Jack White’s Third Man Records to issue Jay-Z vinyl

Jay-Z drew both praise and scorn last week by unveiling his latest studio album, “Magna Carta Holy Grail,� through an exclusive smartphone app.

Music industry pundits hailed the Brooklyn rapper’s business acumen; listeners complained about the app’s crummy performance. (As for the album itself, reviews have been similarly mixed.)

But if Jay-Z fancies himself a pioneer in digital music distribution, he’s not ready to leave behind old models quite yet.

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Early Wednesday, Third Man Records -- the Nashville-based company founded by Jack White of the White Stripes -- announced that it would release the vinyl edition of “Magna Carta Holy Grail� “in the coming weeks,� according to a press release.

It’s not Jay-Z’s first collaboration with White: Third Man recently issued the vinyl edition of the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s “Great Gatsby� film, which contained a song by White and which the rapper helped oversee.

The label’s version of “Magna Carta� will feature a bonus track, “Open Letter.�

Watch Jay-Z discuss the recording of his album below in a clip from an interview he gave Tuesday on New York’s Hot 97, which followed an earlier Q&A session on Twitter.

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