Jack White and Third Man Records have unveiled plans to open their first-ever Third Man Records Store outside the USA. Situated on Marshall Street in the heart of London's historic Soho - an area renowned for its rich musical history - the London store will complete a trio of Third Man physical spaces that includes buildings in Nashville, Tennessee and Detroit, Michigan.
Located at 1 Marshall Street, London W1F 9BA, the store will officially open on Saturday 25th September. It has been personally designed by Third Man founder Jack White, who recently launched Jack White Arts & Design via a comprehensive multimedia website cataloguing two decades of his award-winning creative work, alongside the Third Man creative hive of artists. The store was conceptualised and created throughout 2020 and 2021 during the Covid pandemic, with the aim of creating a physical space to help keep record sales and live performances alive after such a tough period for everyone.
Third Man Records London will be multi-functional, tripling up as a two-level retail space, an intimate live music venue named “The Blue Basement,” and a European headquarters for Third Man Records. It will feature a host of the kind of quirks, details and idiosyncrasies Third Man have become renowned around the world for.
These include a Third Man Books token-operated lucky dip book machine designed by the Toronto-based artist Craig Small. The store will also feature a Third Man Records token-operated recording booth where artists and the public can record their own material straight to vinyl.
