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THIRD MAN BOOKS PRESENTS

HIDDEN WATER: FROM THE FRANK STANFORD ARCHIVES

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Third Man Books is very proud to announce pre-sales for their third title, Hidden Water: From the Frank Stanford Archives. Stanford is a personal favorite of many at Third Man Books, and this title has been an endeavor taken on with a special touch. The book features unpublished poems, drafts, letters, and the first publicly heard AUDIO RECORDING of Stanford reciting. The recording will be made available on the book’s street date of July 21.

“The big event in poetry for 2015 will likely be the long-awaited resurrection of Frank Stanford, a legendary badass from Arkansas, much of whose poetry has been unavailable since his suicide at the age of 29 in 1978… Stanford was a hell of a metaphor-maker and simile-slinger, and could cast a spell of extreme intensity with a flick of his wrist.”—NPR.org

“His love poems can sound like the cry of an angel falling backward through an open window, to borrow Dwight Yoakam’s line about Roy Orbison’s voice… Mr. Stanford could lose his heart without blowing his cool.”—New York Times, 2015

“…It is astounding to me that I was not even aware of this accomplished and moving poet. There is a great deal of pain on the poems, but it is a pain that makes sense, a tragic pain whose meaning rises from the way the poems are so firmly molded and formed from within.”—James Wright.

Edited by Michael Wiegers and Chet Weise, Hidden Water: From the Frank Stanford Archives is a collection of unpublished poems, drafts, never before seen photos, and correspondences between Stanford, Allen Ginsberg, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Alan Dugan, and more. Copper Canyon Press and Third Man Books have collaborated to make Hidden Water not only a must have book on its own, but a must have complement to Copper Canyon’s definitive Stanford collection What About This.

In addition to Hidden Water being made available as a stand alone title, we are offering a Hidden Water Special Edition featuring two books of Frank Stanford’s work: Third Man Books own Hidden Water is bundled in a custom slipcase with the 764 page hardcover title What About This published by Copper Canyon Press. Also included are two framable broadsides featuring poems and artwork by Stanford, and, to top it off, a reproduction of Stanford’s own notepad. Pre-order the Special Edition HERE.

Born in 1948, Frank Stanford was a prolific poet known for his originality and ingenuity. He has been dubbed “a swamprat Rimbaud” by Lorenzo Thomas and “one of the great voices of death” by Franz Wright. He grew up in Mississippi, Tennessee, and then Arkansas, where he lived for most of his life and wrote many of his most powerful poems. Stanford died in 1978. He authored over ten books of poetry, including eight volumes in the last seven years of his life.

Pre-order your specially priced regular edition of Hidden Water HERE

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THE DEAD WEATHER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DODGE & BURN

SPECIAL DODGE & BURN VAULT PACKAGE AVAILABLE NOW AT http://thirdmanstore.com/vault/vault-subscriptions/tmr-vault-platinum-subscription

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Way back in October 2013, The Dead Weather and Third Man Records announced an incredibly special 7” featuring “Open Up (That’s Enough)” b/w “Rough Detective” as part of Vault Package #18. These two tracks were a fierce battle cry heralding the announcement of a brand new Dead Weather album that was to be released in a revolutionary fashion. Teased out over the past year and a half via a series of 7” singles, the physical versions of which were ONLY available via The Vault (Third Man’s one-of-a-kind subscription mail-order service), the band promised this would culminate in a brand new album in 2015. The third Dead Weather LP would be a full length album comprised not only of the previously released 7” singles, but newly recorded, previously-unheard material. Today, The Dead Weather officially announce their new album Dodge & Burn.

Dodge & Burn will be released worldwide in September 2015 on Third Man Records online casino and will feature eight brand new songs, along with the four previously released tracks remixed and remastered. Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence spent their rare and sporadic free moments over the past year recording together in Nashville. With the members of the band heavily involved in other projects, The Dead Weather will not be touring in support of the new album. Thankfully the thick and heavy Dodge & Burn will satisfy your urges for the dark magic that is The Dead Weather for a very long time.

The ONLY special, limited edition version of the new album will be released as Vault Package #25, which will arrive the same week as the standard album release in September. The Dodge & Burn Vault Package will include:

-A limited edition Dodge & Burn LP on Inclement Weather vinyl (that is to say opaque yellow with black ‘debris’) housed in a soft-touch embossed sleeve featuring metallic ink and a Vault-exclusive alternate cover designed by Rob Jones, also featuring a limited edition bonus poster inside.

