Jack White's Third Man Records, in the Wedgewood-Houston neighbourhood south of downtown, is part record label, part shop, part pressing plant, part performance venue. The retail space opens onto a small concert hall (the "Blue Room") where artists record direct-to-tape in front of a live audience; tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly. The store stocks the label's full back catalogue plus a curated rack of obscure reissues.
Behind a glass wall, you can watch the Third Man Pressing plant — a fully working vinyl pressing facility — running on the same machines that have been making LPs since the 1970s. The Voice-O-Graph booth, where visitors can record a song to acetate, is a one-of-a-kind experience. Open hours are limited, so check the schedule before going.