Over the past 5 years, Third Man Records has brought to life many ideas that are new to the century-old vinyl format. So, when it came time for the creative hive to discuss the vision for the pressing of Jack White’s Lazaretto, we were keenly aware of what it would take to produce a piece of wax worthy of the music it would contain… No single innovation would suffice. We needed to go big. We needed to go bold. We needed to press an ULTRA LP.
- 180 gram vinyl
- 2 vinyl-only hidden tracks hidden beneath the center labels
- 1 hidden track plays at 78 RPM, one plays at 45 RPM, making this a 3-speed record
- Side A plays from the inside out
- Dual-groove technology: plays an electric or acoustic intro for “Just One Drink” depending on where needle is dropped. The grooves meet for the body of the song.
- Matte finish on Side B, giving the appearance of an un-played 78 RPM record
- Both sides end with locked grooves
- Vinyl pressed in seldom-used flat-edged format
- Dead wax area on Side A contains a hand-etched hologram by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, the first of its kind on a vinyl record
- Zero compression used during mastering
- Different running order from the CD/digital version
- LP utilizes some mixes different from those used on CD and digital version
Vault members needn’t worry – the Vault version and the standard version of Lazaretto both contain all ULTRA LP features. The LP will come with an MP3 download card. Pre-order begins today. Lazaretto will be officially released June 10th.
holy fudge!
Heavenly angelic vinyl
The most innovative person ever!!
@Jack White – your secret of the Ultra Record is safe @Ben Blackwell – the secret to your awesomeness is also safe.
Ben Blackwell, you may not know why y’all are so awesome but luckily for us you are! In fact, y’all own awesomeness. No one else is even close. Much thanks and appreciation for all you do. You are taking vinyl to new heights.
Wow, can’t wait :D
Do want
OMG drooling over the Mcintosh and B and W speakers!
Jack and Ben just out ultra’d Ultraman!!! Look out Tokyo… TMR is stirring up primeval science again … Let’s hope Mothra sleeps this one out while Godzilla is at the dentist getting his teeth filled with desert gold…
So awesome!
Holy Jesus, that’s the most awesome thing I’ve seen in a considerable time. It’s impressive how something simple as a vinyl record can be transformed into something so amazing and original. Keep it going Jack, Ben and all the good folks at TMR!