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.
While I will invariably pick one up, knowing how many copies of each version will be pressed is helpful info.
can you play them?
Please let mac wacky win one for such a great comment.
WOW pretty awesome
i’ve pushed a total of 17.5 lbs out of me. i deserve this for mothers day.
so, are these through the regular third man store? or through a link here on the vault? and is that 9 est? thanks ben!
they look amazing!
These look pretty incredible
Sucks that this won’t ship overseas. How fragile is it? What would be the best way to pack it? I have friends in the US that I can hopefully persuade to grab me one of these. How many in total have been made?
I can’t justify the price of buying one of these. But, holy hell, I want to at least see and touch one. Anyone within a decent driving distance of the mid-Atlantic who ends up with one, lemme know so we can arrange a play date. (Record playing, of course…)
I’d pay the shipping and take the risk to have one! In Canada I live and still be much much cheaper than what the eBayers would charge, though I wouldnt give the flippers the satisfaction of buying from them ….