Hey folks,

Just wanted to give you a brief update on where we are with shipping the Willie Nelson Vault packages and why we're there. First off, with the guest performances of seven high-profile artists, it's was an absolute Kilimanjaro-height stack of legal contracts, approvals and releases that needed to be precise, to the t, before we could send this off. Through no fault of our own, we didn't have final approval from all the places we needed approval from until the middle of September.

We're sincerely sorry that this release has taken so long to get to you…if only because we're so excited for you all to hear it! The good news is that these will be shipping next week, so the wait is almost over. Also, we're extremely ahead of schedule for the Dead Weather/Raconteurs Vault package #18, so you'll be seeing that gem in record time.

Thanks again for your patience and your patronage. We would be nothing without it.

Sincerely,

Ben Blackwell, Psychedelic Stooge

White Stripes Employee #1 (1997-present)