-The only physical version of the new Dead Weather 7” and single from Dodge & Burn on yellow vinyl with black debris.

-A deck of custom Dead Weather playing cards designed by Silent Giants featuring the band members as the King, Queen, Jack and Joker. Previously released in limited numbers and now, due to popular demand, re-issued for the Vault only with new packaging artwork.

Subscriptions for Vault Package #25 are open until July 31st, visit http://thirdmanstore.com/vault/vault-subscriptions/tmr-vault-platinum-subscription to sign up now! And if you need a reminder of what you’re in for, here are some clips of the previously released tracks from the upcoming album: https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/sets/dead-weather-dodge-burn-vault

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DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 TO PERFORM LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS JULY 16th

RECORDING DIRECT-TO-ACETATE IN THE BLUE ROOM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
http://thirdmanstore.com/dfa-1979-live-at-third-man-records

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Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger are international men of mystery (they’re from Canada) who dip their toes into whatever damn waters they please (MSTRKRFT, Deserts/Bad Tits, Femme Fatale, The Mountains, Black Cat No.13), and who know how to pen a song that’ll get you off your ass and make you feel things. That’s all we really want in a song… how about you? A decade after a sudden break up (following the release of their rich and gritty first record You’re A Woman, I’m a Machine, tours with Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age, and one foot in the door of the mainstream) Death From Above 1979 reunited and released their second LP The Physical World last Fall. The duo has picked right up where they left off and are hitting the road this Summer. Amidst their resurgence in which they claim their rightful place among Bands Who Are Worth A Damn And Will Prove It To You, DFA 1979 are swinging through Nashville prepared to record direct-to-acetate in the Third Man Records Blue Room with ten years of lost time to recover and a fresh perspective. We can’t wait to see it, cut it, and share it with the world.

The show will take place July 16th. Tickets are on sale NOW at http://thirdmanstore.com/dfa-1979-live-at-third-man-records
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Direct-To-Acetate
July 16th, 2015
Doors/Patio Grill Out at 7pm / Show at 8pm
18+ / $10  

THIRD MAN RECORDS & SHINOLA PARTNER TO PURCHASE BUILDING IN DETROIT’S CASS CORRIDOR

THIRD MAN RECORDS TO OPEN NEW DETROIT BRANCH

SHINOLA TO EXPAND MANUFACTURING OPERATION

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On June 1st, Shinola founder Tom Kartsotis partnered with Detroit-native Jack White to purchase the building that currently houses the Shinola Flagship store at 441 W. Canfield in Detroit’s Cass Corridor. The deal marks new expansion for both Shinola as well as Jack White’s record label Third Man Records. For Third Man, this is a homecoming of sorts, since the label was originally founded in Detroit in 2001. This expansion signals the opening of their first retail store and offices outside of Nashville, TN. The new retail space is set to be in operation by Black Friday (November 27th, 2015), with many special surprises in store.

For Shinola, the deal comes on the heels of the brand’s investment into yet another category, rapidly honing in on the ability to manufacture speakers, turntables and headphones of audiophile quality, while creating more manufacturing jobs in the US — a top priority for the innovative and quality-focused company.

Third Man Records has long aspired to have a presence in Detroit and the constantly evolving Cass Corridor in particular, given White’s history in the neighborhood. It is the location of the first-ever White Stripes show, the home of White’s high school, and an area of the city that White says, “has always been the most inspiring area of Detroit for me as an artist and as a Detroiter. From the great visual artists like Gordon Newton to the music of the Gories, and the birth of the Detroit garage rock scene, the Corridor has nurtured Detroit’s soul and inventiveness for decades. That spirit pushes forward with Shinola’s passion and will come full circle for the artists of the Corridor that work with Third Man Records to plant a new foundation there to help keep that creative spirit alive for decades to come.”

The expansion for Third Man Records is both a return-to-its-roots as well as a reach forward into the future, and the possibilities with the additional space and the Shinola partnership are endless and exciting.

About the plans, Tom Kartsotis said, “Everyone at Shinola is so excited about Third Man Records moving into the Cass Corridor.  Unbelievable… There goes the neighborhood!”

This development means a move for current retail tenant Willy’s Detroit, a sister store to Shinola, but current plans are for the storefront to remain within the building.

