popquizkid Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Got this in the Third Man newsletter and wasn't sure if anyone posted it yet... THE WHITE STRIPES RE-ISSUES So lots of big news this week first of all we’re proud to announce the long-overdue reissues of the first three LP’s by The White Stripes. Out-of-print in North America since 2005, the utmost care was taken in presenting these records in the best way possible. We started by mastering each LP from the original analog master tapes, the first time this process had been used for any of these titles. While extremely labor-intensive, this method ensured that the material was never converted into a digital signal. The result is an audio quality that stiffens the hairs on the back of your neck. We pressed each record on 180-gram vinyl, again, the first time any of these three albums have been afforded this superior vinyl weight. For artwork, we started from scratch and went back and tracked down all the source material, working from the original photographic prints to provide the crispest versions possible of these album covers. From there, we printed the artwork on the deluxe old-style, tip-on sleeves from the wonderful folks at Stoughton Printing in California. This process involves printing the artwork on on sheet of paper (a slick) which is then folded over and hand-glued to a heavy board blank jacket. The difference in the final product of a tip-on sleeve as opposed to a regular, direct-to-board sleeve is akin to the difference between hardcover and paperback books. Also, for the first time ever, each record comes with a coupon for MP3 downloads of the entire album. All these factors together makes these versions of The White Stripes, De Stijl and White Blood Cells the DEFINITIVE editions of these albums. These are the versions The White Stripes want people to have for posterity. And to tickle the collectors, we pressed limited numbers of each title on split-color red and white vinyl. All three albums will be available on black vinyl for purchase from our online store starting on November 30th. The split-color and black vinyl of The White Stripes will be available for purchase on November 30th in our Third Man Records store front, with the split-color and black vinyl of De Stijl and White Blood Cells to follow on December 7th and December 14th, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djones0930 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Well, hot damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkticon Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 If anyone in Nashville can help me out in getting those red/white splits I'll pay you for them + your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Pretty stoked for these. I own all the originals, but I'm really excited about all the effort being put into these reissues. I hope Get Behind Me Satan isn't too far behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 mmm black vinyl. split vinyl quality is pretty assy, especially on white vinyl. poor choice me thinks. $30 a pop probably? labor intensive = very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamason56 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 They're single LP's so it'll probably be $18-20 like their usual deluxe single LP's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 ah, I've only ever seen Icky Thump on vinyl in stores but I haven't gone out of my way to find them. that's always been in the $30 range when I come across it. $20 seems more likely then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Am I retarded or does this mean that the colored vinyl will ONLY be available in the physical Third Man Records store and not online at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkticon Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Yep. Third Man does it for every release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I don't know, man. I think its kind of shitty to limit unique variants to a certain geographical area. Only helps to feed the Flipping Machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkticon Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 You should pay attention to TMR more. The color variants of their Live At Third Man series are limited to the people who attended the show and a few to throw into random mailorders. They run a similar game for their standard releases too. And all of their records are always in print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I just checked out their store and I did notice that the standard release of everything they carried was in stock. That's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoomike Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 If anyone in Nashville can help me out in getting those red/white splits I'll pay you for them + your time! This. And may I also add... Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwagens88 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I have to go to Nashville in March for a GYBE! show but I bet they will all be gone by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixedfrequencies Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 yowzas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srcvinyl Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 we will have the following up tomorrow morning first thing for $19.99 White Blood Cells (180 Gram Vinyl) Dec 14 De Stijl (180 Gram Vinyl) Dec 7 White Stripe, The (180 Gram Vinyl) Nov 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srcvinyl Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ok I lied I got them up tonight http://www.shopradiocast.com/products/The-White-Stripes-%252d-White-Blood-Cells-LP.html http://www.shopradiocast.com/products/The-White-Stripes-%252d-Di-Stijl-LP.html http://www.shopradiocast.com/products/The-White-Stripes-%252d-White-Stripes-LP.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkablast Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 do you have those tegan and sara box sets in yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srcvinyl Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 do you have those tegan and sara box sets in yet? I have some arriving tues/ wed but they are all sold out!! More are arriving on Friday or next Monday worse case that aren't sold out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkablast Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Cool. I ordered it already, just wondering what was happening with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdb Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 These sound like they're going to be amazing and $19.99 is 5-10 bucks less than I expected. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yep. Third Man does it for every release. Dumb. So glad I'm not a fan of this band, I'd be really pissed if I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 250 available at third man 100 random in mail order 100 of one LP at a store in Detroit, one in Netherlands, one in Memphis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numanoid Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Any idea on the store they'll be at in Detroit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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