Tool raised some eyebrows when they recently began selling limited autographed copies of a new “Ultra Deluxe” vinyl edition of their 2019 album Fear Inoculum at their concerts for $810 ($750 plus service fees and taxes). Now, the band has set a retail price for the unsigned set at the much lower cost of $169.98, with a release date of April 8th.
Several days ago, a Reddit thread went viral when someone posted a photo of the deluxe 5-LP collection at a Tool merch booth with the sticker price of $810. Even considering the base price of $750, the newly announced unsigned retail version arrives at a cost that’s $580 lower. That comes out to be around $145 for each band member’s autograph.
For diehard Tool fans, perhaps that’s a reasonable price to pay to get all four signatures on the same item, as evidenced by the even higher prices the autographed edition is fetching on eBay.
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As for what you get for your $169.98, the set comprises five 180g vinyl LPs that are each emblazoned with a unique etching, along with a pictorial booklet containing never-before-seen artwork and a hard-shell box — all conceptualized by guitarist Adam Jones.
Tool’s current US tour continues tonight (February 26th) in Newark, New Jersey, and runs through a March 20th show in Cleveland. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
See the artwork, tracklist, and unboxing video for the “Ultra Deluxe” edition of Fear Inoculum below, and pre-order a copy at Amazon. The collection will also be available at local record shops on Record Store Day (April 23rd).
Fear Inoculum Ultra Deluxe Vinyl Artwork:
Tool Fear Inoculum Ultra Deluxe Cover
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Fear Inoculum Ultra Deluxe Vinyl Tracklist:
Disc 1:“Fear Inoculum” and “Pneuma”
Disc 2: “Invincible”
Disc 3: “Legion Inoculant” and “Descending”
Disc 4: “Culling Voices” “Chocolate Chip Trip”
Disc 5: “7empest” and “Mockingbeat”
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