CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians announced a collaboration with the world-renowned, Northeast Ohio native rock band The Black Keys to release a special vinyl printing of their upcoming album "Ohio Players."
In a Wednesday press release, the Guardians organization announced the partnership along with a few different ways you can get your hands on the special color variant called "Erie Blue & Rust Belt Red."
The easiest way to guarantee your copy is to purchase a special promotional ticket to the Saturday, April 20 game against the Oakland Athletics through CLEguardians.com/specials. While on the website, you can find a link with details about the game with the vinyl promotion that will take you to the team's official ticket purchasing page where you can select your tickets in the available seating areas.
The Guardians say tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last. This promotion is only available online.
The only other way to purchase "Ohio Players" on vinyl in the special color variant is through various Northeast Ohio record stores. The record will release on April 8 at the following locations:
- Square Records - Akron
- Time Traveler - Akron
- The Vinyl Groove - Bedford
- Blue Arrow Records & Books - Cleveland
- Brittany’s Record Shop - Cleveland
- Late Nite Records - Cleveland
- Spoonful Records - Columbus
- Hallow Bone Records - Fairlawn
- My Mind’s Eye - Lakewood
- Plaid Room Records - Loveland
- Erie St. Vinyl - Massillon
- Blackbird Records - Mansfield
- Electronics Fl!p - Maple Heights
- Blackbird Records - Medina
- Record Den - Mentor
- The Current Year - Parma
- Blackbird Records - Wooster
- Operation Fandom - Wooster
- The Exchange (multiple locations)
From The Black Keys on the upcoming "Ohio Players" album:
"Ohio Players, a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, Ohio funk band of the same name, marks the 12th studio album for the Akron, Ohio duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, who formed The Black Keys in 2001. The 14-track full-length LP features contributions from other notable artists, including Beck, Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, Noel Gallagher and Alice Cooper, among others. Ohio Players was also influenced by The Black Keys “Record Hangs,” as Auerbach and Carney deejayed dance parties in cities around the world while making the album, spinning 45s from their own eclectic and growing collections."