Former White Stripes frontman Jack White presents a very cool vinyl version of his upcoming new album Lazaretto. The vinyl edition of the album contains a number of unprecedented features like dual grooves, playable music under the label, and a hologram that emerges when the album spins. The holographic angels were developed by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light.
Watch the video below which details all the cool new features on the Ultra edition of Lazaretto, or scope them out below that. Want a copy of the LP for yourself? Then order now from here.
Here’s the complete list of features on the ULTRA LP:
- 180 gram vinyl
- Two vinyl-only hidden tracks hidden beneath the center labels
- One hidden track plays at 78 RPM and one plays at 45 RPM, making this a three-speed record
- Side A plays from the inside out
- Dual-groove technology: plays an electric or acoustic intro for “Just One Drink” depending on where needle is dropped; the grooves meet for the body of the song
- Matte finish on Side B, giving the appearance of an unplayed 78 RPM record
- Both sides end with locked grooves
- Vinyl pressed in seldom-used flat-edged format
- Dead wax area on Side A contains a hand-etched hologram by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, the first of its kind on a vinyl record
- Absolutely zero compression used during recording, mixing and mastering
- Different running order from the CD/digital version
- Utilizes some mixes different from those used on CD/digital versions