Jan 16, 2023
Third Man Records co-founder & Official Archivist of The White Stripes Ben Blackwell shares insight on the making and impact of the album 'Elephant', the new MONO mix for TMR Vault #55, rare records in the Third Man universe and much more.
Topics include:
- What was the impact of Elephant on The White Stripes?
- Early impressions first hearing Elephant
- Memories of Seven Nation Army
- Original sequencing of Elephant
- What’s in TMR Vault 55?
- First recordings of Elephant / John Peel
- Vault DVD contents / Shooting video for The Hardest Button to Button
- The various global covers of Elephant
- The Australian LP is the hardest to find
- More activities for Elephant in 2023
- The White Stripes eligible for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023
- The Elvis “My Happiness” acetate
- The Upholsterers “Your Furniture Was Always Dead…” single
- How many Upholsterers singles have been found?
- The “Freedom at 21” Flexi-disc helium balloon stunt
- 3” pressing of “The Denial Twist”
- Meg White “Icky Thump” picture disc
- What can be shared about Meg in recent years?
- Third Man Pressing and expansion of other pressing plants
- What percentage is Third Man Pressing focused on Third Man projects?
- Trends of the recent growth of the vinyl industry
- Third Man reissuing materials from major labels
- Numbers of TMR Vault subscribers
- Looking up MONO “Icky Thump” on Discogs
- The Jack White singles cover art tapestry
- Strange requests for song licensing
- Ben’s personal record collecting hobby
- Temptation while at TMR Pressing
- Interview wrap up
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