Third Man Records
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Jack White |
| Genre | Alternative rock Blues rock Indie rock Garage rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | 623 7th Avenue South Nashville, Tennessee |
| Official Website | Official website |
Third Man Records is an independent record label founded by Jack White in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001. Third Man established its first physical location — a combination record store, performance venue, and headquarters for the label — in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2009.
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[edit] History
Jack White founded Third Man Records in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001. Third Man established its first physical location in Nashville, Tennessee on March 11, 2009. The Nashville location serves as a record store and a complete production office. It includes a recording studio, rehearsal stage, photo studio, and darkroom. To commemorate the event, White debuted his new project, The Dead Weather, performing a short set for the 150 invited guests.
The label's name features the number three due to White's known fondness of it, as mentioned in several interviews.[1] It refers to Carol Reed's The Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles.[1] His old upholstering company was named Third Man Upholstery. White also refers to himself as the "third man" in the song "Ball and Biscuit" on The White Stripes' album Elephant.
All six studio albums of The White Stripes appear with the Third Man logo. Both albums of The Raconteurs (Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely) carry the label's logo. For The Raconteurs' tour of the United Kingdom in October 2006, 1,000 live albums were pressed and sold for each show, all of which display a Third Man logo. Other artists under the Third Man label include The Dead Weather, Whirlwind Heat, Dan Sartain, and The Muldoons.
[edit] Third Man Rolling Record Store
On March 9, 2011, Third Man Records announced its newest creation, the Third Man Rolling Record Store. The store, a yellow step van outfitted with a sound system and Third Man Records inventory, was built by C Cook Enterprises in Erlanger, Kentucky. It made its first appearance in Austin, Texas, at SXSW 2011.[2] Third Man has since brought the mobile store to concerts, festivals, and other events with anywhere from weeks to only a few hours notice.
[edit] Discography
Third Man releases some music on compact disc and via electronic release on iTunes, but vinyl records are its primary format.
In addition to pressing titles on regular black vinyl, some releases have been issued on colored and multicolor vinyl. Beginning with TMR-003, a limited edition handmade batch of 100 tri-colored 7" vinyl vinyl, in equal parts black, yellow, and white, were produced for exclusive distribution at Third Man's Nashville location. Beginning with TMR-009, an additional 50 tri-colored vinyl have been pressed for random distribution in Third Man mail orders. Certain single releases have been sold on tri-colored vinyl available at record stores in the artist's hometown instead of at the Nashville store. An additional 50 are still randomly distributed in mail orders. The first double LP issued in the Third Man catalog, The Dead Weather's Horehound (TMR-008), consisted of one regular black vinyl and one half white/half yellow vinyl. A portion of these were sold at the Nashville location, but the majority were sold at Third Man Records and Novelties East, a temporary store in New York City.
In conjunction with The Dead Weather's August 25–26, 2009, concerts in Los Angeles, "Bizarro" versions of previously-released Third Man material (up to TMR-013; excluding TMR-008) were made available at Third Man Records and Novelties West, a temporary store in Los Angeles. The picture sleeves featured reversed or alternate images, and the vinyl had backwards labels without center holes. A temporary store was open in London on October 30–31, 2009, which sold glow-in-the-dark copies of every regular 7" record up to TMR-016; each was limited to 100 copies.
On February 4, 2010, Third Man hosted the first in a series of live concerts at the Nashville location. The concerts are recorded directly to analog reel to reel tape and pressed on vinyl for purchase through Third Man. Approximately three hundred half black/half blue LPs are pressed and made available only for purchase by concert attendees. Beginning with TMR-039 (The Racontwoers), each LP jacket is sealed with a concert-specific label on which the purchaser's name is written. A pop-up store, Third Man Records at SXSW, which was open from March 17–20, 2010, during the SXSW festival, featured limited edition "Texas-Sized" 8-inch singles and 13-inch albums.
