Wu-Tang Clan Will Sell Only One, Hand-Crafted Copy of Its New Album

But fans can pay $50 to listen in person

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For the past few years, the Wu-Tang Clan has been recording an album in secret. Now, in a first for modern music, they plan to sell only one copy of The Wu—Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.

It will be sold in an engraved silver and nickel box handcrafted by British-Moroccan artist Yahya, whose previous work has been commissioned by royal families. But before the band sells this ultimate collector's item for millions, the album will be taken on a grand tour where, for a price of about $50, the average pleb could attend a listening session of the 150-minute album—after undergoing an extensive check for audio recording devices.

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