The rarest record in the world will be displayed in a museum; know what it is

The album was released in 2015, but a clause in the contract did not allow its marketing; There is only one copy in the entire world

For the first time, the album Once upon a time in Shaolin… can be heard by the public. This is because the hip-hop group’s production Wu Tang Clan was released in 2015, but only one physical copy of the album was produced. It is considered the most expensive album in the world, due to fans’ curiosity to listen to it.

From this Saturday (15th) it will be part of the exhibition NamesFrom Museum of ancient and new art (MONA), located in Australia. The exhibition, which intends to present songs that reaffirm the thesis that art is part of human biology, should end in April 2025. However, the album can only be listened to by those who have purchased the appropriate ticket for the first 10 days of the exposure.

There was a chance for fans to listen to the album for free, but tickets sold out quickly. However, the song display will not be complete, leaving some songs still a mystery.

The Wu-Tang Clan’s rare unreleased album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. pic.twitter.com/POArhx34f7

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About the mystery record

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin… is the group’s seventh album, released in 2015. The sales contract signed by the members contains a clause according to which the sale of the album will only be allowed in 2103, 88 years from now. The group’s choice arises from criticism of the music industry, which imposes mass production, impoverishing the results.

In an interview with Forbes, RZA, one of the Wu-Tang Clan members stated that the album would be a work of art. “‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin…’ should and is considered a modern work of art”He said.

Once released, its only copy was sold at the auction house Paddle8who sold it to the businessman Martin Shkreli, for approximately 2 million dollars (approximately R$ 10 million). However, in 2017 he was convicted of fraud and the record was one of the assets recovered by the Court of Justice. WEwho sold it to the NFT company Please DAOfor $4 million (R$21 million).

*text by Tomaz Belluomini

Source: Terra

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