Third Man Records to Release More White Stripes Outtakes

Third Man Records' latest "Vault" subscription package includes two unearthed White Stripes recordings.

A 7" single brings outtakes of "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "Let's Build a Home", tracked during the 1999 sessions for the band's self-titled debut. The label notes that these versions are "markedly different" than the versions that ended up on White Blood Cells and De Stijl.

This quarter's Vault package also contains a 3xLP compilation collecting all of the singles released on Third Man in 2011. A Third Man t-shirt completes the package, with a logo that changes from yellow to white when exposed to the sun. "Finally," writes the label, "a reason for record collectors to venture outdoors!"

Third Man has also announced release dates for the latest installments in their Blue Series of singles. The previously mentioned single from Tom Jones is out March 5 and one from Detroit artist Duane the Teenage Weirdo is out January 24.

Source: pitchfork.com

The White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

Dead leaves and the dirty ground
when I know you're not around
shiny tops and soda pops
when I hear your lips make a sound

Thirty notes in the mailbox
will tell you that I'm coming home
and I think I'm gonna stick around
for a while so you're not alone

If you can hear a piano fall
you can hear me coming down the hall
if I could just hear your pretty voice
I don't think I need to see at all

Soft hair and a velvet tongue
I want to give you what you give to me
and every breath that is in your lungs
is a tiny little gift to me

I didn't feel so bad till the sun went down
then I come home
no one to wrap my arms around

Well any man with a microphone
can tell you what he loves the most
and you know why you love at all
if you're thinking of the holy ghost

Two previously unreleased White Stripes tracks surface online – audio

Two previously unreleased tracks from The White Stripes have begun to circulate online.

The tracks, which you can hear by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking, are 'Signed DC and 'I've Been Loving You Too Long'. Both tracks are covers, the first of Love's track from their 1966 debut album and the latter of Otis Redding's classic single from the previous year.

Both songs were pressed on limited seven-inch vinyl as part of Jack White's Third Man Recordings' exclusive series of From The Vault releases, made available to 'platinum' subscribers, but have now been placed online.

The tracks represent the first of a series of releases of previously unheard material, which Jack White indicated he would be putting out after the duo announced they were parting ways in February earlier this year.

White announced yesterday (July 12) that the latest music to be released on Third Man Recordings will be two tracks from rapper Black Milk on which he himself has acted as co-producer, also playing drums and guitar.

Source: nme.com

The White Stripes' final gig to be released as live album

The White Stripes' final gig recording is set to be released as a live album.

Jack and Meg White's last gig together took place on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Mississippi. The album will come out on vinyl and has been given the title 'Live In Mississippi'.

See below for the setlist.

The defunct band are also set to release a new DVD, 'Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night'. This release was recorded at Ralph’s Corner Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota on June 13, 2000.

Also, one of The White Stripes' first ever recordings, a cover of Love's 'Signed DC', will also be released on seven-inch vinyl. It also features a b-Side: a cover of Otis Redding's 'I’ve Been Loving You Too Long'.

These releases are the first of those promised in the statement the band put out when they announced their split in February. They will all come out via Jack White's Third Man Records company. Release dates have not been announced yet.

See Thirdmanrecords.com for details.

The setlist of 'Live In Mississippi' is:

'Stop Breaking Down' (Robert Johnson Cover)
'Let's Build A Home'
'When I Hear My Name'
'Icky Thump'
'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground/As Ugly As I Seem'
'The Same Boy You've Always Known'
'Wasting My Time'
'Phonograph Blues' (Robert Johnson Cover)
'Cannon/John The Revelator'
'Death Letter (Son House)'
'Astro'
'Apple Blossom'
'You Don't Know What Love Is (You Do As You're Told)'
'In the Cold, Cold Night'
'I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart'
'Hotel Yorba'
'A Martyr For My Love For You'
'Ball And Biscuit'
'300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues'
'Blue Orchid'
'I'm Slowly Turning Into'
'YouBoll Weevil'


Source: NME.com

Gigs you should have been at - The White Stripes live at Glastonbury 2005

The White Stripes were one of the headliners of Glastonbury 2005 and they also played one of the best shows from that year's festival. It was, without a doubt, a memorable concert of one of the best bands from the last decade.