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.
Also, we want to be clear that this will remain for sale online until they sell out. It is NOT Friday only (unless they happen to sell out on Friday!)
Guys, please see me comment below regarding shipping. If you have a US friend and want them to purchase and ship to you, then that may be a solution. We can’t be responsible for overseas shipping on these. Too expensive and there are too many variables and we can’t guarantee they could arrive undamaged overseas.
Sorry to hear that it’s US only :(
Really? US only?
How many will be pressed?
Wow, great job!! I’m very proud of you guys. Thanks for making this available through website too.
These are incredibly beautiful things. Not gonna get them (non-US), but hope many fans will enjoy them. Don’t flip just yet :) Wait 10-20 years ;)
the reason we are making these available on our website is to give as many people as possible the opportunity to own one. We are making a very strong effort to get these in the hands, safely, to as many people as possible. so we hope that it does work out for as many fans as it possibly can.
I know chances are very slim of me getting this beauty in platinum and gold, but I’d just like to say, it looks stunning, and I truly hope collectors and fans of all things Gatsby get these and not ebay flippers. It’d be an honor to have this among my Third Man collection. sigh The creative minds from all companies involved are brilliant. Seriously… Wow!
@Aibyu2… These are handmade and very fragile, not to mention unreplaceable. Shipping outside the US would be extremely expensive and fraught with danger.