ABOUT SHINOLA:
In 2011, Shinola, a Bedrock Manufacturing Company, LLC brand was conceived with the belief that products should be built to last, and they should be built in America. As makers of modern, handcrafted watches, bicycles, leather goods, journals, and pet accessories, we are proud to be based in Detroit, a community-minded city with a strong manufacturing legacy. We built our watch and leather factories within the College for Creative Studies in the former Argonaut building. As a new company with a storied name, we stand for skill at scale, the preservation of craft, the beauty of industry. We are constantly working to, wherever possible, source as many domestically made components for our products. We are an American company doing everything we can to bring jobs and manufacturing back to America.

ABOUT THIRD MAN RECORDS:
Third Man Records was launched by Jack White in Detroit, MI in 2001, and in 2009 opened its current Nashville, TN location which houses a record store, novelties lounge (featuring the Third Man Record Booth), label offices and distribution center, photo studio, and the world’s only live venue with direct-to-acetate recording capabilities. Third Man is an innovator in the world of vinyl records and a boundary pusher in the world of recorded music, aiming to bring tangibility and spontaneity back into the record business and issue releases that leave no doubt in the minds of listeners that music is indeed sacred.

THIRD MAN RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE BLUE ROOM SPOTLIGHT SERIES

NEW VIDEO SERIES USING RED CAMERAS

RELEASES FIRST VIDEO FEATURING THE GORIES’ DANNY KROHA

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We’re very excited to announce a new addition to the Third Man lexicon… A very cool collaboration with Red Digital Cinema Camera Company that we are calling The Blue Room Spotlight SeriesThe Spotlight Series features visually arresting, intimate performances in our Blue Room venue, shot by in-house film and video guru Brad Holland on RED cameras, and posted in 4K resolution. The Blue Room Spotlight Series will feature a variety of artists either local to Nashville or passing through town… They could be TMR recording stars or just artists we admire and respect. All genres of the musical spectrum will be represented, and artists are encouraged to re-interpret their material in ways that fans previously haven’t heard. Anything goes, and we’ll be there to capture it.

Since tomorrow is our Detroit Rock ‘n’ Roll hero Danny Kroha’s 50th birthday, we’re going to go ahead and launch this baby with his incredible version of Clarence Ashley’s Walking Boss on a baritone dulcimer that Danny tells us previously adorned a friends home as a purely ornamental display. A recorded version of Walking Boss is featured on Danny’s Third Man release Angels Watching Over Me. Danny, of course, is also one of the main wo/men in The Gories who are currently on tour in Europe, go and check them out if you can, and don’t forget we’ve just released a new single by the band which you can pick up right now, right here.

THIRD MAN RECORDS PRESENTS NEWEST LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS RELEASES

GUITAR VIRTUOSO PETER WALKER

SEATTLE’S THE DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE

BOTH ALBUMS OUT JUNE 9th; PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE HERE & HERE

Live records. We love them. Why? Maybe it’s because our Blue Room is the most magical place we’ve ever seen a show. Maybe it’s because performers come alive and pull out all the stops and feel NERVOUS for the first time since they began touring when they know we’re putting it down on tape or acetate. Maybe it’s because our engineers capture every click, pop, cheer, idiosyncrasy, and yes, maybe even a mistake or two, and lock it into history — a moment impervious to time, a medium impervious to correction. Maybe it’s because we were there, and we cherish every moment we get to spend in the presence of greatness, at the place we call home, doing what we love.

We’ve got two such live records coming at you fast and hard from last July and October, respectively. The first is from God of the Guitar Peter Walker. He is the last living psychedelic guitar maestro in a long line of greats like John Fahey, Robbie Basho and Sandy Bull. His performance was nothing short of a master class for anyone who’s ever picked up a guitar. For the occasion Walker performed a handful of songs on piano, something he’s never done before or since, ending with an absolutely haunting and unreal version of “Chandranandan.” Peter Walker left doubt in no one’s mind that he is one of the most important guitar players ever. A transcendent evening.

A sample clip can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/peter-walker-live-at-third-man-records-me-and-my-lady-clip

Pre-orders live now here: http://thirdmanstore.com/peter-walker-live-at-third-man-records-12-vinyl

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The second is from our dear friends The Dutchess and the Duke, whose self-described “campfire punk” is equal parts beautiful boy/girl harmonies, subdued finger-picked acoustic guitar pairings, and minimal percussive accoutrements. In short, it’s sublimely compelling. After a hiatus of a few years, they’re slowly creeping back into live performances and Third Man was thrilled to host one of the first, recording the set direct-to-acetate in the relaxed, intimate setting of the Blue Room.

