Jack White Solo 45 Drops Next Week

His label Third Man also doing releases from Transit and Dan Sartain.

By Blurt Staff

You already know of Jack White's announcement to release lots of 45s on his Third Man label, most of them to be produced by White himself. The label has already done the Dex Romweber Duo, Mildred and the Mice and White's own band the Dead Weather. So - here's the dope on a new batch, straight from the label, as announced today. They'll be hitting stores, digital retailers and the Third Man website (which is taking preorders right now). While all the releases thus far appear to still be available, it's reasonable to assume that the White solo rec will probably sell out fairly quickly.

Jack White - "Fly Farm Blues"

"Fly Farm Blues" is a song written on the spot by Jack White at the request of film director Davis Guggenheim while filming the impressive new guitar documentary It Might Get Loud. The film features in-depth looks at Mr. White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page's relationships with the six-stringed instrument.  Jack recorded the song immediately to two-track, all while being filmed for the documentary in the attic of the Fly Farm. Some astute viewers may recognize this attic room as the same used by Jim Jarmusch in his video for the Raconteurs' "Steady As She Goes."

"Fly Farm Blues" is released on a special one-sided 45 RPM vinyl 7-inch by Third Man Records and on iTunes in conjunction with Sony Pictures Classics and the release of the feature documentary It Might Get Loud screened at selected theaters in New York and Los Angeles starting August 14th, 2009, and then coming soon to a town near you. Check www.itmightgetloud.com for full release schedule.

Dan Sartain - "Bohemian Grove" b/w "Atheist Funeral"

Dan Sartain started out in 2001 self-producing and self-releasing his first two albums, Crimson Guard and Romance in Stereo, before moving to Swami Records for the groundbreaking Dan Sartain vs. The Serpientes and Join Dan Sartain. He's been called the no-wave Johnny Cash, and although it's a title with a lot of flash, it's also somewhat misleading.  Comparisons to Johnny Cash are inevitably futile. But what Dan is is another vital link in the rock and roll visionary chain stretching from Rufus Thomas to Glenn Danzig to O.D.B. He's a fiercely independent romantic like no other and we're proud to be working with him.

Third Man Records presents two new Jack White-produced songs in our Blue Series of 7" records written and performed by Dan Sartain, sounding nothing like anything he's recorded in the past. "Bohemian Grove" is an almost Ethiopiques-influenced jazz-style groover and the B-side is called "Atheist Funeral." Enough said.

Transit - "C'mon and Ride" b/w "Afterparty"

Transit is a band whose membership is composed entirely of employees of the Nashville Metro Transit Authority. They are part of a long-standing folk tradition of people coming together to make something beautiful out of a shared external circumstance. From the Detroit Sanitary Worker's Band or the American Watch Company Band, there is deep history of music that reflects employee's shared experiences and brings them to the wider attention of the public at large.

Third Man Records presents two songs produced by Jack White that are by and about the Nashville bussing system, written and recorded by the people who know it best; the drivers, cleaners, mechanics, and office workers of the Nashville Metro Transit Authority. They are called Transit and this record is the fifth release in Third Man's Blue Series.