So far, 2022 has been a relatively eventful year for Jack White. He’s released the albums Fear Of The Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive, each one with its sound and vibe unique from the other, proposed (and immediately got married) onstage in Detroit to kick off his tour, played over sixty shows across three continents to hundreds of thousands of satiated fans…and he’s not even done yet.
To celebrate the explosive run of shows, having received some of the most rave live reviews Jack has ever seen in his 20+ year career onstage, Third Man Records’ 54th Vault package is dedicated to the best of the best, the 3xLP Selections From The Supply Chain Issues Tour.
Disc one (pressed on blue vinyl) features the best live recordings of songs from the bombastic, fiery album Fear Of The Dawn. While the studio takes are taut and muscular and finessed, these live renditions of songs like “Taking Me Back” and “The White Raven” expand beyond that idea, where they are able to luxuriously conjure musical themes and chase avant garde tangents and ultimately deliver versions that land light years beyond their initial counterparts.
Disc two (pressed on white vinyl) features Jack White’s show at Union Chapel in London in its entirety. An intimate, emotional concert performance dedicated to his son Henry Lee with songs dedicated both to Jack’s wife, Olivia Jean, and his daughter, Scarlett, along with first-ever live performances of the tracks “Help Me Along” and “I’ve Got You Surrounded (With My Love)” and “Taking Me Back (Gently)” the whole show was nothing short of spellbinding and the sentimental feeling in the room that night is clearly evident in the grooves of this record.
Disc three (pressed on black vinyl) is the wildcard. With the dynamic band of Dominic Davis on bass, Daru Jones on drums, and Quincy McCrary on keyboards, Jack has been, more so than ever before, truly improvising compelling cover songs and brand new, off-the-top-of-his-head compositions. With covers ranging from the public domain “Wayfaring Stranger” through the Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog” to the D.O.C’s “It’s Funky Enough” and the Monks “I Hate You” across a gamut of blues essentials like “I’m A Man” and “Cool Drink Of Water Blues” and “Born Under A Bad Sign”...it’s a true treat to hear the band snatch these moments out of the unrehearsed ether. Beyond that…true original songs like “That’s How I’m Feeling Right Now” and “Yes, I’m So Sick” and “When I’m Home You Can Feel The Tension” are legitimately ecstatic, memorable explorations that belie the fact that they are 100% spontaneous compositions, written on the spot during the live shows.
And just for the hell of it, we’re including a 7” single of “A Tip From You To Me” complete with the previously unreleased solo acoustic demo of the song on the b-side…pressed on sparkly blue vinyl. As should be expected, the cover art fits into the ten-years-running tradition of Jack White album single images that fit in neatly with each other…now totaling SIXTEEN entries into the ever-expanding, ever-impressive tableau.
Sign up by midnight Central time October 31st to receive this Vault package.
Selections From The Supply Chain Issues Tour
3 x LP
Disc One:
- Taking Me Back
- Fear Of The Dawn
- The White Raven
- Hi-De-Ho
- Eosophobia
- What’s The Trick?