A sample clip can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/the-dutchess-and-the-duke-live-at-third-man-records-mary-clip

Pre-orders live now here: http://thirdmanstore.com/the-dutchess-and-the-duke-live-at-third-man-records-12-vinyl

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Both records are officially available June 9th, but are available for pre-order today! If you’re lucky, we might even start shipping them a little early… Pick your copies up at thirdmanstore.com or head to your favorite local, independent record shop to snag them come the 9th.

THIRD MAN RECORDS TO RELEASE AND REISSUE EXCLUSIVE LEON REDBONE RECORDINGS

OFFERINGS INCLUDE VINYL REISSUE OF DEBUT ALBUM ON THE TRACK AND FIRST-EVER RELEASE OF LONG WAY FROM HOME

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Third Man Records is proud to announce the forthcoming releases of jazz and roots legend Leon Redbone’s debut album On the Track and Long Way From Home, the never-before-released earliest known recordings of the mysterious performer. The news of the Third Man releases follows the recent announcement of Leon Redbone’s retirement from both public appearances and recording.

On the Track – Leon Redbone’s debut LP – was originally issued on Warner Brothers Records in 1975 and will be reissued exclusively on vinyl by Third Man Records. Long Way From Home was recorded in 1972 by Dave Benders for WBFO Radio at the University of Buffalo and features some of the earliest known Leon Redbone recordings. Long Way From Home was never released commercially and will finally be available in CD, LP and digital formats for all to enjoy. Specific release dates for the two offerings are forthcoming, but in the meantime, peruse the track listings below.
ABOUT LEON REDBONE

Redbone’s career has spanned over four decades and began with his earliest performances on the folk festival and club circuit. His numerous appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson andSaturday Night Live and other outlets catalyzed his rise to international recognition. Over the ensuing years he has appeared throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Japan and released thirteen albums of his unique music, a panoply of early music styles that he delivered with his singular laconic idiosyncratic style.

A true champion of early American ragtime, blues and jazz, Leon Redbone has spent a lifetime preserving that musical tradition while exposing successive generations to a rich musical heritage of which they might not otherwise have become aware.

On the Track Tracklisting:

1.   Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I’ll Be Gone
2.   Ain’t Misbehavin’
3.   My Walking Stick
4.   Lazybones
5.   Marie
6.   Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)
7.   Lulu’s Back in Town
8.   Some of These Days
9.   Big Time Woman
10. Haunted House
11. Polly Wolly Doodle

Long Way From Home Tracklisting:

1.   Looked Down the Road
2.   Mother Queen of My Heart
3.   T B Blues
4.   Don’t Let It Bother You
5.   Marie
6.   Me and the Devil
7.   If I Had a Possession Over Judgement Day
8.   Mississippi Blues
9.   Kind Hearted Woman
10. Love Letters
11. Hurry Home
12. Jailhouse Blues
13. Walking Stick
14. Catman
15. Gamblin’ Barroom Blues
16. My Good Gal’s Gone
17. Yodelling Cowboy
18. Bootleg Rum Dum Blues

Stay tuned to thirdmanrecords.com for updates.

THIRD MAN RECORDS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE GORIES: “Be Nice” b/w “On The Run” (TMR-308)

BRAND NEW 7-INCH AVAILABLE MAY 19th

Exclusive Tri-Color Vinyl Version Available During European Tour

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The baddest garage band from Detroit City is embarking on a 20-date campaign through the wilds of Europe and to help celebrate those live shows Third Man is proud to announce the release of their first 7” of new material in over twenty years! “Be Nice” is originally by The Nomads, featured prominently on “Back from the Grave” volume 4 compilation and is completely reclaimed by the Gories to fit in their inimitable style. “On the Run” is the first original badass Collins/Kroha composition in forever and while appearing on a streaming-only compilation a few years back is seeing its first physical release here.

In hopes to get the continent worked up into a frenzy, the Gories will be selling the tri-color version of this single exclusively at their European merch table. We’ll leave it to the band to figure how to handle the screaming hordes, just let it be known here that the black vinyl version will be available from Third Man Records starting May 19th.

