VOYAGER GOLDEN RECORD
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- Where Are They Now
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Q & A with Ed Stone
golden record
Where are they now.
- frequently asked questions
- Q&A with Ed Stone
The Golden Record
Pioneers 10 and 11, which preceded Voyager, both carried small metal plaques identifying their time and place of origin for the benefit of any other spacefarers that might find them in the distant future. With this example before them, NASA placed a more ambitious message aboard Voyager 1 and 2, a kind of time capsule, intended to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.
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You Can Finally Buy a Copy of the Voyager Golden Record, Gold Plating Not Included
The Voyager 1 spacecraft might be the most famous time capsule in history, soaring through space as a testament to humanity’s achievements. We don’t know if intelligent life will ever find the craft or its contents, launched in 1977 to explore the planets before sailing indefinitely beyond our solar system. But at least humans here on Earth can finally own a piece of its history.
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The Voyager spacecraft includes the so-called Golden Record that is now available for purchase on both LP and CD. The album has 90 minutes of music from around the world, though the only contemporary American song is a lone track from Chuck Berry, “Johnny B. Goode.” Carl Sagan reportedly wanted to go with the song “Roll Over Beethoven” but was persuaded by his university students that “Johnny B. Goode” was a better choice.
A Kickstarter campaign to release the record raised over $1.3 million , but you don’t have to be a contributor to get your hands on one. The album is available to order on both CD and LP, though the 3-vinyl LP version isn’t a copper disc wrapped in gold, like the version that’s now hurtling through space. That version was sealed in real gold to protect it from the elements (both meteoroids and radiation) as it searches for intelligent life that may be able to listen to the record. The spacecraft record has a needle and primitive instructions for how to play it, should ET ever discover the thing.
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 contain the Golden Record, but Voyager 1 is on a faster course (despite being launched after Voyager 2) and is the farthest human-made object from Earth. The new LP version is a costly $98, but it does include perks like a 96-page softcover book with plenty of information about the Voyager missions. The CD version is a more affordable $50 .
It’s a rare treat to be able to buy the record today. Even Carl Sagan didn’t get a copy of the record, which is being released by Ozma Records. You can order a copy of the LP or the CD over at the Ozma Records website, though the LP version has proved so popular that you probably won’t get it until January. So don’t get your hopes up if you were planning to give it as a Christmas present.
And, yes, the vinyl version includes a digital download card that allows you to grab MP3 or FLAC versions of the music. This is the future, after all.
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triple 140 gram pressing on gold colored vinyl, contains all Voyager Golden Record audio content remastered from the original analog tapes, 3x heavyweight jackets w/ gold ink on black print, 96-page softcover book featuring all images encoded on the Golden Record, scanned from the master slides essay by Timothy Ferris, producer of the original golden record, gold foil print on 12" x 12" archival paper, Voyager trajectories felt slipmat, deluxe record box w/ pull ribbon, digital download card included. music Ozma Records 2018
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- Package Dimensions : 12.91 x 12.91 x 1.46 inches; 4.67 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Ozma Records
- Date First Available : May 4, 2018
- Label : Ozma Records
- ASIN : B07CVK6TRQ
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