This weeks big news in vinyl took place when Antiquiet posted the conversation between Third Man Label Head Jack White and members of the Third Man Records subscription service, The Vault. The conversation got a little hairy and primarily focused on the label’s decision to auction off limited-edition copies of the self-titled White Stripes debut reissue on eBay as opposed to on their site.
The story gained some ground fast with Pitchfork writing about Jack Whites take on it, and virtually everyone in the blogosphere sounding off on the issue. Today, Third Man’s Ben Swank did an interview with the Guardian in which he defends Boss White. Swank winds up reiterating the points Jack brought up earlier this week, but he also explains that the money from these auctions are going to be put towards contributions to select charities. In addition Swank gives us a little lesson on American Capitalism, here's a snippet from the Guardian interview below.
The industry is constantly changing. I can’t believe it’s taken 15 years for a label to start selling its own releases on eBay (even in limited numbers). We’re going to continue doing it. We’re also going to continue all the contests, giveaways, pop-up shops, random mail orders, subscription services and manufacturing of insane new vinyl products and any other ridiculous idea that strikes our fancy. Why? Because we’re American. And American’s do crazy shit for capitalism. See you in hell.
So what do you think, is Jack White and Third Man right or wrong?
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