THE WHITE STRIPES | ICKY THUMP X | 180gram 2LP colored vinyl | VAULT PACKAGE #33

	£		146
	$		193

In celebration of Icky Thump’s 10th Anniversary AND The White Stripes 20th Anniversary, Third Man Records presents Vault Package #33: ICKY THUMP X. Third Man’s 500th release & first Vault package to be pressed at Third Man Pressing

In celebration of Icky Thump’s 10th Anniversary AND The White Stripes 20th Anniversary, Third Man Records presents Vault Package #33: ICKY THUMP X. Third Man’s 500th release & first Vault package to be pressed at Third Man Pressing features:

– A 180-gram double LP - The cornerstone of the package is the deluxe, “contained explosion” colored vinyl repressing of Icky Thump. Previously only ever available on boring black vinyl, this double LP, 180-gram vinyl dream is housed in a glorious tip-on sleeve with slightly modified artwork and sealed with a Victorian update on the original red/white sticker that was begrudgingly slit open by fidgety record collectors overly concerned with "condition." Remastered from the original 1” analog tapes in Nashville, TN, Icky Thump will be the first-ever Vault title manufactured at Third Man Pressing in Detroit. You will not believe your ears.

Track List: Icky Thump/ You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)/ 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues/ Conquest/ Bone Broke/ Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn/ St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)/ Little Cream Soda/ Rag & Bone/ I’m Slowly Turning Into You/ A Martyr For My Love For You/ Catch Hell Blues/ Effect & Cause

– Icky Thump Extras LP - The logical companion piece to Icky Thump is the collection compiling all nine of the non-album b-sides recorded for (and during) the release and tour cycle. Icky Thump Extras joins live covers (Hank Williams’ “Tennessee Border”), alternate versions recorded in the middle of a horse-racing track in Canada (“You Don’t Know What Love Is…”) with Beck-produced exclusives (“It’s My Fault For Being Famous”) and couples them with newly reimagined artwork from Grammy Award-winning designer Rob Jones. Consider this the first and last time any of these songs will appear on 12-inch vinyl, pressed on luminescent lunar-colored vinyl. 

Track List: Tennessee Border (originally by Hank Williams)/ Baby Brother (originally by Bill Carter and the Rovin Gamblers)/ You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told) (frat rock version)/ A Martyr For My Love For You (acoustic version)/ It’s My Fault For Being Famous/ Cash Grab Complications On The Matter/ Honey, We Can’t Afford To Look This Cheap/ Conquest (acoustic mariachi version)/ Conquista (Spanish language version)

– The Red Demos LP – Prior to entering Blackbird Studios for the tracking of Icky Thump, the White Stripes did a full run-through of the tracks in demo form to workshop ideas and get thoughts on tape at their Nashville rehearsal spot. This would prove to be the ONLY time the band would ever demo an album before recording. Forgotten by all involved in the intervening ten years, The Red Demos is startling insight into the germination of the songs that would soon be blasted out arenas and festivals the world over. Of particular interest is the first ever release of the instrumental “Monkeys Have It Easy”, a title previously teased via the original Icky Thump press release in 2007. Cover art depicts a working mock up of the unedited image used on the original album and exists as the ideal compliment to both that original issue and the mono mix of Icky Thump from Vault Package #1. 

Track List: You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)/ A Martyr For My Love For You/ Rag and Bone/ Catch Hell Blues/ Little Cream Soda/ Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn/ Monkeys Have It Easy (previously unreleased)/ Bone Broke/ Icky Thump/ Conquest/ 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues

– An exclusive book comprising of Polaroid photos, tracking notes and insight from Icky Thump session photographer and White Stripes’ confidante David Swanson. Comprised 100% of previously unseen and unshared material, the of-the-moment documentation of the album and its recording process by Swanson’s intuitive and discerning eye is revelatory.

– One of nine different 8×10 White Stripes images by Rob Jones.  Randomly inserted so you have no idea which one you’ll get, these include classic updates on art and graphics from the original release era in addition to completely new ideas, all rendered in the highest quality silkscreen printing and suitable for immediate framing or burning.

– TWO enamel pins that when combined depict the horse skeleton imagery originally featured on the 7” artwork for “Rag and Bone” and understand full well that the addition of said pins will elevate any drab old potato sack to a best-dressed list ensemble.

– The entire package comes housed in a soft-touch coated telescoping box that reproduces the cross of St. Andrew used as an important graphic in Icky Thump’s issue ten years ago and rendered even more poignant now as the specific version of that cross (the Cross of Burgundy) forms the shape of an X.??

This limited edition pressing is now sold out. This means that this specific title is "Here Today but For Sure Gone Tomorrow Forever"

This set is a pre-order and will be released in September 2017. Buyer will receive this unopened in TMR's original mailer!

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