Special Edition Part 1 is the sixth studio album by New Zealand band Fat Freddy's Drop.

[1] The album was recorded in Wellington, at Bays, Fat Freddy's Drop's home studio.

[2] The cover art for the album was created by Wellington artist Otis Chamberlain.

[1] Following the release of the album, the band held Fat Freddy's Drop Summer Record Tour 2020, an eight date tour across New Zealand held from December 2019 to February 2020, including dates at Western Springs Outer Fields in Auckland and Horncastle Arena in Christchurch.

[2] While the second part of the double album was originally intended to be released in 2020,[4] Fat Freddy's Drop's following album Lock-In was a special studio live session recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre recorded during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand in 2020.