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Are you old enough to remember portable record players? Maybe you owned one as a kid and played 45s on it. Now you can share vinyl nostalgia with your children and grandchildren.

Third Man Records, the analog-infused music label founded by Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs), is teaming with Light in the Attic records to release a vinyl starter kit for children. Due out November 6, the bundle includes a portable “suitcase turntable,” a storybook about how “five forest pals discover the beauty of vinyl records,” and a compilation album featuring 16 songs from Shel Silverstein, Van Dyke Parks, Carole King, Harry Nilsson, and others.

White describes the LP, entitled This Record Belongs To__________ , as the “antidote to your standard kids’ compilations. “You won’t find boy bands, princesses, or purple dinosaurs here…[The album] stems from a love of music, reading, and a passion for teaching future generations the interactive experience of holding an album in your hands, putting needle to groove, and immersing yourself in the pages of a record’s sleeve as the music plays.”

Made by Jensen, the turntable is a three-speed belt-drive model with an auto-return tone arm, built-in Speakers, and a USB port for turning those analog grooves into digital files.

The turntable bundle can be preordered at thirdmanstore.com. Price: $95