JACK WHITE has revealed he was the secret bidder who paid $300,000 for Elvis Presley’s first-ever vinyl disc. And he’s going to release the King’s recordings of My Happiness and That’s When Your Heartaches Begin on Record Store Day.

The new edition will be launched on April 18 via WHITE’s Third Man Records.

Billboard reports: “When the first vinyl Elvis ever cut –featuring covers of 1930s ballads – hit the auction block, the 1953 wax was expected to net about $100,000. In January 2015 it was announced that an unknown bidder won with a staggering $300,000 bid. Turns out that was White.”

When the disc was presented to him, WHITE told his employees: ‘On Record Store Day, Third Man Records will issue this on vinyl.’”

Billboard also reveal that WHITE’s office at the record label is dominated by a portrait of Delta bluesman Charlie Patton.

Artists including Metallica, Robert Plant and Mastodon have unveiled their own limited RSD releases.