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About 1 year ago, Jack White embarked on an unusual, acoustic tour. Hitting the only five states in the US in which he had yet to perform — the wild environs of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and Alaska — White and his acoustic ensemble of Dominic Davis, Fats Kaplin and Lillie Mae Rische delivered jaw-dropping performances to the previously JW deprived terrritories. Each show was announced only hours before curtains lifted and tickets were only available in the venue box office, 1 per person, for $3. "No tradesies." Rampant online speculation, guesstimation and divining ensued, and those who were lucky and/or cunning enough to secure a seat were admired by all. The shows had several standards and rules set ahead of time by White: no amplifiers, only ribbon microphones used, and no monitors on stage.
The final performance of that tour was streamed live on TIDAL, but, as you know, we never pass up an opportunity to immortalize great music (it's a complex, really), so, we ran tape and film for the entirety of the tour, and now YOU will reap the benefits of our obsession.
Vault Package #28 is a celebration of these unprecedented performances and the end of the era that they signified. Acoustic in Idaho showcases the performance at the Egyptian Theater in Boise and contains a career-spanning set with standards from the White Stripes, Raconteurs and Jack White solo catalog, reinterpreted for performance with no amplifiers. The performance was captured exclusively by ribbon microphones and is dripping with atmosphere. Including a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)” and ending with a rousing rendition of Leadbelly’s “Goodnight Irene,” what exists here is pure magic. This double LP set will be pressed on Icy Idaho Blue vinyl. Listen to "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" from Live in Idaho below:
Jack’s performance from the Wendy Williamson Auditorium in Anchorage, Alaska is a gem in its own right. With the ethereal setting adding to the mystique of the circumstance, the show was one of the most thrilling in White’s twenty-plus-year career, and those who were there to enjoy it (who had waited all day in the snow), bore witness to a once-in-a-lifetime performance. We present that memorable show here, in its entirety, on DVD, with expertly engineered sound and editing by TMR’s in-house film guru Brad Holland. Acoustic in Alaska is truly spectacular.
From the Third Man Books, we present Pictures From Unknown States, an intimate collection of shots from photographer, close Third Man ally (and occasional clothing designer) David James Swanson. This pictorial travelogue of the tour and the places and people it encountered on its route is a packed-to-the-brim 52 pages of sheer wonder.
Also borrowed from Swanson’s stunning photo archives and are two elegant Risograph prints, both suitable for framing and evocative of the gilded settings of each one of these performances.
These items fits together perfectly in a soft-touch, silk-screened box that only further cements the exquisite collection as an item no music fan can deny. It may just be our best Vault package yet.
Live in Idaho setlist
Just One Drink
Temporary Ground
Hotel Yorba
You Know That I Know
Inaccessibly Mystery
Do
Alone in My Home
Carolina Drama
Love Interruption
A Martyr For My Love For You
Sugar Never Tasted So Good
We’re Going to Be Friends
The Same Boy You’ve Always Known
I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
Blunderbuss
You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
Goodnight, Irene
Live in Alaska setlist
Just One Drink
Temporary Ground
Love Interruption
Machine Gun Silhouette
Offend in Every Way
The Same Boy You’ve Always Known
Alone in My Home
You Know That I Know
We’re Going to Be Friends
Entitlement
Carolina Drama
You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
A Martyr For My Love For You
Goodnight, Irene
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Thanks, Jack and the Third Man crew!!! You’ve done it again!!!
I wasn’t lucky enough to attend any of these shows but I did see the live stream on Tidal. What an amazing show. This is an incredible vault package. Thank you Jack and TMR. I especially love that a DVD is included. Hopefully we will see more DVDs in future packages. I heard from someone they filmed Jack’s show in Nashville with Loretta Lynn opening for him and I saw they were also filming at Jack’s show at MSG. I am so looking forward to this vault package.
Thanks for sharing us the acoustic experience, for us that don’t live in US and have the opportunity to live it
This one is such a winner. Such a great group of musicians.
I work for a well known railroad in the northwest and just finished a night shift in Hermiston, OR. I woke to fantastic news that Jack and the gang were to play Boise that evening, and that me and my crew were also moving locations to Boise that afternoon!! I was ecstatic! After completing a nail biting task we were finally on the road at 1pm Pacific time. We rolled into Boise at 6pm Mountain, checked in to a hotel, was dressing and out the door in a talk by 6:45. I had high hopes that soon turned dismal after seeing the line stretching all around the city block. After watching the line filter it’s way into the Egyptian Theatre I was all but ready to hang my head. As I stood there battling my own mind whether to leave or not, some bystanders started to line up. Apparently local radio stations were giving tickets out and those left at will-call where then sold to the lucky few (how no one picked those up if beyond me) and to conclude this rather long post, I was one of those lucky few to grab a last minute ticket and experience a once in a lifetime show! Later I would run into Dominic Davis at the Whiskey Bar and I gladly bought that man and I a round and enjoyed every drop of it. Thank you for pressing this vinyl so as I can always remember “The one night in Idaho!”
Wow….. this is impressive. Thank you. I should be about done soaking in Vault #27 right when this starts to roll out!
Oh my goodness, Thank you ! Thank you ! THANK YOU ! I have tears in my eyes
Nice work on this one
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I love that the dvd is from a different show than the vinyl. That’s a nice and appreciated touch.