Limited Edition Black Vinyl Exclusive Cover 2 180 gram vinyl Both album and titles stylized in all caps. Spine lists album title as "Beyincé" instead of "Cowboy Carter" Record inner sleeves are blue, as are the interior faces of the gatefold pockets. Issue with Limited Edition sticker on shrink.
200 copies were sold with a signed sleeve insert at Supervinyl in Los Angeles on April 12th, 2024 An extremely limited number of albums were sold with an autograph on alternative album cover at Amoeba Records in Hollywood on April 13th, 2024
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned (Stickered)): 196588949319
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout): AL19658894931 2 AI (U2) BLACK BELT-LEVI
I agree with many of the other reviews - compared to the level of care that went into the Renaissance packaging, this feels surprisingly cheap. No lyrics, credits, tracklist... I'm not sure if this was a rush job to hit a specific release date or a conscious decision. Outside of that complaint, I had to send the first order back (Amazon) due to press issues. The 2nd copy has a split seam in the sleeve but I'll live with it. I do actually think that this version minus the 5 songs on streaming is a more cohesive album - other than YA YA I don't find I really miss them.
The discs were extremely damaged in terms of scuffs (full) but the sound was not affected. The pressing plant wasn't careful enough. This is an overall fantastic record
There’s something wrong with the mastering/pressing of Sweet Honey Buckin on mine … high sibilance, compressed sound – the life suddenly goes out of the record. Will be returning it.
Great sounding pressing. The package has its shortcomings, as others have mentioned (no lyric sheet or other extras, fewer tracks than the digital version), but from musical perspective, the album’s 22 tracks work as a cohesive whole and the vinyl is well-pressed and mastered.
honestly couldn’t choose between the variants on her store and decided on this because i prefer the back cover of this edition over the others!
sound quality is excellent! very pleased with this purchase, minus the fact packaging was lack luster compared to renaissance (but this will do til we eventually get a box set - hopefully!)
Vinyl arrived from Beyoncé’s store with split seams at the top and of course there’s the issue of missing songs - and no printed sleeves as advertised.
Actual sound quality is very good. But the entire purchase left a slightly bad taste in my mouth.
I’m also peeved bc I bought this thinking it was a “limited edition” (as advertised on her store) only to find it’s now being sold on Amazon en masse.
I hope we get an actual limited edition that matches Renaissance’s level of detail and creative direction.