Talk:Blunderbuss (album)

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(Source: http://www.discogs.com/Jack-White-Blunderbuss/release/4602081) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.12.185.51 (talk) 19:51, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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Origin of name?
I can't find any info about why the album is called Blunderbuss, nor is there a link from this article to either of the definitions of the term, for interested readers. Rather than mistakenly wikilink it, anyone know for sure the genesis of the name?Timtempleton (talk) 20:10, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Removed out of context Rolling Stone article regarding White's attitude toward women
I removed the following from the section "Debate surrounding White's views toward women": 'However, in another album review, Rob Sheffield with Rolling Stone said, in reference to White's all-female band, that his "favorite trick is turning women into rock goddesses: Meg White, Alison Mosshart, Alicia Keys, even Loretta Lynn. White knows how to make women feel like stars."(Reference: Sheffield, Rob (April 24, 2012). "Blunderbuss", Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 15, 2014.)' It appears that Sheffield wasn't trying to give an opinion on White's attitude toward women; rather, he was using this statement as a precursor to the following remark: "But on Blunderbuss, the star is him, with a mostly female gang of musicians." I think it's somewhat misleading to include this as part of a section about the debate on White's attitude toward women since Sheffield's intention was not to comment on this matter, so I removed it. Let me know if you disagree. Hadger (talk) (contribs) 19:42, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Making some release date-related changes - input request
I'm making a few changes regarding release dates and building a "Release history" section. That being said, I've run into some issues that make me feel like I should make a post here about the changes I'll be making, since none of them are exactly ideal. Here are the changes I'll be making, as well as explanations of the problems I've run into:


 * I'm changing the infobox's "Release date" to April 20, and I'm adding information to the lead stating that the album was released digitally on April 20. The reason for this is that some iTunes pages, including this page and this page, list April 20 as the album's release date, which seems to suggest that the album was available for purchase on iTunes starting on this date. This would make sense, considering the fact that Third Man Records started streaming the album on iTunes on April 16. Speaking of which, the reason I believe April 20 should be put as the digital release date rather than April 16 is that the album wasn't technically available for purchase yet; I view it as more of a free preview than a release.


 * According to an announcement on Jack White's website months before the album's release, the album was to be released on April 23 through XL Recordings and on April 24 through Columbia Records. So, for the "Release history" section, I think the best course of action is to do the following: 1) for digital releases, use the iTunes page for each country in which the album was released, and 2) for the vinyl and CD releases, just put April 23 for each country where the album was released through XL Recordings, and April 24 for each country where the album was released through Columbia Records. That being said, some Amazon pages like this one give a bunch of different dates for the vinyl and CD releases. I plan on disregarding that page and taking the aforementioned course of action because 1) this page and others have conflicting information, 2) there's nothing else I can find anywhere suggesting that the vinyl and CD versions of the album were released prior to April 23 anywhere in the world, and 3) jackwhiteiii.com's announcement distinguishes release dates based on the record label rather than country, so I have no reason to believe that the release dates would differ among countries where the album was released under the same label.

If you disagree (or agree) with any of these changes, please let me know. For now, I'm going to go ahead and work on making these changes, but since I don't think any of them are ideal, it would be useful to have some input from other users. I'm also going to make a post on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums asking for input on these matters. Hadger (talk) (contribs) 07:18, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Removing some info from "Release History" section
I'm removing the following information from the "Release History" section:
 * "The photographs on the record album were taken outside the Nashville Electric Service South Substation in Nashville, Tennessee." The source (from feelsnumb.com) is self-published, and I see no indication of any editorial staff; therefore, it violates WP:SPS. I couldn't find a reliable source for the statement. I would assume that we can't use the picture itself as a source for the location since that seems like original research, but if I'm wrong on that, let me know.
 * "The album leaked on April 15, nine days ahead of its official release." The source (from hasitleaked.com) contradicts the info given in the article (at least, the mobile version does; to be honest, I'm avoiding opening up the website on my laptop because it feels shady).
 * "Promotional copies of the album, distributed to reviewers and radio stations, were sent as vinyl records to prevent leaks." I couldn't find a source for this, but perhaps I'm not Googling the right terms. For now I'm removing it, but if anyone has a reliable source for it (or for the statements mentioned above), let me know. Hadger (talk) (contribs) 07:21, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Anyone have access to the liner notes?
I posted the following to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Albums (section titled "Anyone have access to the album Blunderbuss's liner notes?"). I'm going to post it here as well:

"This is a long shot, but I was wondering if anyone had access to the liner notes of Jack White's album Blunderbuss, because I'm having issues finding a reliable source for the Personnel listing. As far as I can tell by the article's history, there's a good chance the Personnel listing was adopted from Discogs, which is crowdsourced. The best source for credits that I can find is this page from AllMusic, but it doesn't contain the level of detail given in the article (i.e. the tracks each person contributed to). If anyone with access to the liner notes could check the Personnel listing in the article for accuracy, then the liner notes can be used as a source, and that would resolve the issue. It would also be helpful to check for missing people; I noticed that Bob Ludwig and Vance Powell aren't listed in the Personnel section despite working on engineering and mastering, and I would assume that they're credited in the liner notes. Thanks." Hadger (talk) (contribs) 02:15, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

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