Monkey: Journey To The West - Deluxe Vinyl Box Set (Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett
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Description
Monkey • Journey to the West • Etched Deluxe Vinyl Box Set
*Extremely rare and hard to find*
Everything (vinyl, packaging, poster, booklet) as brand new, vinyl played literally (and very carefully) once only
Media - M
Sleeve / Packaging / Poster / Illustrated booklet - M
Composed by Damon Albarn & artwork designed by Jamie Hewlett
• Hand-made gold-foiled red Chinese-style box, with contents housed in a black foam tray.
• Double gatefold album, on two super-heavyweight 200-gram vinyl LPs.
• Pressed on the classic EMI 1400, with one-side especially etched.
• Exclusive over-sized Monkey art poster by Jamie Hewlett.
• Collectible 68-page booklet, containing story and lyrics, plus exclusive illustrations and sketches.
Please note that Ebay only allows me to charge a maximum of £4.50 for postage in this category. However, the item is a a double 200gm LP with large, heavy and well made packaging. As a result the postage for this item will actually be £8. If you are the auction winner please wait for an invoice which will have the additional postage cost added. Many Thanks.
Double Vinyl Album Tracklisting:
1. Monkey’s World
2. Monkey Travels
3. Into the Eastern Sea
4. The Living Sea
5. The Dragon King
6. Iron Rod
7. Out of the Eastern Sea
8. Heavenly Peach Banquet
9. Battle in Heaven
10. O Mi To Fu
11. Whisper
12. Tripitaka’s Curse
13. Confessions of a Pig
14. Sandy the River Demon
15. March of the Volunteers
16. The White Skeleton Demon
17. Monk’s Song
18. I Love Buddha
19. March of the Iron Army
20. Pigsy in Space
21. Monkey Bee
22. Disappearing Volcano
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's collaboration – Monkey 'Journey To The West' is performed using both Western and traditional Chinese instruments, and sung in Mandarin, which adds to the authenticity already afforded to it by it's use of Ancient Chinese texts as a basis...
"A collectors item that demands to be kept somewhere safely away from the
harbingers of greasy fingerprints and clumsy hands." Creative Review
"As magical a piece of pop music as you're ever likely to hear." The Guardian
"A satisfying and entertaining phantasmagoria of myth, music and mummery." The Independent
"Instinctive, fascinating and enjoyable." Q
First edition, 2008 hand-made gold-foiled box includes a super-heavyweight 200-gram vinyl double album pressed on the classic EMI 1400.
Crafted by The Vinyl Factory, the Deluxe Vinyl Box Set also includes an exclusive over-sized Jamie Hewlett art poster and a 68-page booklet featuring original drawings, lyrics and interviews.
D Side comes with a beautiful etching.
Stored in a smoke free, pet free environment.
Please note that due to the quality of the item it is quite a heavy package in postal terms. As a result this is reflected in shipping cost. If the shipping comes to less than £8 I will refund the difference.
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