FACTORY SEALED MAILER Third Man Records Vault 46 The White Stripes Greatest Hits

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FACTORY SEALED MAILER Third Man Records' Vault 46: "Aside From That and Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits". Condition is "New".

(From Third Man Records website)
INTRODUCING VAULT PACKAGE #46: THE WHITE STRIPES GREATEST HITS

Oct 6, 2020

In 1997 a brother and sister climbed into the third floor attic of their Southwest Detroit family homestead and bashed out a primitive cover of David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” In an alternate reality, it’s all they ever do musically. The brother leads a spartan life as a dutiful upholsterer and the sister finishes culinary school and continues to make heartwarming food.

But that doesn’t happen. Something sparks in both of them. They take their simple guitar-drums-voice approach to a local open mic night on Bastille Day. The performance was just good enough to keep them going. In what feels like a whirlwind, they record and release two 7-inch singles for a local indie label. A not-so-local indie offers to put out a full length album.

They start touring. Another album. More touring. Another album. Folks REALLY start to pay attention. CRAZY touring. More albums, accolades, wildest dream after wildest dream coming true. “World-renowned” becomes an appropriate descriptor as does “long-building overnight sensation.”

The fact that people even care about the Vault at all is almost entirely predicated on the hard work and dedication that the White Stripes exhibited from the very onset of their existence. So it is with extreme reverence that we pour that same dedication into The White Stripes Greatest Hits.

We get that the idea of “Greatest Hits” may seem irrelevant in the era of Spotify and playlisting...that an act’s most streamed songs are considered their de facto “hits.” But we also wholeheartedly believe that great bands deserve “Greatest Hits” and that a large part of our successes has been built on zigging when the rest of the “music business” is zagging. The White Stripes are a great band with great fans and it feels like a greatest hits compilation from them is not only appropriate, but absolutely necessary.

With a tracklist traversing the entirety of their career, from late Nineties flashes of brilliance through early 2000s underground anthems, masterful MTV moon man moments, Grammy-grabbing greatness, worldwide stadium chants...the songs here are as wide-ranging as you can imagine. Two LP’s worth of those tracks are precision pressed on glorious red and white discs at Third Man Pressing in Detroit.

We expanded the collection by adding a bonus LP of largely overlooked, previously scattered b-sides. That disc is pressed on an exquisite red/white/black “detonation” colored vinyl. Of particular interest is the first-ever official vinyl appearance of the Stripes’ stellar cover of the Tegan and Sara track “Walking With a Ghost” coupled with the first vinyl issue of some tracks in over 15 years.

To climb further down the rabbit hole, the Vault version of Greatest Hits features iconic artwork from longtime White Stripes collaborator Rob Jones. Fully displaying why he’s a Grammy Award-winning designer, the Jones artwork is whimsical and engrossing and chock full of Easter eggs that will only slowly avail themselves to the most scrutinous of eyes over the long arduous passage of time.

In addition to the exclusive album art, the Vault package comes with a shockingly breathtaking custom set of three Rob Jones 8x10 silk-screen prints. There are three different sets of prints and they will be inserted into your package at random. Frameable, gallery-worthy, dare we say investible...nothing short of the brilliance that’s become par for the course from Mr. Jones.

As the final little treat for this our 46th Vault package, we’ve got a White Stripes-themed set of magnetic poetry. Yes, all the words you best know from Jack White’s lyrics...home, bone and telephone and SO many more, included here for you to randomize and make your own “little” White Stripes song.

While the standard issue black vinyl version of The White Stripes Greatest Hits will be available for eternity, the Vault version will be the ONLY colored-vinyl or artwork variation.

The White Stripes Greatest Hits on Vault exclusive red/white/black detonation colored vinyl.

Tracklist
Look Me Over Closely
Lafayette Blues
Red Bowling Ball Ruth
You’re Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Remix)
Rated X (Live at Hotel Yorba)
Who’s to Say…
Good To Me
Black Jack Davey
St. Ides of March
Who’s A Big Baby?
Though I Hear You Calling, I Will Not Answer
Shelter Of Your Arms
Walking With A Ghost

DETAILS
The White Stripes ‎– "Aside From That And Besides This: The White Stripes Greatest Hits"

Label: Third Man Records ‎– TMR-700
Series: Third Man Records Vault – Package 46
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo, White
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo, Red
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo, White with Red and Black splatter
Country: US
Released: Dec 2020
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Garage Rock

Tracklist
A1 Let's Shake Hands
A2 The Big Three Killed My Baby
A3 Fell In Love With A Girl
A4 Hello Operator
A5 I'm Slowly Turning Into You
A6 The Hardest Button To Button
A7 The Nurse
B1 Screwdriver
B2 Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
B3 Death Letter (Written-By – Son House)
B4 We're Going To Be Friends
B5 The Denial Twist
B6 I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
B7 Astro
C1 Conquest (Written-By – Corky Robbins)
C2 Jolene (Written-By – Dolly Parton)
C3 Hotel Yorba
C4 Apple Blossom
C5 Blue Orchid
C6 Ball And Biscuit
D1 I Fought Piranhas
D2 I Think I Smell A Rat
D3 Icky Thump
D4 My Doorbell
D5 You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
D6 Seven Nation Army
E1 Look Me Over Closely (Written-By – Terry Gilkyson)
E2 Lafayette Blues
E3 Red Bowling Ball Ruth
E4 You're Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Remix)
E5 Rated X (Live At Hotel Yorba) (Written-By – Loretta Lynn)
E6 Who's To Say? (Written-By – Dan Miller*)
E7 Good To Me (Written-By – Brendan Benson, Jason Faulkner*)
F1 Black Jack Davey
F2 St. Ides Of March (Written-By – Ben Swank, Brian Olive, Johnny Walker (2))
F3 Who's A Big Baby?
F4 Though I Hear You Calling, I Will Not Answer
F5 Shelter Of Your Arms (Written-By – Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence, Patrick Keeler)
F6 Walking With A Ghost (Written-By – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin)

Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Third Man Records, LLC
Published By – Peppermint Stripe Music
Pressed By – Third Man Pressing

Credits
Design – The Third Man*, Rob Jones
Drums, Vocals – Meg White
Management – Ian Montone
Mastered By – Bill Skibbe
Photography By – Pieter M. van Hattem
Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Marimba – Jack White (2)
Written-By – Jack White III* (tracks: A1-B2, B4, B5, B7, C3-D6, E2-E4, F1, F3, F4)

Notes
Third Man Records Vault variation on The White Stripes - My Sister Thanks You And I Thank You The White Stripes Greatest Hits, with third LP of B-sides. Despite the title difference, the two standard LPs are from the same pressing as the standard edition and share the same catalogue number.

Housed in a gatefold sleeve with a standard pocket for one LP, and a wide pocket for two LPs. Includes an insert with credits. Vault package was shipped with an envelope of prints by Rob Jones, and a set of White Stripes Magnetic Fridge poetry.

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Side A): 8135470296387
Matrix / Runout (Side A): III-TMR-700-A MY SISTER WTS TMM TMP
Matrix / Runout (Side B): III-TMR-700-B THANKS YOU WTS TMM TMP
Matrix / Runout (Side C): II TMR 700-C AND I NRP TMP
Matrix / Runout (Side D - (possible etching error - should be "thank you" not "thanks you")): III-TMR-700-D THANKS YOU WTS TMM TMP
Matrix / Runout (Side E): III-TMR-700-E SIDE TIL I DIE NRP TMP
Matrix / Runout (Side F): II-TMR-700-F De meer vak NRP TMP