<P> Many fans reacted negatively to the news of the single - copy album, believing that the album would not be available to the public until 2103 . Wu - Tang member Method Man spoke out against the 88 - year commercial ban, blaming fellow member RZA and producer Cilvaringz . RZA replied that the 88 - year ban was necessary to maintain the integrity of the album as a work of art and deflect any notions of a grand marketing or publicity stunt . According to him, the number 8 bears symbolic significance because there were eight original members of the Wu - Tang Clan, the numbers of the year 2015 add up to eight, Paddle8 has eight in its name, and a rotated eight is the symbol for infinity that was used on their second album Wu - Tang Forever . Wu - Tang later released an official statement saying that, although the music cannot be sold to the public until 2103, the owner may exhibit or distribute the music for free . </P> <P> The Guinness Book of Records certified the album as the most valuable album in existence, outpricing the previous most expensive records in the world held by Elvis Presley and The Quarrymen, later to be known as The Beatles . On March 3, 2015, the album was detained at JFK Airport for three hours while border control determined the contents of the silver box holding the album . </P> <P> In February 2016, artist Jason Koza sued RZA, Cilvaringz, Paddle8 and Shkreli in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for the alleged unauthorized use of his artwork on the album . </P> <P> The track listing remained a secret for the buyer . Paddle8 released a track list of working titles the group used during the recordings . The track listing has been compiled by Complex magazine . </P>

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