cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/937094

  • There are no circulating copies of the album online and it cannot be commercially exploited until 2103, but it can be played at listening parties.

  • It took about six years to record, with features from the entire Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Cher, and even FC Barcelona soccer players and a Game of Thrones actress.

  • The album is unique with only one physical copy in existence, making it the most expensive work of music ever sold.

  • The album was bought by Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO, Martin Shkreli, for $2 million, who later lost it when his assets were seized following his conviction for securities fraud.

  • In 2021, it was bought by PleasrDAO, a non-fungible token (NFT) collectors’ group, for $4 million to cover Shkreli’s debts. PleasrDAO hopes to make it more accessible within the confines of ‘listening parties’.