1ST EDITION VINYL™
Where rare records get their digital story.
Owning a record has always been emotional, but verifying its story has always been guesswork.
Until now.
1st Edition Vinyl is a new kind of music collectible
A fusion of limited-press physical vinyl and digital authentication technology
designed to honor the superfan, protect the artist, and preserve the legacy of the music itself.
It’s the rare pressing, with proof.
It is ownership you can feel and verify.
What is 1st Edition VinyL?
A certification system for rare vinyl. A new kind of catalog.
A bridge between the tangible world of wax and the digital world of verified provenance.
1st Edition Vinyl combines:
✔ a physical record
✔ a serialized digital token
✔ an authenticated edition number
to create a collectible class of music artifacts: the kind you treasure, trade, or pass down.
This isn’t merch. This is a method.
An identity layer applied to the rarest pressings as designed by the artist themselves.
Why It Matters
For decades, collectors have hunted for “first pressings,” but the marketplace has been fueled by:
✖ uncertain provenance
✖ gatekeeping
✖ speculation
✖ inconsistent grading
The result? Collectors guess. Artists lose equity. And the true first editions vanish into myth.
I decided to help change that.
How It Works
1️⃣ Certified First-Run Pressing
A tightly limited supply of authenticated physical records.
2️⃣ Digital Ownership Token
Every copy is paired with a blockchain-based asset that proves edition number and ownership.
3️⃣ Transferable Provenance
Collectors can hold, display, or transfer ownership and its verified status follows the record.
It’s the physical joy of vinyl with the clarity of decentralized certification.
• Reward your real listeners • Own A Scarce Record
• Bring transparency to • Display Your Verified Edition
limited releases Identity
• Increase the long-term • Sell or Trade without losing
value of your catalog. legitimacy
Great music deserves a life beyond streams and beyond the record store… this gives it one.
ROADMAP
This is a multi-year infrastructure build.
A platform designed to evolve alongside artists and collectors.
2026 begins rollout with the debut release, the verified 1st run pressing of Trevy James’ new reggae/R&B LP “Grey In The Beard”
Community access opens soon.
1st EDITION VINYL™
A vinyl record authentication and ownership system by Ital Man Music