Listen to a clip from “Be Nice” here: https://soundcloud.com/thirdmanrecords/the-gories-be-nice-clip

TOUR DATES:

05/15/15 – Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat
05/16/15 – Bourges, France – Cosmic Trip
05/17/15 – Diksmuide, Belgium – 4AD
05/18/15 – Antwerpen, Belgium – Het Bos
05/19/15 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
05/20/15 – Groningen, Netherlands – Vera
05/21/15 – Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
05/22/15 – Paris, France – Vilette Sonique
05/23/15 – Stuttgart, Germany – Goldmarks
05/24/15 – St Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
05/26/15 – Belgrade, Serbia – Dom Omladine
05/27/15 – Geneva, Switzerland – La Graviere
05/28/15 – Milan, Italy – LOFI
05/29/15 – Ravenna, Italy – Bronson
05/30/15 – Bucine, Italy – Spectre
05/31/15 – Marseille, France – Sud Side
06/02/15 – Perpignan, France – DrinkShop
06/04/15 – San Sebastian, Spain – DabaDaba
06/05/15 – Madrid, Spain – Sala But
06/06/15 – Sevilla, Spain – Sala X

THIRD MAN BOOKS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSORTIUM BOOK SALES & DISTRIBUTION

YCCkNjSsConsortium Book Sales & Distribution (Consortium), exclusive distributor of leading independent publishers and a member of the Perseus Books Group, is pleased to announce it reached a deal to distribute Third Man Books in the United States and Canada effective March 1, 2015.
Third Man Books is an extension both philosophically and literally of Third Man Records, founded by musician Jack White in 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee. The physical location opened in 2009 and quickly evolved from a music label into a complete in-house hub for art-making and dream-chasing. Third Man’s mission is to support the creation and distribution of any and every form of expression, from music to poetry, fiction to film. In this spirit, Third Man Books was established in 2014 to further explore the music of language.

“Third Man Books will continue in the manufacture and sale of beautiful things. Those things being books,” note co-founders Chet Weise and Ben Swank (also co-founder of Third Man Records). “Much like the identity of our multiple Grammy-winning record label, Third Man Books will be based on adventure, bordering on recklessness, yet bound by craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail.” The press plans to print contemporary poetry, literary fiction, photography, biography, and more. With all TMB titles, there will be audio/video components and also craftsmanship to complement the work and love the author has paid to her/his words.

TMB’s first book was the ambitious Language Lessons, published last summer. A hardbound anthology comprised of three hundred pages of poetry and prose from notables ranging from Pulitzer and National Book Award finalists C.D. Wright, Adrian Matejka, and Dale Ray Phillips, to punk rock progenitors Richard Hell and Tav Falco, the collection also features two vinyl LPs of music and five frame-worthy broadsides. Upcoming Fall books include Hidden Water by Frank Stanford, a companion to Copper Canyon Press’ highly anticipated poetry collection, What About This. Described as “outtakes,”Hidden Water: From the Frank Stanford Archive includes a selection of unpublished poems and features facsimiles of drafts, letters, and artwork, plus a download of Stanford reading his poem “The Boathouse.” Both books will be the subject of a major feature in the May issue of Men’s Journal.

Another upcoming title is The Truth is We Are Perfect by Janaka Stucky, an ex-mortician, 2010 National Haiku Champion,  and “Boston’s Best Poet” (the Boston Phoenix). Stucky will be reading on multiple dates with bestselling author Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket). Also publishing in the Fall isPain: The Board Game by Sampson Starkweather. A book of poetry featuring a board game called “Pain,”Pain is dark, with touches of hysterical humor, and is modeled on the popular 1970s board game Life.

“While some may believe Third Man’s devil-may-care celebration of enduring artistry a recipe for twenty-first century disaster, Jack White, myself, and Chet Weise consider it natural,” affirms Ben Swank, co-founder, Third Man Records and Third Man Books. “Many thought Third Man Records’ dedication to the The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records Volume 1–2  project was borderline funny-farm, but we only saw it as necessary, and won a 2015 Grammy Award. The same ethos drives TMR’s involvement in the renaissance of vinyl records, which are now breaking sales records. Our hope is that Third Man Books creates a new kind of literary community that we can learn from and add something back. In Consortium we find a kindred, independent partner who has a far reach and gets the job done, and also answers the phone to say, ‘Hello, how are you.'”

Julie Schaper, president and COO of Consortium, comments: “I love the bridge Third Man is trying to create between records and books. We’ve often thought indie music fans overlap with indie fiction fans and Third Man Books is proving that notion true. I look forward to a long, fruitful partnership that generates lots of new ideas and creative collaboration.”

