SEALED MAILER Third Man Records Vault 40 Raconteurs Jack White "Help Us Stranger" LP, 7", Slipmat, Bandana. Ships via USPS priority mail.

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INTRODUCING VAULT PACKAGE #40: THE RACONTEURS - HELP US STRANGER

Apr 2, 2019

Third Man Records is proud to announce the Raconteurs third album “Help Us Stranger” will be the focal point of our 40th Vault package. Their first full-length studio recording in eleven years, “Help Us Stranger” finds the band in top form, at fighting weight, as powerful as they’ve always been. The twelve songs on this album explore all the bravado and bluster, sincerity and sensitivity you’d hope for in a classic rock album. Soaring riffs, earnest lyrics, machine gun drumming, heartfelt harmonies, bass for days, and four guys coming together to be more than the sum of their parts, firing on all cylinders like an absolute unit. The exclusive 180-gram version offered only to Third Man Vault members showcases the LP on electric green/black/copper swirled vinyl and is astutely paired with a stunning moving image lenticular cover. The kind of thing you can stare at for hours.

The companion 7-inch single in the package features early, demo recordings of two songs that are included on the album in a final, finished form. “Help Me Stranger” is a “get the idea down” version recorded with Jack White playing all instruments, complete with different lyrics and simplified instrumentation from what ultimately ended up on the album. “Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)” showcases Brendan Benson exclusively performing everything in an intriguing, embryonic take that, along with White’s song, help illustrate how this band can take a song that’s solid to start with and once all four of them are in the room together, truly push it over the edge. The band, as one entity, works to make these songs great.

Additionally, we’re including a Patrick Keeler-designed Raconteurs bandana. Wrap it around your head “Rambo” style, tie it around your leg as a tourniquet, use it to sop up grease around your garage…the uses are metaphorically endless.

Finally, just to push the package over the top, we’re including an exclusive Raconteurs slip mat. As far as we can remember, this is the first Raconteurs slip mat ever and will provide decades of soft rotational comfort separating your records from your turntable platter.

 ‎– Help Us Stranger Label:  ‎– TMR 600,  ‎– TMR 622 Series:  – Package 40 Format: , LP, Album, Limited Edition, Green Marble
, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
Country: Released: Genre: Tracklist A01–Bored And Razed3:35A02–Help Me Stranger3:36A03–Only Child3:41A04–Don't Bother Me2:53A05–Shine The Light On Me3:27A06–Somedays (I Don't Feel Like Trying)4:06B07–Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) Written-By –  2:25B08–Sunday Driver3:38B09–Now That You're Gone4:00B10–Live A Lie2:20B11–What's Yours Is Mine2:49B12–Thoughts And Prayers4:42Companion Single (TMR 622)C–Help Me Stranger (Demo) Written-By –  1:44D–Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying) (Demo) Written-By –  2:24 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Copyright (c) –  Pressed By –  Lacquer Cut At –  Credits Lacquer Cut By – * Written-By –  (tracks: A1-A6, B8-12),  (tracks: A1-A6, B8-12) Notes Vault-members only release.

Electric green/black/copper swirled vinyl and moving image lenticular cover.
The companion 7-inch single in the package features early demo recordings of two songs. Track durations for the 7-inch are not listed and have been entered manually.
Additionally, includes a Patrick Keeler-designed Raconteurs bandana and an exclusive Raconteurs slip mat.

Special Beatles “Butcher Cover” underneath the lenticular cover. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Scanned): 813547027498 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Etched, Side A): II-TMR-600-A ACRES TO RUN TMM TMP WTS Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Etched, Side B): II-TMR-600-B CORNGA RUST WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Etched, Side C): I-TMR-622-A WTS TMM TMP LIKE KINFAUNS Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Etched, Side D): II-TMR-622-B WTS TMM TMP FINNISHED PRODUCT Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Etched, Side A): III - TMR - 600 - A ACRES TO RUN WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Etched, Side B): III - TMR - 600 - B CORNEA RUST WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Etched, Side C): II - TMR - 622 - ̶B̶ A WTS TMM TMP LIKE KINFAUN Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Etched, Side D): I - TMR - 622 - B WTS TMM TMP FINISHED PRODUCT Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Etched, Side A): III - TMR - 600 - A ACRES TO RUN WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Etched, Side B): III - TMR - 600 - B CORNEA RUST WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Etched, Side C): II - TMR - 622 - ̶B̶ A WTS TMM TMP LIKE KINFAUN Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Etched, Side D): II - TMR - 622 - B WTS TMM TMP FINNISHED PRODUCT Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Etched, Side A): II-TMR-600-A ACRES TO RUN TMR TMP WTS Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Etched, Side B): II-TMR-600-B CORNGA RUST WTS TMM TMP Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Etched, Side C): II - TMR - 622 - ̶(B̶ crossed out) A WTS TMM TMP LIKE KINFAUN Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, Etched, Side D): II - TMR - 622 - B WTS TMM TMP FINNISHED PRODUCT