Obliquitous wrote:Found this by total accident just now searching for some new source photos... Wow! The slogan is undoubtedly a part of the "Mum" campaign during WWII, ya know the whole "Loose lips sink ships" sort of thing to stop people tipping off the enemy.
Yeah, someone found that around the time the singles were released. If I remember correctly, Jack had commented in chat around then, too, about how people on the internet couldn't keep secrets, which made it wonderfully apropos.
Alabama Woody wrote:
I love the hell out of this version of the Sixteen Saltines cover.
"And the message is clear: if we want Jack White as our hero, he will entertain, but not pander. We have to accept all his flaws, whims, caprices and manias as a critical, sometimes uncomfortable, part of the contract."
Obliquitous wrote:Found this by total accident just now searching for some new source photos... Wow! The slogan is undoubtedly a part of the "Mum" campaign during WWII, ya know the whole "Loose lips sink ships" sort of thing to stop people tipping off the enemy.
Yeah, someone found that around the time the singles were released. If I remember correctly, Jack had commented in chat around then, too, about how people on the internet couldn't keep secrets, which made it wonderfully apropos.
Well then. Carry on
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Also how many people use actual photo's these days. Especially with something as minute as a $5 black piece of vinyl. I cant remember the last time I saw one listed without a stock, generic, pulled from google photo.
Its been about a year I think. They are the only 2 that have ever been on Ebay as far as I've noticed. Nobody had a clue as to how rare they were at the time, or at least I did not, so if they had that same auction now they would probably bring close to a thousand each I bet. There are rumored to be very few of them.
Forget what you see
And what you thought was true
It's not really me
Speaking to you Brendan Benson
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Alabama Woody wrote:Its been about a year I think. They are the only 2 that have ever been on Ebay as far as I've noticed. Nobody had a clue as to how rare they were at the time, or at least I did not, so if they had that same auction now they would probably bring close to a thousand each I bet. There are rumored to be very few of them.
Thanks didn't mean to drudge up to much already covered
Someone should just start buying every stock photo auction
I don't mind revisiting subjects or post that have been covered already. It drives some here crazy
Rumor is there are 10-20 of each. Not sure if that's right. I've given up myself, I can't pay that much for them, I would love to add them to my Blunderbuss collection. For that kind of money you can buy just about whatever you want vinyl wise. Within reason. I would have to go for a hand painted DW or something of that nature, a TP, etc.
I don't know if they were mailed out randomly, but if there are that few I would think not. Who knows? !!!
Forget what you see
And what you thought was true
It's not really me
Speaking to you Brendan Benson
"Rock and Roll mother fuckers do you speak it?" hawke000
In fact, I'll take it one step further (thank you, Angel's Envy) and say I'd rather PRIVATELY own something that no one has ever sent a picture of in an email or posted on any website, and that only a select few know of its existence.
I have so much more to say along these line vis a vis me selling bits of my WS/JW/TMR collection, but I better stop right here. Let's just say it's a double-edged samurai sword: I'm glad I've seen pics of these alternate sleeves and know they exist, but I'm saddened and disheartened by the fact I'll never own one. (Without shelling out LOTS of greenbacks.)
"I'd wish you happiness, but I know it'd be detrimental to your art."
Was it anyone here that bought them on ebay originally? I'm starting to think that was the only set, and was put out there by TMR to mess with us. Its strange that no one knew of it, yet the seller had 2 of them and none have surfaced since
bkramer10 wrote:Was it anyone here that bought them on ebay originally? I'm starting to think that was the only set, and was put out there by TMR to mess with us. Its strange that no one knew of it, yet the seller had 2 of them
Same thing sort of happened with the Icky Thump "Meg" promo.
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