Third Man Records Stories

Hear The White Stripes’ First Show Ever From 20 Years Ago

Jack Whites Third Man Records recently shared The White Stripes First Show: Live On Bastille Day.Available on digital streaming services for the first time, the set documents Jack and Meg Whites first live performance, which took place at an open mic night at the Gold Dollar Detroit. The set took place on Bastille Day...

Jack White Defends Tidal, Shares Poem Titled "Music Is Sacred"

Jack White has made headlines this week defending Tidal, the streaming service created by Jay Z of which White is a partial owner. Now, White has shared a supposedly unrelated poem titled Music Is Sacred.White posted an online Q&A regarding Tidal to Third Man Records website earlier this week, defending the streaming...

Jack White Bought Elvis Presley's First Recording For $300,000, Plans Reissue

Earlier this year, Elvis Presleys first recording, an acetate disc from 1953, was sold to an anonymous bidder for $300,000 at an auction.As it turns out, Jack White was the undisclosed bidder, and intends to reissue the single on Record Store Day through Third Man Records, according to Billboard.Fans of Elvis have long known of...