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Vault Package #19

Vault Package #19

Do you like the White Stripes? Do you like experiments? Do you like the Vault? Do you like combining all three? We do. For our 19th installment of the Vault, we're doing something we've never done before. Something that Vault members have been clamoring for…the exclusive, limited, colored vinyl edition of a record. As you probably know, TMR tries to release a limited version of every record we do. That limited edition is usually available only at certain locations or stores, while the black vinyl version is kept in print forever.

This package will consist of limited colored vinyl pressings of all of the White Stripes singles from their album Elephant. These include…

"Seven Nation Army"

"I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself"

"The Hardest Button to Button"

"There's No Home For You Here"

The b-sides consist of covers of some of Detroit's most pre-eminent artists in 2003…

"Good to Me" written by Brendan Benson and Jason Falkner and originally released on Benson's 2002 album Lapalco.

"Who's to Say…" written by Dan Miller and released by his outfit Blanche in 2003 on their album If We Can't Trust the Doctors…

"St. Ides of March" written by the Soledad Brothers and released on their self-titled album of 2000.

As well as a White Stripes live medley of "I Fought Piranhas / Let's Build a Home" recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York.

Each of these tracks has been remastered from the original analog sources, and in the case of "…March" and "Piranhas" where there were no analog masters, we used only the finest digital files that could withstand sitting unused on a hard drive for over ten years.

The artwork on all the singles has been tidied up, spell-checked and given that special Third Man "je ne sais quoi"

"There's No Home For You Here", which was originally coupled with a generic company sleeve, now has stunning new artwork. It looks electrifying!

And these sleeves FEEL amazing. Employing a process called (we're not making this up) "soft touch aqueous coating" each of these glue-pocket sleeves feels like a hybrid between rubber and lambskin. It's difficult to describe, but immediately noticeable and amazing in person. Each record will be pressed on clear vinyl with with an added vinyl highlight color insertion of either red, black or white. For "There's No Home…" all three of those colors will be added to clear vinyl, to make something truly exciting. All of this will be housed in a custom-made telescoping box, so that these singles can forever live together with distinction in your record collection. Later in 2014 each of the singles will be available individually, on black vinyl, with no box, to the general public.

SIGN UP HERE. Deadline to sign-up for this package is January 31st at 7pm CST.


Comments

william melton

“w” in Kentucky , received mine 2 days ago, has spun all 4 singles about 10 times each, love this set! just got address confirmation on vault 20 today! Happy well pleased thank you Mr Jack White.

william melton

we did Momverbal, odd.

nonverbal

Did we just lose a week’s worth of comments? That’s weird.

h3inahp3ts

S in Texas and received my shipping email notification today!

Pj14

Just got this yesterday and overall, It is one of my favorite Vault packages. I didn’t have any of these singles before, and was going to pay about 40 dollars just for the Seven Nation Army 7", passed on it and this was announced a few weeks later. Only complaint is that it took forever and a day to get to me. I dont have any issues with any of them, and dont agree that they are “too thin” All of them are perfect!!!

Michael Murphy

Marcos Montoya: no, i wouldn’t worry, most of the packages have been much better than this.

downinit9

Super happy with this one!!

NEvINS

Received and Pleased in IOWA “M” very cool set!

william melton

yesterday there was a “N” in Illinois who received their email confirmation.

Tuesday Cummins-Smith

I’m a “C” in Ohio. Should I be concerned I haven’t even gotten an email to confirm shipping? I can be patient since I got to spend RSD at TMR but I’d like to know when to be concerned.

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