| Catalog # | Artist | Title | Format | Notes, Limited Edition Variants |
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| TMR-001 | The Dead Weather | "Hang You from the Heavens/Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-002 | The White Stripes | Icky Thump | Double LP |
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| TMR-003 | Mildred and the Mice | "I Like My Mice (Dead)/Spider Bite" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-004 | Rachelle Garniez | "My House of Peace" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-005 | The Dead Weather | "I Cut Like a Buffalo" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-006 | The Dead Weather | "I Cut Like a Buffalo" | 12" Single |
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| TMR-007 | The Dead Weather | "Treat Me Like Your Mother/You Just Can't Win" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-008 | The Dead Weather | Horehound | Double LP |
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| TMR-009 | Dex Romweber Duo featuring Jack White | "The Wind Did Move/Last Kind Word Blues" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-010 | The Dead Weather | "Forever My Queen/Outside" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-011 | Dan Sartain | "Bohemian Grove/Atheist Funeral" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-012 | Transit | "C'mon and Ride/After Party" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-013 | Jack White | "Fly Farm Blues" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-014 | The Raconteurs | Broken Boy Soldiers | LP |
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| TMR-015 | The White Stripes | Under Great White Northern Lights | Double LP |
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| TMR-016 | The Dead Weather | "I Cut Like a Buffalo/A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-017 | The White Stripes | "Let's Shake Hands/Look Me Over Closely" (alternate takes) | 7" Single |
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| TMR-018 | The Raconteurs | Live in London | Double LP |
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| TMR-019 | The White Stripes | "Icky Thump (live)/The Wheels on the Bus (live)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-020 | Carl Sagan | "A Glorious Dawn" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-021 | Smoke Fairies | "Gastown/River Song" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-022 | BP Fallon | "Fame #9/BP Fallon Interview/I Believe In Elvis Presley" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-023 | Wanda Jackson | "You Know I'm No Good/Shakin' All Over" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-024 | The Black Belles | "What Can I Do/Lies" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-025 | The Dead Weather | Sea of Cowards | LP |
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| TMR-027 | Various | Single Releases 2009 | Double LP |
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| TMR-028 | The Dead Weather | "No Horse/Jawbreaker" (first takes) | 7" Single |
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| TMR-029 | Karen Elson | "The Ghost Who Walks/Stolen Roses" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-030 | Karen Elson | The Ghost Who Walks | LP |
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| TMR-031 | Wanda Jackson | The Party Ain't Over | LP |
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| TMR-032 | The White Stripes | De Stijl | LP |
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| TMR-033 | The White Stripes | White Blood Cells | LP |
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| TMR-034 | Jon Wayne | Texas Funeral | LP |
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| TMR-035 | Dex Romweber Duo | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-036 | The Dead Weather | "Die by the Drop/Old Mary" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-037 | The Raconteurs | "Top Yourself/You Don’t Understand Me" (demos) | 7" Single |
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| TMR-038 | The White Stripes | Under Great White Northern Lights B-Shows | Double LP |
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| TMR-039 | The Racontwoers | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-040 | The Dead Weather | Sea of Cowards - Live at Third Man Records | LP |
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| TMR-041 | The Dead Weather | "Hang You from the Heavens/I Cut Like a Buffalo" (live) | 7" Single |
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| TMR-042 | The White Stripes | The White Stripes | LP |
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| TMR-043 | The Dead Weather | Sea of Cowards - Live at Third Man Records | DVD |
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| TMR-044 | Laura Marling | "Blues Run the Game/The Needle and the Damage Done" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-045 | The 5.6.7.8's | The 5.6.7.8's | LP |
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| TMR-046 | Conan O'Brien | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-047 | Conan O'Brien | "And They Call Me Mad?/Conan O'Brien Interview" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-048 | Nobunny | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-049 | PUJOL | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-050 | The Secret Sisters | "Big River/Wabash Cannonball" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-051 | PUJOL | "Black Rabbit/Too Safe" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-052 | Drakkar Sauna | "Leave That Hole Alone/Brundlefly, My Chariot" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-053 | The Greenhornes | “ ” |
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| TMR-054 | Karen Elson | "The Truth is in the Dirt/Season of the Witch" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-055 | The Dead Weather | "Blue Blood Blues/Jawbreaker (live)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-056 | The Dead Weather | "Blue Blood Blues/No Hassle Night/I Just Want to Make Love to You (live)" | 12" Single |
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| TMR-057 | The Dead Weather | "I Feel Strange/Rolling in on a Burning Tire" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-058 | The Thornbills | "Uncle Andrei/Square Peg" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-060 | The Greenhornes | "Saying Goodbye/Song 13/Staying Together" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-061 | The Greenhornes | Boscobel Blues | LP |
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| TMR-062 | The Black Belles | "What Can I Do/What Can I Do (instrumental)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-063 | Loretta Lynn | Van Lear Rose | LP |
