世界上最昂貴的專輯登陸塔斯馬尼亞

很少人聽過武當派傳奇的第七張錄音室專輯。那是因為只製作了一份副本，而原版則被毀掉了。但霍巴特莫娜畫廊的參觀者將有機會。

Wu-Tang Clan fans were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience on Saturday afternoon, as they became some of the lucky few to listen to the hip-hop collective's legendary seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.

週六下午，武當派粉絲們獲得了千載難逢的體驗，他們成為少數幸運兒，聆聽了這個嘻哈團體傳奇的第七張錄音室專輯《少林往事》。

Fans started arriving at Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) as icy wind and rain lashed the building's exterior.

冰冷的風雨襲擊了霍巴特新舊藝術博物館 (MONA) 的外部，粉絲們開始湧入霍巴特新舊藝術博物館 (MONA)。

They were taken down a series of hallways, then to a security checkpoint where they had to deposit everything in their pockets.

他們被帶到一系列走廊，然後到一個安全檢查站，在那裡他們必須把所有東西都放進口袋裡。

After a scan with a metal detector, they were led through a nondescript door and into MONA's recording studio, followed by a group of security guards who locked the doors.

用金屬探測器掃描後，他們被引導穿過一扇不起眼的門，進入 MONA 的錄音室，後面跟著一群保全鎖上了門。

Behind that door, a 30-minute mix of music was played from the album, which was completed in 2013 after six years of secret recording.

在那扇門後面，播放著專輯中 30 分鐘的音樂混音，該專輯是經過六年的秘密錄製後於 2013 年完成的。

It's the most expensive album ever sold, and from June 15 to 24, it's on loan at MONA as part of a broader exhibit — with a waiting list of 5,000 people wanting to hear it, but unable to secure a spot.

這是有史以​​來售出的最昂貴的專輯，從 6 月 15 日到 24 日，它在 MONA 被借出，作為更廣泛展覽的一部分，等待名單上有 5,000 人想聽它，但無法獲得席位。

Hobart hip-hop artist Hayden Kovacic was one of the lucky ones, and on his way inside, he said it was a dream come true.

霍巴特嘻哈藝術家海登·科瓦西奇 (Hayden Kovacic) 是幸運兒之一，在進去的路上，他說這是夢想成真。

"I thought I'd be dead before it was publicly released," Mr Kovacic said.

「在公開發布之前我以為我已經死了，」科瓦契奇先生說。

"They're my biggest inspiration, bro. They're my inspiration for how I do everything.

「他們是我最大的靈感，兄弟。他們是我做每件事的靈感。

"Wu-Tang is life."

“武當就是生命。”

Listeners laud a unique artistic experienceWu-Tang Clan leader Robert 'RZA' Diggs and producer Tarik 'Cilvaringz' Azzougarh decided to keep the 31-track album a secret as a protest against what they saw as the devaluation of music in the digital era.

聽眾稱讚獨特的藝術體驗 Wu-Tang Clan 領袖 Robert 'RZA' Diggs 和製作人 Tarik 'Cilvaringz' Azzougarh 決定對這張包含 31 首曲目的專輯保密，以抗議他們認為數字時代音樂貶值的現象。

It means very little is known about the tracks, with only sporadic details reaching the public over the past decade — such as its cameos with Cher and FC Barcelona soccer players.

這意味著人們對這些賽道知之甚少，在過去的十年裡，只有零星的細節被公眾所知——例如雪兒和巴塞隆納足球俱樂部足球員的客串。

The MONA listening event offered fans the most insight yet.

MONA 聆聽活動為粉絲提供了迄今為止最深入的見解。

It didn't disappoint.

它沒有讓人失望。

"The production was off its head. Classic '93 to 2000 Wu-Tang. Cilvaringz killed that," Mr Kovacic said.

「製作很瘋狂。93年到2000年的經典武當派。西爾瓦林茲扼殺了它，」科瓦契奇先生說。

"I hope lots of people get to hear it one day."

