white stripes mint and rare triple inchophone with 7x3"
£
930
$
1,232
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PLEASE NOTE I HAVE USED A LIBRARY PICTURE AS THIS ITEM HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED. IT IS TOTALLY 100% MINT AND REAL. IT HAS BEEN HIDDEN AWAY SINCE I GOT IT AND NOW IT MUST BE SOLD BEFORE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DISCOVERS IT. THE PLAYER IS STILL SEALED AND IT INCLUDES ALL THE 3" SINGLES. NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN OPENED OR PLAYED. A RECENT VALUATION IN RECORD COLLECTOR PUT ONE OF THESE AT JUST OVER £1000 POUNDS. ONLY 400 MADE. I HAVE ONE AND ONE ONLY AND AM RELUCTANT TO SELL BUT IF I DON'T DO IT NOW - IT WON'T STAY MINT FOR MUCH LONGER. FREE POSTAGE TOO (WITHIN REASON)....heres the info. During their 2005/06 tour the White Stripes sold a small record player at their merch stand. These Triple Inchophones were the trademark red and 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 between 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.
