR has ever promised with a Platinum subscription are the ones that they send to you every three months. Funny how folks seem to forget about those when something like this comes up.
Yeah, I pay a platinum subscription so that I can get access to these and other limited records.its a real shame.
If anyone from the US could order it for me today, let me know, thanx: albyu2@gmail.com