“我希望有一天很多人都能聽到這首歌。”

Cameron McBryde travelled from Brisbane for the day and felt like it was more than just an audio experience.

卡梅倫·麥克布萊德 (Cameron McBryde) 從布里斯班出發度過了這一天，感覺這不僅僅是一次音頻體驗。

"It's cool to think that there is a piece of music that we've just listened to, that is treated like a piece of art," Mr McBryde said.

麥克布萊德先生說：“想到我們剛剛聽過的一首音樂，被當作一件藝術品來對待，真是太酷了。”

"You can't send it to your friend or anything like that... and that's very special.

「你不能把它寄給你的朋友或類似的東西......這是非常特別的。

"I don't know another song or album anywhere else in the world that holds that same value."

“我不知道世界上其他任何地方還有哪首歌或專輯具有同樣的價值。”

Legal dispute over alleged unauthorised streamingWhile the fans had their unique listening experience, the album is now part of a bitter legal dispute — and its secrets might reach the public sooner than thought.

涉嫌未經授權的串流媒體播放的法律糾紛雖然歌迷們擁有獨特的聆聽體驗，但這張專輯現在卻陷入了一場激烈的法律糾紛——而且它的秘密可能會比想像的更早地公之於眾。

Ever since its release, the album has generated debate about the power of streaming services, how music can be retained in its purest form and, most recently, whether any music can truly be kept secret in the digital era.

自發行以來，這張專輯就引發了關於串流媒體服務的力量、如何以最純粹的形式保留音樂以及最近在數位時代是否可以真正保密任何音樂的爭論。

It was sold to 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli for US$2 million in 2015.

2015 年，它以 200 萬美元的價格賣給了“製藥兄弟”Martin Shkreli。

Best known for raising the price of lifesaving drug Daraprim by 5,500 per cent, Mr Shkreli was jailed in 2017 for committing security fraud — and had to surrender the album as part of a US$7.4 million forfeiture order.

Shkreli 因將救生藥物 Daraprim 的價格提高 5,500% 而聞名，他於 2017 年因安全欺詐而被判入獄，並不得不在價值 740 萬美元的沒收令中交出這張專輯。

Digital art collective PleasrDAO bought the physical copy for US$4 million in 2021, and said that earlier this year it bought the copyrights and exclusive rights for a further US$750,000.

數位藝術團體 PleasrDAO 在 2021 年以 400 萬美元的價格購買了實體版，並表示今年稍早又以 75 萬美元的價格購買了版權和專屬權。

But it's become concerned that it might not be the only copy of the album in existence.

但人們擔心它可能不是這張專輯現存的唯一副本。

Following his release from prison in 2022, Mr Shkreli allegedly mentioned during various live streams that he "made MP3 copies" of the album, and had played it on YouTube.

據稱，什克萊利於 2022 年出獄後在各種直播中提到，他“製作了這張專輯的 MP3 副本”，並在 YouTube 上播放過。

"Of course I made MP3 copies, they're like hidden in safes all around the world … I'm not stupid. I don't buy something for two million dollars just so I can keep one copy," Mr Shkreli is alleged to have said.

「當然，我製作了MP3 副本，它們就像藏在世界各地的保險箱裡一樣……我並不傻。我不會花200 萬美元買東西，只是為了保留一份副本，」Shkreli 先生據稱說道。

Further comments and online activity by Mr Shkreli are included in a complaint filed by PleasrDAO in Brooklyn federal court in the United States on Monday.

Shkreli 先生的進一步評論和線上活動包含在 PleasrDAO 週一向美國布魯克林聯邦法院提交的訴狀中。

Earlier this month, Mr Shkreli is alleged to have started a live stream on social media platform X where he played the album, during which 4,900 listeners tuned in.

本月早些時候，什克雷利據稱在社交媒體平台 X 上開始了直播，他在其中播放了這張專輯，期間有 4,900 名聽眾收聽。

The quality of that stream is unclear, but one response described it as sounding "like talking on

該串流的品質尚不清楚，但一位回復將其描述為聽起來「就像在談論