The Paramount Records ‘Cabinet of Wonder’ will be jointly released by Jack White’s Third Man Records and John Fahey’s Revenant Records, and it’s quite a fancy piece of rich musical history. From early jazz to the blues, this epic two-volume ‘ omnibus of art, words and music’ can be yours right here.
– via Third Man Records
‘Volume One’ contains the following:
* 800 newly-remastered digital tracks, representing 172 artists
* 200+ fully-restored original 1920s ads and images
* 6x 180g vinyl LPs pressed on burled chestnut colored vinyl w/ hand-engraved, blind-embossed gold-leaf labels, housed in a laser-etched white birch LP folio
* 250 page deluxe large-format clothbound hardcover art book
* 360 page encyclopedia-style softcover field guide containing artist portraits and full Paramount discography
* Handcrafted quarter-sawn oak cabinet with lush sage velvet upholstery and custom-forged metal hardware
* First-of-its-kind music and image player app, allowing user mgmt of all tracks and ads, housed on custom-designed USB drive
www.thirdmanrecords.com
TheWaster.com | Cabinet of Wonder
11.05.2013
