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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