'Ghosts I-IV' materializes

By Todd Martens

March 4, 2008 12 AM PT

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has released a 36-song instrumental collection, “Ghosts I-IV,” direct to the Internet via his official website, www.nin.com, following the pay-what-you-will, variable pricing model that Radiohead utilized in October of last year for “In Rainbows.”

All 36 cuts can be had for as low as $5 (download), or for as high as $300, a signed limited-edition set that will ship in May. There’s also a $10 double-disc CD set, which includes a 16-page booklet and ships on April 8, or a $75 package that includes two discs, a DVD and a deluxe book.

Billboard.com reported that “Ghosts I-IV” will receive a traditional retail release on April 8 via Red Distribution.

-- Todd Martens

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Todd Martens

Todd Martens is a features columnist at the Los Angeles Times who writes about theme parks and West Coast Experiences, among other topics. Martens joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007 and has covered a mix of interactive entertainment as its game critic and pop music as a reporter and editor. Previously, he reported on the music business for Billboard Magazine. Martens has contributed to numerous books, including “The Big Lebowski: An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time.” He continues to torture himself by rooting for the Chicago Cubs and, while he likes dogs, he is more of a cat person.

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