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| TMR-064 | Amy Walker | "Accents/Interview" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-065 | Dungen | "Öga, Näsa, Mun/Highway Wolf" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-066 | Jerry King | "Interview/Live Auctions (Automobile and Tobacco/Chocolate)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-067 | The White Stripes | "Hello Operator/Jolene" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-068 | Wanda Jackson | "Thunder on the Mountain/Dust on the Bible" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-069 | Jenny & Johnny | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-070 | Tyvek | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-071 | The White Stripes | "Merry Christmas From The White Stripes" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-072 | JEFF the Brotherhood | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-073 | Jacuzzi Boys | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-074 | First Aid Kit | "Universal Soldier/It Hurts Me Too" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-075 | The 5.6.7.8's | "Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Raccoon)/Charumera Sobaya (The Soba Song)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-076 | The 5.6.7.8's | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-077 | Various | Single Releases 2010 | Double LP |
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| TMR-078 | The 5.6.7.8's | "Great Balls of Fire/Hanky Panky" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-079 | The White Stripes | "Party of Special Things to Do/China Pig/Ashtray Heart" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-080 | Reggie Watts | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-081 | Cold War Kids | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-082 | Pokey LaFarge | "Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County/Pack It Up" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-083 | Chris Thile & Michael Daves | "Man In The Middle/Blue Night" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-084 | We Are Hex | "Twist The Witch's Titty/Through The Doldrums To The Dum Dums" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-085 | Wanda Jackson | Wanda Live! At Third Man Records | LP |
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| TMR-086 | Drive-By Truckers | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-088 | The White Stripes | "Let's Shake Hands/Look Me Over Closely" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-089 | The White Stripes | "Lafayette Blues/Sugar Never Tasted So Good" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-090 | Karen Elson | "Vicious/In Trouble With the Lord" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-091 | ROME (starring Jack White & Norah Jones) | ROME | LP |
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| TMR-092 | ROME (starring Jack White & Norah Jones) | ROME | Double LP |
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| TMR-093 | ROME (starring Jack White & Norah Jones) | "Two Against One/Black" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-094 | The Black Belles | "Honky Tonk Horror/Dead Shoe" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-095 | Davila 666 | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-096 | The White Stripes | Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night | DVD |
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| TMR-097 | The White Stripes | "Signed DC/I've Been Loving You Too Long" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-098 | Seasick Steve | "Write Me A Few Lines/Levee Camp Blues" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-099 | Seasick Steve | You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks | LP |
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| TMR-100 | The White Stripes | Live in Mississippi | Double LP |
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| TMR-101 | Black Milk | "Brain/Royal Mega" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-102 | White Denim | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-103 | Black Milk | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-104 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-105 | Stephen Colbert with The Black Belles | "Charlene II (I'm Over You)/Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-106 | Tom Jones | "Evil/Jezebel" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-107 | Ted Leo | Live at Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-108 | Lanie Lane | "Ain't Hungry/My Man" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-109 | Insane Clown Posse | "Leck mich im Arsch/Mountain Girl" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-110 | JEFF the Brotherhood | "Whatever I Want/Everything I Need" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-111 | Two-Star Tabernacle | "The Big Three Killed My Baby/Ramblin' Man" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-112 | John & Tom | "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar/Lonesome Yodel Blues #2" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-113 | Becky & John | "I'll Be There If You Ever Want/I'm Making Plans" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-116 | Wanda Jackson | Wanda Live! At Third Man Records | DVD |
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| TMR-117 | The White Stripes | "The Big Three Killed My Baby/Red Bowling Ball Ruth" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-118 | The White Stripes | "Lord, Send Me An Angel/You're Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Remix)" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-119 | Various Artists | The Lost Notebooks Of Hang Williams | LP |
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| TMR-121 | Edgar Oliver | "In The Park/thgiL dnA regnuH" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-122 | The Black Belles | The Black Belles | LP |
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| TMR-125 | DUANE The Teenage Weirdo | "Postcard From Hell/Bubblegum Encore" | 7" Single |
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| TMR-126 | Beck, Joshua Homme, Mark Lanegan | The Double A Side Remix 45 | 7" Single |
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| TMR-127 | The Raconteurs | Live At Third Man | LP |
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| TMR-130 | The Black Belles, The Greenhornes | TMR Devil's Night 2010 | DVD |
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| TMR-??? | The Strange Boys | Live at Third Man | LP |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Catalog." Third Man Records. Retrieved on 19 October 2010.
- ^ a b Killingsworth, Jason. "The White Stripes Play Us a Little Number." Paste Magazine. Retrieved on 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Third Man Rolling Record Store Debuting at SXSW." Buzzgrinder. 9 March 2011. Retrieved on 24 June 2011.
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