watchnerd
Grand Contributor
£300 version of Sonny Rollins' classic "Way Out" West was released for pre-order on May 1, 2020.
To quote the marketing materials:
"Highly coveted sonic blockbuster gets the STEREO treatment via our 1965 all valve Lyrec / Ortofon analogue cutting chain. Mastered without any processing, with the exception of a light sprinkling of reverb courtesy of our valve powered EMT 140 echo plates in line with the original pressing.
Released: End of May 2020
Stereo LP - Catalogue Number. ERC053S
Only 300 copies of each will be sold.
ERC will not undertake a repress of any release at any future point."
https://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/shop/way-out-west-2
The 300 copies are already sold out.
I don't know whether to be impressed that one can issue a £300 LP and have it sell out, or feel FOMO.
Full disclosure:
I have a different, more mundane Analogue Productions version of the same album, which is also out of print, but sells for a more $92-$216
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/3305546?sort=price,desc&ev=rb
To quote the marketing materials:
"Highly coveted sonic blockbuster gets the STEREO treatment via our 1965 all valve Lyrec / Ortofon analogue cutting chain. Mastered without any processing, with the exception of a light sprinkling of reverb courtesy of our valve powered EMT 140 echo plates in line with the original pressing.
Released: End of May 2020
Stereo LP - Catalogue Number. ERC053S
Only 300 copies of each will be sold.
ERC will not undertake a repress of any release at any future point."
https://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/shop/way-out-west-2
The 300 copies are already sold out.
I don't know whether to be impressed that one can issue a £300 LP and have it sell out, or feel FOMO.
Full disclosure:
I have a different, more mundane Analogue Productions version of the same album, which is also out of print, but sells for a more $92-$216
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/3305546?sort=price,desc&ev=rb