I can’t believe that Third Man’s vault is up to number 21. This package once again looks like a keeper! The 7-inch for this go-round is another two song pairing from Dead Weather. THESE ARE TWO NEW ORIGINAL TRACKS…DEBUTING ON VINYL EXCLUSIVELY FOR VAULT MEMBERS! Pressed on pretty golden vinyl, the tracks are “Buzzkill(er)” and … Read more
Jack White Lazaretto Third Man/Columbia Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Does Jack White‘s Blunderbuss follow up deserve the same praise? Album Review: If you know anything about The Fire Note, it’s that most of us here are Jack White fans. Whether it’s subscribing to his record vault, traveling to his home base Third Man Record … Read more
Here is the new Jack White video for “Lazaretto.” It is the lead single and title track off his new album out June 10 via Third Man Records/Columbia. You can watch the Jonas & François directed video below!
Now less than a month away from the worldwide release of his forthcoming album Lazaretto, Jack White is has released “Just One Drink.” The song is the third Lazaretto track available to the public, following the rollicking instrumental cut “High Ball Stepper” and the ferocious title track. Lazaretto will be released June 10. Last week, … Read more
Jack White’s new album Lazaretto, is to be released June 10th on Third Man Records/Columbia. The first single and title track “Lazaretto,” will be released later this month but while we await the debut you can check out a first taste of new music from the album and watch the Ben Swank-directed video for new … Read more
The Dead Weather “Open Up (That’s Enough)” b/w “Rough Detective” Third Man Records [2013] This 7-inch is the first taste of new Dead Weather material. In a unique long-term strategy, they are the first of a series of two-song sets The Dead Weather will be releasing up until 2015, at which time the singles–plus numerous … Read more
Do you have someone that has joined the vinyl revolution – or wants to? Well this week’s Top 10 is for you as it is a simple gift guide to help steer your wax needs this Christmas season. Honestly, I could go on and on but here are 10 vinyl related items that would look … Read more
Kelley Stoltz Double Exposure Third Man Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kelley Stoltz continues to fly under the radar, but for how much longer? Album Review: Somewhere along the line, Kelley Stoltz became the go to guy for recording the new San Francisco sound. I have to admit, I lost track of Stoltz after his … Read more
The White Stripes Nine Miles From The White City Third Man Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Vault Package #16 captures The White Stripes at one of their highest points! Album Review: When we last left our good friend Jack White, he was giving us an interesting-yet flawed-look at the past. Jack White and The Bricks … Read more
Below is the information for vault package #17 from Third Man Records. Looks like another winner! WILLIE NELSON & FRIENDS LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS 3-sided double LP with a gatefold sleeve of the Willie Nelson & Friends concert, with performances as of yet unreleased and unheard! Featuring Willie Nelson, Jack White, Neil Young, Leon … Read more
Third Man records will release three very special live records – The Shins, The Kills, and Seasick Steve – on June 25th that represent the first three releases recorded live using Third Man’s one-of-a-kind direct-to-acetate recording process. Without overdubs or editing, all three records were recorded at the Third Man Blue Room last October, mixed … Read more
You can now see Pokey LaFarge’s debut video “Central Time,” which is the first single from his self-titled album that released June 4 on Third Man Records. Directed by frequent Third Man collaborator Jo McCaughey, with set design and Lomokino photography by Rachel Briggs, the video features whimsical scenes of Pokey and the band playing … Read more
In 1952 a record label started in a bustling Tennessee town. They were fond of acoustic tile, storefronts, the color yellow, the owner producing recording sessions and music that generally moved people. Their output couldn’t be pigeonholed to any one genre. They released everything….country, rock and roll, gospel, bluegrass, rockabilly, blues. If there’s an American … Read more
Third Man Records has gone the extra mile with their limited-edition version for The Great Gatsby soundtrack in pioneering a never-before released method for vinyl records. Both LPs in the set are blindingly reflective metalized discs. Disc one is platinum and disc two is gold. These are the first-ever commercially available records made using these … Read more
This just looks cool. Third Man Records now has a booth that creates up to an 111 second vinyl recording. The booth uses the highest quality aluminum substrate lacquers. These blanks offer the best fidelity for cold needle record cutting and can be played dozens and dozens of times without any noticeable audio degradation. Jack … Read more
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the White Stripes’s Elephant, Third Man has gone searching underneath couch cushions and in shady back alleys for the perfect Vault package to accompany the label’s reissue of the album. And it looks like they’ve nailed it. Of utmost excitement is a 2 x LP blistering live set … Read more
The White Stripes White Blood Cells 7”s Third Man Records [2012] Third Man has been slowly reissuing The White Stripes early material and this trio of 7-inch singles comes to us from the White Blood Cells era. All three were reissued on Black Friday last year on opaque red vinyl and are a worthy pick … Read more
Willy Moon Railroad Track 7″ Third Man Records [2012] Not sure you know the name yet but Willy Moon is responsible for the song “Yeah Yeah” which was the latest track boosted to extreme exposure by an Apple ad. Well just before all that hype, the New Zealand-London based 23 year old musician, singer and … Read more
Public Nuisance Gotta Survive (Reissue) Third Man Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Public Nuisance puts together a hodgepodge that if given the time has something for everyone! Album Review: Before I begin and start saying anything about the music, I have to explain the history and origin of Public Nuisance’s Gotta Survive. It all begins … Read more
Third Man Records is thrilled to announce the release of the first three records in thier highly-anticipated Document Records reissue series. The recordings Third Man will be presenting in this reissue series are the building blocks and DNA of American culture. Blues, R&B, Elvis, teenagerism, punk rock… it all goes back to these vital, breathtaking … Read more
Jack White Live At Third Man Records Third Man Records [2012] Fire Note Says: If the turntable is a rocking then the Third Man Record Vault must have opened! Album Review: Ears be praised as Third Man Records and Jack White open up the record vault once again to present us with Vault Package # … Read more
Third Man Records has just released details on Vault Package 15. Looks like another great vinyl collection! You can find Third Man’s description of the vault items below and if you would like this package you will need to become a Platinum Vault Member by January 31st HERE. “The LP for this round of the … Read more
Jack White Vault Package #14 Third Man Records [2012] As a fan of anything Jack White – I’ll take anything I can get. So falling out of the Vault Package #14 (which also includes Jack White Live at Third Man and the photo book “Shark Infested Soda Fountain”) is this beautiful 7-inch courtesy of Third … Read more
The White Stripes Gold Dollar (Vault #13) Third Man Records [2012] This accompanying 7” as part as the Vault Series #13 is a recording from the White Stripes first-ever live performance, recorded on Bastille Day, (July 14th, 1997) at the Gold Dollar’s open-mic night. Presented in crystalline soundboard quality, the renditions of “St. James Infirmary”, … Read more
Jack White Blunderbuss Third Man/Columbia Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Jack White releases his debut solo record Blunderbuss that aims to entertain from beginning to end! Album Review: Right from the opening Rhodes piano playing you just have a sense that one of the true sides of Jack White has just been unleashed to the … Read more