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.
I’m satisfied! Everyone else gets regular black vinyl with no box AND we get it FIRST! the exclusivity is still there. Plus you pay $60 for the full vault experience its worth it!
I would like some close up pictures of the box and the singles, though.
Can’t wait please print and send immediately. When can we get more live shows. Play somewhere weird and I’ll be there.
Experiments are good things. You come up with a hypothesis and you test it. What matters is what’s done with the data compiled.
I like it.
Note to all y’all: PLURAL OF VINYL IS VINYL! ;)
Honestly?
I’m disappointed.
Vault package has always been made of 12", 7" and a bonus. This time – four 7". Something new, alright, I get that. But $60 ($80 for me…) is too much for a set of four 7" records, isn’t it?
Another thing – it’s a reissue! Seriously? Reissue in the Vault package? And you’re planning to make black version of these vinyls available to everyone? Please say that you’re kidding… Vault has always been such an awesome and exclusive thing, that people who, for some reason, couldn’t become Vault members were literally dying bc of that. They were ready to cut themselves just to touch these records… And you know what?
You did the same (ok, almost the same) thing with the last package! I mean, it was awesome, I cried of happiness when it arrived. The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, pure awesomeness. And I was just so happy until I saw you’ve uploaded TDWs song on YouTube.
You should keep that as only the Vault thing until the album release, don’t you think guys? And instead of that you give it away for free. It makes me want to laugh of this " The Vault EXCLUSIVE, only available HERE !" sticker in the right corner. Only here, sure. Or on YouTube.
Will I buy it? Probably yes, bc these 7" are beautiful, I’ve just expected something way different. And I’m stupid enough to do it. So.
Feel free to kill me. Just my opinion.
Perhaps the description of what constitutes a vault pack and subscription should be revised on the sign-up page.
I don’t think all the vault members are unsatisfied. I’m completely excited about this package and there are many comments here from very happy vault members. It’s completely different than previous vault packages but that is not a bad thing. Third Man is very innovative with the products they put out. Everything from liquid filled and scented records to gold and platinum metallic albums. This new soft touch coating sound amazing and the limited edition box for these colored vinyls definitely make these collectors items. After seeing the craftsmanship on the Paramount set I can’t wait to see this package. It looks beautiful and definitely items I want in my vinyl collection.
that’s good, I don’t have to get all grudgy, my posts showed up…forget the “WTF?”
I think I have been banned from posting a comment…WTF?