Perhaps you're a fan of Lady Gaga. It wouldn't be unusual — after all, her debut album The Fame has sold over a million copies since its release last year. But now you're debating whether or not you're going to invest in The Fame: Monster, the new expanded edition of that record. Sure, it's got eight brand-new songs on it (including the just-released-on-iTunes single "Bad Romance"), but maybe you're thinking you'll just download the new songs from iTunes so as not to have two copies of the same album sitting on the shelf. But you still want some sort of memento of Gaga's upcoming tour! What to do?
Luckily, Gaga has thought out this scenario and totally has you covered. The "Super Deluxe" version of The Fame: Monster includes a number of collectible goodies from pop music's favorite fashion-forward muse. The package contains the new version of the album as well as the "Book of Gaga" (described as "highly stylized collector's edition art table book housed in a custom slipcase documenting Gaga's journey into pop superstardom"), which contains such treats as a puzzle (you can play with grandma!), behind-the-scenes photos, paper dolls, a pair of 3D glasses and, perhaps strangest of all, a lock of Lady Gaga's hair. Though the deluxe editions will be available in limited quantities, doesn't that seem like an awful lot of hair to sacrifice? Or are we to assume that it's a lock from one of the singer's many wigs?
In any event, the truly devoted can pre-order their package now (for the relatively reasonable price of $100) and look forward to Gaga's The Fame: Monster tour, which is scheduled to kick off on November 27 in Montreal, Canada.