Somebody had fun with creating this curious record, the Ultra LP. I quote from Discogs, because this is just a list of the weirdness you’ll have to discover when using this record.
- “Ultra LP” release featuring several special features:
· Tracks A6 and B7 are locked grooves featuring elements from their respective previous tracks. “High Ball Stepper” doesn’t end with a faded-out distortion as in the digital versions, it is locked instead.
· Tracks A7 and B8 are hidden tracks pressed on their sides’ labels, and play at 78 RPM and 45 RPM respectively, thus making the LP a three speed record.
· Side A’s groove is inverted and plays from the inside out.
· “Just One Drink” consists of two different intros, each in its own groove, with both connecting at the body of the song. BA1 is acoustic, BB1 is electric.
· Side B has a matte finish, giving the appearance of an un-played 78 RPM record.
· Vinyl is pressed in flat-edged format.
· Dead wax area on Side A contains a hand-etched hologram by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, the first of its kind on a vinyl record.
· Tracks B3 and B4 are swapped in comparison to the digital editions, and B2 features a slightly longer intro.
· The vinyl was mastered entirely from analog sources with no additional compression used. - Tracks A1 to A5 and BA1/BB1 to B6 are listed continuously from 1 to 11 and play at 33 ⅓ RPM.
Track A7 is an uncredited reworking of ‘Pusherman’, originally by Curtis Mayfield.
Durations unlisted, approximates obtained by digitizing the vinyl audio. - Jacket features Soft Touch aqueous coating. Record comes in die-cut black paper poly sleeve. Also included are an insert with lyrics and credits, and a digital download card for the album in MP3 format, which also shows info about the hologram.
If you don’t pay attention when you put on this record, you will start at the outside groove of side 1, and find yourself in the locked groove of A6. When you start the B side however, you might find out there are two versions, playing randomly and ending in the same groove. And indeed, the hologram really works. I didn’t find the A7/B8 that are mentioned: I just didn’t dare to use my stylus on the label and damage it. The idea is funny though. White and his label boss talk rather proudly about their creation.