Extraordinary Records

Take a deep dive into the fascinating history of vinyl records in Extraordinary Records. Within these pages, you'll discover over five hundred rare and remarkable vinyl records, all sourced from the impressive personal collections of authors and seasoned crate diggers Alessandro Benedetti and Peter Bastine. These are not the average black discs you may be thinking of — instead these specially-released LPs come in all manner of color, shape and finish, bringing a new meaning to the term “album artwork.” Organized thematically into seven chapters, you’ll find vibrant monochromatic vinyl; unusual vinyl, including silver, gold, mirrored and even a few extremely uncommon glow-in-the-dark discs; multicolored vinyl, patterned with stripes, splatters, circles or tie-dye-like swirls; etched vinyl, with music printed on one side and artwork carved on the other; shaped vinyl, which were die-cut into unique and unexpected forms rather than the classic disc; and picture discs, featuring a photo or