Colplay is preparing a unique surprise for fans. Something like this has never happened before
With their 2024 album Moon Music, their tenth, Coldplay emphasized how important it is to them to protect the environment. They offered listeners vinyl records made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles. The band intends to continue their ecological mission. The musicians announced that they will re-release nine of their previous albums - this time on records made from recycled bottles.
For Coldplay, environmental protection isn’t just a buzzword. For years, the band has been actively involved in efforts to improve the condition of our planet. When Coldplay embarked on their 2022 world tour, The Music of the Spheres, they aimed to reduce direct carbon dioxide emissions from concert production, transportation, and travel by the band and crew by 50 percent.
Two years later, the band announced that they had reduced their carbon footprint by 59 percent. Announcing their success, Coldplay also said that the high attendance at the shows had contributed to the planting of 7 million trees. As promised, every ticket sold means one tree is planted.
Coldplay Creates Eco-Friendly Vinyl RecordsWhen the band released their album "Moon Music" in 2024, Chris Martin and his bandmates decided to prove once again that ecology and music can go hand in hand. Each vinyl record was created using materials including nine recycled PET plastic bottles recovered from waste.
This, the musicians reported at the time, prevented the production of more than 25 metric tons of new plastic and provided an 85 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the production process of traditional 140-gram vinyl. The musicians took a similar approach to the production of CDs—these were made from 90 percent recycled polycarbonate , also sourced from post-consumer waste.
And, as it turns out, this was just the beginning of a much bigger project. According to the latest reports, the band intends to publish their entire discography in this form. Coldplay's nine studio albums will be released on records made from recycled plastic bottles, which will reduce CO2 emissions by 85 percent compared to traditional vinyl production.
Coldplay CD recycled/photo: Coldplay.com"Coldplay's actions are proof of what is possible when innovation meets intention. This isn't just about a new product, it's about pioneering a production that has a significantly smaller environmental impact, while delivering the same high-quality audio experience to fans, while setting a new standard for physical music production," Jen Ivory, managing director of the band's record label Parlophone, said in a statement.
The Coldplay reissue is available for pre-order now, with a release date of August 15.
