{"id":617444,"date":"2026-10-01T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617444\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:24:12","slug":"u2-team-up-with-jack-whites-third-man-records-for-limited-edition-vinyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617444\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 team up with Jack White’s Third Man Records for limited-edition vinyl"},"content":{"rendered":"

U2<\/a> have joined forces with Jack White<\/a>\u2018s Third Man Records to drop a limited edition vinyl version of their new album \u2018Carnaval De Luz\u2019.<\/p>\n

The rock icons recently announced new album \u2018Carnaval De Luz<\/a>\u2019, which they describe as a \u201cmessy, provocative, sacred collection of songs\u201d, set for release on November 13.<\/p>\n

Comprised of 12-songs, the Jacknife Lee<\/a>-produced album has already been previewed by the lead single \u2018Silencio<\/a>\u2019, which Bono<\/a> and co. played live at some surprise shows<\/a> last week \u2013 including a stop at their former high school in Dublin and a gig from the balcony of a cafe. It also comes on the heels of the group releasing two six-track EPs earlier this year: \u2018Days Of Ash\u2019<\/a> and \u2018Easter Lily\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, ahead of the release next month, U2 have joined up with Third Man Records for a special edition of the album.<\/p>\n

Set to arrive on the official release date for the record, the new Third Man Records variant is a special independent record store edition, which has been created specifically for independent music retailers.<\/p>\n

It features creative direction by Gavin Friday, art direction and design by Shaughn McGrath and The Third Man team, and the pressing comes with the distinctive Third Man Records colours: yellow and black.<\/p>\n

Visit here<\/a> to pre-order.<\/p>\n

Third Man Records was originally founded by Jack White in Detroit, MI in 2001, and opened its first physical store in 2009 in Nashville. It currently has three locations, including one in London, and nearly all of its records are recorded, printed, and pressed in Detroit and produced by Jack White.<\/p>\n

For U2, their new record comes as the band are currently celebrating 50 years since they formed, and they are already rehearsing for a new stadium tour \u2013 which will see drummer Larry Mullen Jr. make his full return<\/a> to the stage after undergoing surgery.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the surprise shows last week, NME was treated to a playback of four tracks from their new album \u2018Carnaval De Luz<\/a>\u2019 at former music venue McGonagles, where U2 played many of their early shows in the late 70s.<\/p>\n

On the upcoming record, there is a song called \u2018Torn\u2019 which features Dolly Parton\u2019s last recorded vocal performance<\/a>, and another song about \u201cextraordinary artist\u201d Rosal\u00eda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The band have been dropping hints about music for years now, and back as 2024, guitarist The Edge shared that U2\u2019s next record would not be \u201ca straight-up rock thing\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last summer, Bono then shared that he was \u201cready for the future\u201d with U2, with the band having written \u201c25 great songs<\/a>\u201d for their new album. Earlier in the year while discussing the writing process, the frontman said that U2 were overcoming the past to make \u201cthe sound of the future<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Their soon-to-be-announced tour comes following them playing a huge residency at the Las Vegas Sphere when it first opened its doors in September 2023. Reviewing the band\u2019s Vegas show<\/a>, NME hailed the band for \u201ctaking the live concert experience \u2018to the next level\u2019\u201d and delivering \u201ca fine balancing act of doing just that while also ensuring their music remains very much at the forefront\u201d.<\/p>\n

As for Jack White, this isn\u2019t the first time he has joined forces with U2. Back in 2011, he recorded a cover of their song \u2018Love Is Blindness\u2019<\/a> for a 20th anniversary version of their 1991 LP \u2018Achtung Baby\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U2 have joined forces with Jack White\u2018s Third Man Records to drop a limited edition vinyl version of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69,1629],"class_list":["post-617444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}