Hello Platinum members! You will soon receive your Vault #33 package and we want to make sure that you are prepared to enjoy it once it arrives on your doorstep. (Don't worry, tracking information will be emailed to you next week once we begin shipping!)
The Icky Thump x2 LP is sealed with a sticker, and the Vault team has showcased photos below on how to correctly (and incorrectly) open the LP jacket to retrieve your records.
First, we'll show you what NOT to do:
1. Do NOT try to peel the sticker off (trust us on this).
2. Do NOT try to tear the jacket in half (we tried...it didn't work).
3. Do NOT try to light the jacket on fire (it turns out that heat and vinyl don't mix well).
FINALLY, here is the CORRECT way to open the sticker seal on your Icky Thump x2 LP:
Simply take an exacto knife or similar blade (be careful!) and delicately slide it along the seam.
If it still seems confusing, please reference this video (showcasing the Jack White acoustic LP):
Voila! You now know how to successfully access your new Vault release. Get your turntable ready, your box set will be with you before you know it!
Wow was so confused…. so used my fingernail….
Mine was already torn when I got it. :(
Oh well, first world problems.
I agree with arlabar that they should sell them though! I’d love to have an intact one for my collection.
I play all my vinyl every week live at the local pubs in Florida :)
When the revolution comes people who buy records and never listen to them will be first against the wall.
I open them and acually paly them to, more then one time. :-)
My Vault #1 Icky Thump is still sealed, and now I have to keep this one sealed to macth too :-(
Wait, wait, wait….people actually open their Vault releases? Whoa…
Whaaa? These instructions are incoherent. I don’t get it.
I plan to just submerge mine in pine-sol and meow-mix overnight, and I bet the pesky thing will lift itself off.
THANKS for the belly laugh TMR – Ya’ll are great :)
Shipping NEXT WEEK??? WOO-HOOOOOO!!!
I suggest to you, Third Man, a surefire halt to these label lifting mutilations. I can’t believe you haven’t considered selling these icky stamp labels?! You KNOW you could sell a baggie of TMR dustpan tidbits. Two dollahs a label sticker. Hot cakes.
Otherwise, I will again be tempted to lift this label with my steam iron.
That’s a nice seal. I mean, I know that sounds weird but the location of it just goes to show the vast attention to detail.