“It’s a great honor to welcome Third Man Books into the Perseus and Consortium family,” notes David Steinberger, president and CEO of the Perseus Books Group. “We, and the publishing industry, just got a lot hipper with their foray into the literary world. I am confident Consortium can offer the best springboard for Third Man to continue to surprise audiences and defy expectations.”

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, home to a community of award-winning publishers, believes in the power of independent voices. We strive to share new ideas—some that may otherwise not be discovered—with the world. 

Consortium—Where Independent Publishers Live

About Third Man Books
Multi-Grammy-winning musician Jack White, along with Ben Swank (co-founders of Third Man Records), and Chet Weise (co-founder, Third Man Books) all shared the stage in their respective rock bands in the not-so-distant past. With the August 2014 release of Third Man Books’ first literary publication, Language Lessons: Volume I, a multimedia box set of prose, poetry, and music, Third Man Books launched for the future. Echoing Third Man Records’ reverence for music and commitment to innovation, Third Man Books is dedicated to publishing the best in language with the same level of respect, skill, and audaciousness. TMR & TMB: Where your turntable’s not dead & your page still turns.

About Consortium
Consortium grew out of a small book wholesaling cooperative in 1985 to become a full-service distributor, quickly earning a reputation as an advocate for independent publishers. Consortium now represents more than one hundred independent publishers from the United States, Canada, Europe, India, and Australia, enabling them to successfully reach the trade, library, and academic markets for their books. Consortium understands the importance of ideas, and our goal as a distributor is to introduce those ideas—some that may otherwise not be heard—to the widest possible audience. For more information, visit www.cbsd.com.

About the Perseus Books Group
The Perseus Books Group is an independent company committed to enabling independent book publishers to reach their potential, whether those publishers are Perseus-owned, joint ventures, or owned by third parties. Perseus publishing imprints include Avalon Travel, Basic Books, Basic Civitas, Da Capo Press, Da Capo Lifelong Books, PublicAffairs, Running Press, Seal Press, and Westview Press, as well as partnerships with The Daily Beast, The Nation Institute, and The Weinstein Company. Through Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, Perseus Distribution, Publishers Group West, and Legato Publishers Group, as well as through its Constellation digital service offering which also supports Argo Navis Author Services and Faber Factory Powered by Constellation, the Perseus Books Group is the leading provider of sales, marketing, distribution, and digital services, serving four hundred independent publishers. For more information, visit our websites at www.perseusbooks.com and www.constellationdigital.com.

Contact:
Consortium
Jennifer Swihart, Marketing Director
tel: 612.746.2633/fax: 612.746.2606
e-mail: jswihart@cbsd.com

Third Man Books
Chet Weise, Co-founder
tel: 615.891.4393 x 327
e-mail: chet@thirdmanrecords.com

JACK WHITE: BILLBOARD COVER STORY ON NEWSSTANDS MARCH 10th

CONFIRMS EXCLUSIVE RELEASE OF ELVIS PRESLEY’S FIRST-EVER ALBUM FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2015

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Jack White recently sat down with Joe Levy for an in-depth Billboard magazine cover story interview. Jack and Joe discussed the resurgence of vinyl, music preservation and much more, but most importantly, Jack’s recent acquisition of an item many people feel is the holy grail of rock & roll history. Read the interview here. The issue will be on newsstands March 10th.

In the interview, Billboard reveals that Jack was the mystery high bidder on Elvis Presley’s first-ever record. Third Man Records will release this recording for Record Store Day 2015.

Utilizing the actual unrestored audio as it currently exists on the sole original copy of “My Happiness” b/w “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” Third Man will make a limited facsimile, 10-inch 78rpm disc available on April 18, 2015. From reproducing the typewritten labels (printed on the reverse of extra Prisonaires labels that happened to be laying around Sun Records in July 1953) to being packaged in a plain, nondescript, of-the-era sleeve, the utmost attention to detail has been paid in order to create an object so close to the historic original as to almost be indistinguishable from one other.

Later this year, Third Man will release a widely available 7-inch 45rpm featuring newly restored versions of the two songs. Working from a transfer done by industry expert Alan Stoker at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the audio will be as clean as modern technology can make it without losing the feeling and soul that makes these two songs both haunting and breath-taking.

Listen to a clip of “My Happiness” and get a glimpse of this spinning piece of American musical history in this video.

For more information, go to thirdmanrecords.com.

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