The Voyager Golden Record was a gift from humanity to the cosmos. And it is also a gift to humanity.

In 1977, NASA launched two spacecraft, Voyager I and II, on a grand tour of the solar system and beyond, into the mysteries of interstellar space. Mounted to each of these spacecraft is a stunning golden phonograph record, an interstellar message to introduce our civilization to extraterrestrials who might encounter the probes, perhaps billions of years from now.

The Voyager Golden Record contains the story of Earth expressed in sounds, images, and science: Earth's greatest music from myriad cultures and eras, from Bach and Beethoven to Blind Willie Johnson and Chuck Berry, Senegalese percussion to Solomon Island panpipes. Dozens of natural sounds of our planet -- birds, a train, a baby's cry -- are collaged into a lovely audio poem called Sounds of Earth. There are spoken greetings in 55 human languages, and one whale language, and more than one hundred images encoded in analog that depict who, and what, we are.  (To hear those greetings and Sounds of Earth and see a handful of the images, visit NASA/JPL-Caltech's Voyager site!)

Astronomer and science educator Carl Sagan chaired the visionary committee that created the original Voyager Golden Record forty years ago. Astronomer and SETI pioneer Frank Drake was the technical director, writer Ann Druyan was creative director, science writer Timothy Ferris produced the record, artist Jon Lomberg designed it, and artist Linda Salzman Sagan organized the greetings. 

Voyager I entered interstellar space in 2013. It’s almost 13 billion miles away from Earth, and in about 40,000 years it will be within 1.6 light years of a star in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Voyager II is right on its tail. We may never know whether an extraterrestrial civilization ever listens to the Golden Record. 

But now for the first time in history, to celebrate Voyager's 40th anniversary, you'll be able to experience it for yourself the way it was meant to be played.

The cloth-covered box with gold foil inlay will house three, heavyweight translucent gold vinyl LPs protected by poly-lined paper sleeves. The LPs will contain all of the same magnificent music, greetings, and sounds as contained on the original Voyager Golden Record, nearly two hours of audio. (Track list below.) Those records will slip into old style tip on, black ink and gold foil jackets. The audio will be complemented by a beautifully-designed hardbound book of captivating images from the original interstellar message, glorious photos of the planets returned to Earth from the Voyager probes, compelling essays, and ephemera from the project's history.

We are honored that Timothy Ferris, the original producer of the Golden Record, was in the recording studio with us to remaster the audio for vinyl, drawing from the highest-quality sources we can access.

Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition audio tracks:

• Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor
• Java, court gamelan, "Kinds of Flowers," recorded by Robert Brown
• Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle
• Zaire, Pygmy girls' initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull 
• Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes 
• Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México 
• "Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry 
• New Guinea, men's house song, recorded by Robert MacLennan 
• Japan, Shakuhachi, "Tsuru No Sugomori" ("Crane's Nest,") performed by Goro Yamaguch
• Bach, "Gavotte en rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux 
• Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor 
• Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow 
• Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima 
• "Melancholy Blues," performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven 
• Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow 
• Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor 
• Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. Glenn Gould, piano 
• Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor 
• Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska 
• Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes 
• Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London
• Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service 
• Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen 
• China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu 
• India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar 
• "Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson 
• Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina, performed by Budapest String Quartet 
• Greetings from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kurt Waldheim 
• Greetings in 55 languages 
• United Nations greetings 
• Whale greetings 
• The Sounds of Earth: “Music of the Spheres” by Laurie Spiegel, Volcanoes, Earthquake, Thunder, Mud Pots, Wind, Rain, Surf, Crickets, Frogs, Birds, Hyena, Elephant, Chimpanzee, Wild Dog, Footstepts, Heartbeat, Laughter, Fire, Speech, The First Tools, Tame Dog, Herding Sheep, Blacksmith, Sawing, Tractor, Riveter, Morse Code, Ships, Horse and Cart, Train, Tractor, Bus, Auto, F-111 Flyby, Saturn 5 Lift-off, Kiss, Mother and Child, Life Signs, Pulsar

An exquisitely-designed objet d'art, this limited edition Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition vinyl box set was only available through Kickstarter. It is the ultimate album package of the ultimate album package.

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