Triple Inchophone "Top Special" by The White Stripes

During their 2005/06 tour the White Stripes sold a small record player at their merch stand. These Triple Inchophones were the trademark red & white of the band and did not sell too well at first, until Jack explained exactly what they were on the bands' official site. The record players were made by a Japanese company called 8-ball Bandai. These record players could only play 3-inch records. When Jack and Meg White invested in buying the machines from the company they were led to believe there were many units ready for distribution; in fact, the company had destroyed all but 400 of their units.
The White Stripes proceeded to buy these remaining 400 units and sell them on tour along with a set of specially made 3-inch singles. The cost price of a unit at the shows was around $120.

Jack remastered and remixed six of the White Stripes previous releases into a 3-inch format for release with the Triple Inchophone. These included Hotel Yorba, Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Fell in Love with a Girl, Seven Nation Army, The Hardest Button to Button (with an alternative sleeve), and Blue Orchid (also with an alternative sleeve). Also produced was a previously unreleased track, "Top Special", only ever released in the 3-inch format. The "Top Special" single was rumoured to be limited to only 100 copies. So not even everyone who bought an inchophone got a "Top Special". However recent sources confirm that 1000 copies of every 3" single were produced including the Denial Twist AND Top Special. The term "top special" was reported to be Japanese slang for "best friend", while it is actually a Northern British euphemism.

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[aurlis2012]

fuck. i've never heard this song. brb gtg dl

[neillorentzen]

If you send me your email in a message, I can email you an mp3 of the song. I found it somewhere a while ago. This song was only released in this format. I do have a live version of it too, but it's not that great of quality.

[vinternoll3]

thanks for that

Nice backdrop you have there ;-)

[neillorentzen]

I love that Rob Jones poster in the background. It was my first poster of his that I bought, along with the 2 other versions... then I got hooked. : )

[theverydirtyburrito]

I got that poster too!!!

[cottonkrown]

sounds like the chipmunks

[sr2mono]

The kind of song that sounds GREAT in LO-FI - I listened to the MP3 version and it lacked something. I think the White Stripes were smart enough to understand this when they pressed this song SPECIFICALLY for the Inchophone.

[deathbythestairs]

greatest fucking song

[MrDinosuarheads]

@neillorentzen no it was not i have a studio version

[aurlis2012]

nah it's alright man, thanks though, i used a youtube downloader thing. youtube is a haven for a music fan who can't stand limewire n shit. like doubts you'll find top special in limewire

[anonymousbrunette]

I just got the 3" set of records today and this made me so happy.

You are my new top special. Thank you.

[vinternoll3]

That Detroit set is amazing!

The red sky/white building is my favorite RJ print ever