- That Was Then (This Is Now)
- Shedding My Velvet
Disc Two (Live From Union Chapel, London, 7-22-22):
- A Tip From You To Me
- All Along The Way
- Help Me Along
- Love Is Selfish
- I’ve Got You Surrounded (With My Love)
- Queen Of The Bees
- A Tree On Fire From Within
- If I Die Tomorrow
- Please God, Don’t Tell Anyone
- A Madman From Manhattan
- Taking Me Back (Gently)
Disc Three:
- Gordie Howe Bridge (improvised original)
- That’s How I’m Feeling Right Now (improvised original)
- She’s Like Heroin To Me (The Gun Club cover)
- Ghost Highway (Mazzy Star cover)
- Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag cover)
- Diddy Wah Diddy (Captain Beefheart/Blind Blake cover)
- I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail (improvised original)
- I’m Running In Brooklyn Because I’ve Got Nowhere Else To Go (improvised original)
- I’m A Man (Bo Diddley cover)
- Evil (Howlin’ Wolf cover)
- Give Me Back My Wig (Hound Dog Taylor cover)
- Scuttle Buttin’ (Stevie Ray Vaughan cover)
- It’s Freezing Cold In El Paso And I’ve Got Nowhere To Go (improvised original)
- Born Under A Bad Sign (Albert King cover)
- When I’m Home You Can Feel The Tension (improvised original)
- I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges cover)
- Hear My Train A Comin’ (Jimi Hendrix cover)
- Baby, Please Don’t Go (Big Joe Williams cover)
- You Can’t Get That Stuff No More (Tampa Red cover)
- Yes, I’m So Sick (improvised original)
- Wayfaring Stranger (traditional cover)
- I Ain’t Superstitious (Howlin’ Wolf cover)
- I Think I Got You (improvised original)
- Cool Drink Of Water Blues (Tommy Johnson cover)
- I Hate You (The Monks cover)
- It’s Funky Enough (The D.O.C. cover)
7-inch single
- A Tip From You To Me
- A Tip From You To Me (demo)
…I get now, jammin’ way over the original length and no room for all the songs on one disc. There still must be a reason Morning, Noon and Night wasn’t played live and Into The Twilight only a few rad times…
Looking forward to that third LP… well, all of it…but especially that one!!!
Nice addition. The constant release of old stripes concerts and whatnot was nice for a while but really is the same old over and over. This seems like a nice addition with all the newer tracks that are good tunes. I see some complaining about getting more vaults with diversity. This is nice but we have had a long stretch of non stripes/Jack vaults. I feel this will be one of the good ones. Please keep up the good work, the different vaults have been great. I will second that comment about the Sleep releases……we are doing good on those…..we have our share now and don’t need anymore. Thanks!
People of TMR, I deeply appreciate these Vault packages. My first was #28 and I haven’t missed a single package since.
That said, I feel it’s neasesary to express that they are inrecesingly less creative and increasingly less worth the cost of experiencing them. This is not aimed at any one particular package (or the current one).
The current cost of a Vault package is $75. That’s a lot of money. Realistically it will likely increase over time. What got me invested in Vault packages was not the color of the vinyl or the live versions of songs I already purchased, it was the artistic and personal element of the unique extras. I can’t speak for everyone but for $75 a ideal package would be one LP, one 7", and some unique extras to make it special.
For this price I’m getting closer and closer to stepping aside because it simply doesn’t feel special anymore.
We all love Jack. Jaaaack. Jack, ma boy. Jackie baby. Jack is a good boy. The best boy. It’s our boy. The reason we are all here. No jack, no Thirdman. No Jack, no Stripes, Raconteurs (Saboteurs to our upside down friends), no Dead Weather, we shudder to think. I saw the Raconteurs at a secret show in NYC at the release of the first Google phone. They literally materialize on stage. I was 1 ft in front of him on a two foot stage. He floated, he doesn’t actually touch the ground. Levitation that would put David Blane to shame. He’s that good. Out of body experience good. When they were taking a bow at the end I yelled “Jack! Hey Jack! Can I have your set list!” And he said “Aw man, sorry but we don’t use one” and fumbled around his pockets and eventually went back to his amp to give me a pick. I couldn’t love him more. I’ve seen him countless times since then.
But I’ve got a lot of Jack vault packages. So many. This one might just be too many. It pains me to say this but I will be taking a pass on this one. I know its great stuff, I really do and in no way am I trying to be a hater or bad vibe anything but I would love to see some more variety in the vault packages. I totally understand this has been a huge year for Jack and that this totally makes sense and I hope it’s the most amazing one yet. I just wanted to share my little quanta of reality that I’m in. I’m grateful for The Vault so thank you to everyone to makes it happen. Nothing but love. Love you Jack
You just had to know they were lyin when they said that neither album would be a part of a vault release…
While it’s nice… just feels like a lazy vault choice
Morning, Noon And Night… (me crying uncontrollably) and Into The Twilight (choking on tears)… I don’t see them on the list?!?
i’m waiting out by my mailbox untill this arrives!
Sweet
Will the package have info on where the tracks on disc 1 and 3 were recorded?