Jack White's tunes and turntable for kids: five-year-olds give it a spin

Who wants sticky-fingered nippers around their precious vinyl? Jack White and the Light in the Attic label, that’s who. We asked Ralph (5) and Elvis (4) to give their verdict on the new LP and turntable custom-made for raving kids

Eyes fixed on the hypnotic spin of the LP’s colourful label, my five-year-old son seems lost in a reverie as the idyllic, wistful 1970s folk of Vashti Bunyan’s Diamond Day fills the room. Do you like it, I ask hopefully. He looks up. “No. It’s a silly song. And she’s got a silly voice.”

If you ever wanted confirmation that tastes can never be imposed on a younger generation, try playing them some music and asking their opinion. Fortunately, such reactions were anticipated by the creators of a new compilation of songs intended to entrance young children and their parents, which, if you wish, comes with its own bright yellow, child-friendly portable turntable.

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