Jack White is anything but the linear, predictive singer who releases record after record only in the name of fame. He’s heavy, he strikes and he is totally reckless and apart from all these characteristics, he did receive worldwide appreciation. Some might point at his involvement in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby in remembrance of the delirious ”Love Is Blindness”. Be it as it may, Jack White is a prolific artist and the latest catch in connection with his name brings a tint of fun and craziness to his profile: he once hid some records inside furniture pieces and random people reported to have found them in their homes.
Before The White Stripes reached general appreciation, front man and multi-instrumentalist Jack White was part of a more obscure, less-lasting duo called The Upholsterers. The name of the garage punk band bears no underground symbolism other that a biographical reference. At the time, White worked as an upholsterer in Detroit – hence, him and both friend and musician Brian Muldoon founded no other band than The Upholsterers. The joke is yet to crack, as the two artists chose to hide a number of around one hundred vinyl records bearing their music into pieces of furniture. As the two craftsmen were paid to do the upholstering, they hid the musical surprises and it seems that the gimmick has started to surface.
Third Man Records shared the news of two different persons who seem to have found the Jack White treats inside their furniture: ‘’Recently Third Man Records has been made aware of the discovery of two different copies found by two separate individuals of the 2nd single by the Upholsterers. This duo, comprising of actual upholsterers Jack White and Brian Muldoon, pressed 100 copies of this single and proceeded to hide them in furniture being reupholstered by Muldoon in 2004, in celebration of his 25th year in the business. In celebration of these discoveries, Third Man would like to share with everyone the cover art for this single, done by noted Detroit artist Gordon Newton.’’
On a more official note, Sympathy for the Record Industry did release a 2000 The Upholsterers piece. Anyway, do not let yourselves confused. A Jack White aka The Upholsters vinyl might be resting inside your furniture as you read this article.