Daft Punk / “Random Access Memories” deluxe box set edition
Columbia Records will release a luxury deluxe box set edition of Daft Punk‘s acclaimed 2013 album Random Access Memories in early December.
The box set is a real multi-media offering featuring vinyl records, a book, robot design schematic posters, and two USB sticks with hi-res audio and high definition video.
The contents are presented in a cloth-bound box (13” x 13”) stamped with the Random Access Memories logo in gold foil on the cover. All individual contents are separated by vellum dividers printed with a circuit pattern texture inspired by the gloves of the Daft Punk Robots.
The deluxe box contents:
A special edition 180 gram double vinyl with gold and silver foil labels. Includes an eight-page saddle stitched booklet containing album artwork, credits and lyric sheets.
A 56 page cloth-bound, hardcover photo book of images from the RAM recording sessions and film shoots, featuring a foreword by Paul Williams.
A special edition ten-inch collector’s vinyl containing an extended interview with Giorgio Moroder taken from the original session recordings for the song, Giorgio by Moroder.
Two sets of Robot helmet design schematics with individual components separated onto 8 layers of unbounded transparencies. Each set is contained in a clear presentation pouch.
A pair of full body Robot design schematic posters (12” x 24”) printed on heavy weight matte finish poster paper.
A 70mm motion picture film strip containing 5 sequential frames from the Lose Yourself to Dance original production dailies, mounted in a heavy weight matte stock with an open back.
A pair of gold and silver plated, metal encased, reusable USB drives containing the following*:
AUDIO: High-resolution digital audio files (88.2KHz / 24Bit) of the 13 original tracks on RAM plus the high-resolution audio files of the bonus track, Horizon and Daft Punk’s Get Lucky Remix.
VIDEO: High-definition, Apple Pro Res 422 (1920×1080) video files of: the full length video for Lose Yourself to Dance; the original RAM TV campaign spots; the extended Coachella version of the Get Lucky promo featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
This deluxe box set is available to purchase exclusively via Daft Punk’s online store. The box will ship in early December.
By Paul Sinclair
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