Jack White (Lazaretto) June 10th

[epilogue]

we had very nearly exposed the true super nintendo chalmer to RM, the version of him that i myself have seen for so long, but no... we had to start talking about the von bondies

Why is this my favorite post on RM in a long while?

[epilogue]

And that's a genuine question. Not some riddle.

[Harry Lime]

I just popped in The White Stripes self titled for the first time in probably two years. Pure fricken awesomeness. Super NC doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@SkitchP]

we had to start talking about the von bondies

blame Jorge

Spoiler: show

C'mon.

[knee tunes]

jack white's paint is hard

[knee tunes]

don't worry

it'll dry

[BurtReynolds]

Phew

[knee tunes]

I know right

[tk]

Over the past five years, Jack White & Third Man Records have brought to life many ideas that were new to the century-old vinyl format. So when it came time for the creative hive to discuss the vision for the pressing of Jack's Lazaretto, Third Man were keenly aware of what it would take to produce a piece of wax worthy of the music it would contain... No single innovation would suffice. We needed to go big. We needed to go bold. We needed to press an ULTRA LP:
180 gram vinyl
2 vinyl-only hidden tracks hidden beneath the center labels
1 hidden track plays at 78 RPM and 1 plays at 45 RPM, making this a 3-speed record
Side A plays from the outside in
Dual-groove technology: plays an electric or acoustic intro for "Just One Drink" depending on where needle is dropped. The grooves meet for the body of the song.
Matte finish on Side B, giving the appearance of an un-played 78 RPM record
Both sides end with locked grooves
Vinyl pressed in seldom-used flat-edged format
Dead wax area on Side A contains a hand-etched hologram by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, the first of its kind on a vinyl record
Absolutely zero compression used during recording, mixing and mastering
Different running order from the CD/digital version
Utilizes some mixes different from those used on CD/digital versions
Watch masterminds Jack White and Ben Blackwell discuss and demonstrate the ULTRA LP features: http://smarturl.it/LazarettoUltraLP

Both the Lazaretto ULTRA LP and the Vault version of the Lazaretto LP contain all ULTRA LP features. Both will also come with an MP3 download card. Pre-orders for the Lazaretto ULTRA LP begin today. Lazaretto will be officially released June 10 on Third Man Records/Columbia.


Pretty fucking cool.

[Jorge]

That's... pretty elaborate

[epilogue]

Ordered.

[bodysnatcher]

Dual-groove technology: plays an electric or acoustic intro for "Just One Drink" depending on where needle is dropped. The grooves meet for the body of the song.

Some of that is pretty insanely ridiculous. But this is pretty f'ing cool

[AndySlash]

We needed to go big. We needed to go bold. We needed to press an ULTRA LP:

no. no you didn't.

[Heathen]

Jack White is all about the music

[tk]

We needed to go big. We needed to go bold. We needed to press an ULTRA LP:

no. no you didn't.

I didn't write it.

I think this is cool.

If anyone thinks it's over the top, you can still just drop the needle and play it. Just side A you need to drop in the middle. I see no reason for fuss.

[AndySlash]

i didn't intend for that to be directed to you, it was to the press release.

if people dig that stuff, cool, i've certainly got no issue with it. it's just not selling me on it, is all, and i think this release has gone beyond gimmickry.

[Birds in Hell]

I see no reason for fuss.

Jack White might disagree.

[tk]

i didn't intend for that to be directed to you, it was to the press release.

if people dig that stuff, cool, i've certainly got no issue with it. it's just not selling me on it, is all, and i think this release has gone beyond gimmickry.

I wasn't sure. I also think it's beyond gimmickry, but I still think it's awesome. They are all pretty subtle additions really.

[kreng]

I think it's pretty cool, I don't particularly care for his music much myself but if I was a fan I would be pissed if the ultra LP would be the only version, but I don't believe that to be the case.

[tk]

That is the case.

And why would you be pissed?