Vinnie Vincent hastens to name his new album Guitarmaggedon “one of many biggest rock albums of all time”. In actual fact, the previous Kiss guitarist is so assured in his newest physique of labor that he’s positioned upon it a $2 million barrier, which one rich rock fan should pay him with the intention to hear it.

It’s fairly frequent for a artistic particular person to minimize their expertise and artistic output in a bid to remain humble. It might seem Vincent suffers from no such issues…

Bearing a $2 million price ticket, Guitarmaggedon is a completely accomplished album comprising 10 tracks in whole. That’s $200,000 per monitor, for the mathematically challenged…

Basically, Vinnie Vincent’s advertising and marketing technique for the album is as follows: one rich fan should pay him $2 million, after which level they’re free to launch it and share it with the broader world, ought to they select to take action. 

The payment features a collection of art work accompanying the album, together with per-song art work – you recognize, in case you had been nervous you weren’t getting your cash’s value.

“I’m very pleased with this very particular album,” Vincent explains [via Guitar World]. “Your complete album might be supplied in grasp format just for $2,000,000. This contains 10 songs blended in grasp, closing product format, all of the grasp recordsdata of the art work, associated posters, and 10 separate vinyl and CD packaging artwork for every particular person track, ought to the customer select to launch the album on a per-song foundation.

“The client can select to launch your complete album in any format they want; vinyl, CD, or every other configuration, in entire or partially, at their discretion. All advertising and marketing plans and concepts require approval by Vinnie Vincent. The worth doesn’t embrace any proper, title, or curiosity within the copyrights and/or emblems associated to Vinnie Vincent or the product itself.

He goes on: “If the customer needs to buy any related rights within the compositions, a separate settlement might be organized and negotiated. The worth may also embrace a perpetual license to make use of the model identify, ‘Vinnie Vincent Invasion’ and ‘Vinnie Vincent’ for the lifetime of the album.”

It’s straightforward to model such costs as barely ridiculous, however there are sufficient rich music followers on the market to make it value having a shot within the eyes of the vendor. Simply take the current Jim Irsay public sale, for instance, which noticed David Gilmour’s legendary black Fender Stratocaster promote for a gargantuan $14,550,000.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music expertise and manufacturing at college, and in addition written for the likes of Guitar World, Whole Guitar, Steel Hammer and MusicRadar.