Vault members! This is a head start on some big news... Enjoy!
J A C K W H I T E : L A Z A R E T T O
FOLLOW-UP TO GOLD-CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL #1 BLUNDERBUSS OUT JUNE 10 ON THIRD MAN RECORDS/COLUMBIA
Jack White presents his new album LAZARETTO, to be released June 10th on Third Man Records/Columbia. LAZARETTO inhabits an exciting place in White's expansive discography as the follow-up to 2012's gold-certified international #1 Blunderbuss, and will be preceded by first single and title track "Lazaretto," to be released later this month. While we await the debut of that first official single, listeners can experience a first taste of new music from the album and watch the video for new instrumental track "High Ball Stepper."
The aforementioned Blunderbuss was the first U.S. #1 album of Jack's storied career, also debuting at #1 in the UK, Canada, and, naturally, Switzerland. Blunderbuss was supported by an ambitious world tour featuring two backing bands, the all-male Buzzards and all-female Peacocks, notched up five GRAMMY nominations including Album of the Year, and dominated Best of 2012 lists, including being named MOJO's #1 album of 2012.
In celebration of the new album and their 20th Vault package, Third Man has unveiled their most unique Vault package yet.
The LP for Third Man Records' Vault package #20 will be the ONLY limited version of Lazaretto to be released. Pressed on split-color blue-and-white vinyl and coupled with exclusive album art, this alternate presentation of the album is both insightful and deserving. Also exclusive to the Vault is a fold-out poster accompanying the album, featuring a classic National Archives photo that serves as a recurrent image throughout the album art.
Unlike the lightning bolt and inverted lightning bolt pressings Third Man did for Jack White's Blunderbuss, this alternate art and colored vinyl will be the only time ANY variation on LAZARETTO will be made. Once subscriptions are closed and records are pressed... that's it. Don't sleep. Get in now or regret it later.
The 7-inch includes two early demos of songs that appear on LAZARETTO in their completed form. Both "Alone in My Home" and "Entitlement" are solo recordings by Jack White, done while he was in Mexico. Pressed on lustrous blue vinyl and housed in the standard felt-weave, die-cut Third Man Vault 7-inch sleeve, both tracks offer a unique glimpse into the creative process and evolution of a song from it's original germination to its final delivery.
The bonus item is a lavish 40-page hard bound companion piece book full of lyrics, exclusive musical notations, photos and art from LAZARETTO. This is the perfect accompaniment to the listening experience and insight into both the album creation method and some of the inspiration (visual and otherwise) behind it.
In addition to these items, Vault package #20 will also include a linen, letter-pressed postcard with the same eye-popping color separations as evidenced in classic chromatic postcards popular in the first half of the 20th century. Stamps not included.
I’m in France and I did not have it… no shipping info, nothing… I’ve had Vault Package #19, but since that moment I’ve got no info about #20 or #21.
I’m platinium membership, I don’t understand. I’m thinking on giving up the vault.
S in Germany and still no shipping infos :-(
Very consistent with the blunderbuss format while entirely unorthodox relative to industry standards…. a little on the sketchy side but full of the spit and grit that we have come to know as good old fashioned elbow grease gripped by Tesla charm and wit when it comes to experimentation… love it… hate it… no matter… its great!!!
Can’t see the angels against the blue/white with the lighting in my living room (and haven’t yet applied a flashlight to ‘em), but I love the matte finish on side two, the Blind Willie McTell song credit, the locked grooves (gonna drive my upstairs neighbor crazy with those), and even the darned skip where the electric intro of Just One Drink joins the rest of the song (proves that they were trying something that’d never been done before and that’s not yet perfected). Just finished ripping the rekkid, gonna take it for a nice long drive and get to know it really well. Might even find someplace to park for a while with it.
Awesome job! I noticed my Lazaretto has holograms on both sides, Has any one else discovered this yet? One is in the vinyl on side one, on side two there is one on my label that appears using the same technique as used on side one.
darn errors in my post (sounds like a song I could write, hmmm): Thank you/for me at least
Rubberband, Thanks for the feedback. I did look up the title to the song with the lyrics “Only love can make it rain” with title “Love Reign O’er Me” and found a lot of youtube videos to watch. I didn’t know the year, 1973, or the name of the album, Quadrophenia, that the song was on. Thanks you so much for those details. Those were some turbulent years around the Vietnam war and some of the greatest rock music was created during that period. For me, the rock music had taken a downturn around the early 1980’s and I hadn’t been excited much about rock music since then, until I discovered Jack when he played a song with Bob Dylan on the Ryman Auditorium stage back on 19 September, 2007. I had no idea who he was and didn’t know anything about a band called the White Stripes. Since then I have gotten my history down on Mr.White and I am thrilled that he created the Third Man Records’ complex in downtown Nashville, only 50 miles from the house here in Clarksville, TN. I do feel spoiled to live so close to TMR and to be able to go there whenever I can. Mr.White is doing a fantastic job with his newest solo release “Lazaretto”. It is great that there is so much excitement in the air over his music and it feels like rock music is being revived by one man and his band, for me at anyway. Love ya Mr. White.
A in England I know what you mean, can’t wait to listen to it on vinyl, i tried to hold myself back till I get the package to listen to the full album but just couldn’t manage it and the album is so amazing!
For those of you that received it : just wondering, though i don’t expect it too much, is it gatefold ? Don’t know why I imagined it had to be… :D
Can’t wait for it, B in France…. I’ll have to wait a few days or weeks…
From this first April Fools announcement, to the video of the Ultra LP, to Record Store Day and Jack covering Elvis, to the damned testosterone-driven video released today, it’s all led up to tonight when I came home and opened up this Vault package. I’ve got too many words and feelings to fit into this little comment box— http://kalidurga.blogspot.com/2014/06/lazaretto-first-listen-is-fortunately.html Holy hell, Jack. Just… holy hell. Don’t ever change, and by that I mean change however and whenever you need to to be fully yourself.