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White Stripes – Elephant Deluxe

White Stripes – Elephant Deluxe

When The White Stripes started to record Elephant, their fourth album, it was decided that they would only use equipment that had been manufactured before 1963. I’m not sure why this date was important but Jack White thought it was and he seemed to know what he was doing as this was their most successful record to date. Containing songs such as ‘Seven Nation Army’ and ‘The Hardest Button To Button’, the LP was their first to hit Number 1 in the UK Album charts. It was also their first to break into the top ten in the USA. 

As before, Disc 1 contains the original LP with period singles. Disc 2 contains the mono mix of the album that was released on the Vault 55 package from 2023. This was a dedicated mix, with extras bits of music that had been rediscovered on the master tapes. Unlike the previous Vault ‘XX’ releases from Third Man Records, there wasn’t much in the way of demos, alternative versions or outtakes. A remix of ‘The Hardest Button to Button’ from Beck (released 2011) is included for completeness. 

Disc 3 is the first in the series to be a DVD. That is because after the release of ‘Elephant’, the band started to play longer sets which would no longer fit onto a standard length CD without removing a song. Instead of doing that, I have included the audio of their gig at The Aragon Ballroom from 2nd July, 2003. This was inlcuded on the 2023 re-release of ‘Elephant’. The complete ‘Live Under Blackpool Lights’, recorded over two (27th & 28th January 2004) as well as the DVD extras from ‘Elephant XX’ round out the disc. 

Disc 1

The album with single A and B sides

  1. Seven Nation Army
  2. Black Math
  3. There’s Not Home For You Here
  4. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
  5. In The Cold, Cold Night
  6. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart
  7. You’ve Got Her In your Pocket
  8. Ball & Biscuit
  9. The Hardest Button To Button
  10. Little Acorns
  11. Hypnotise
  12. The Air Near My Fingers
  13. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
  14. It’s True That We Love One Another
  15. Black Jack Davey (Single B-Side)
  16. Who’s To Say (Single B-Side)
  17. St Ides Of March (Single B-Side)
  18. I Fought Piranhas/Let’s Build A Home (Single B-Side)

Disc 2

Mono mix, demos and a remix

  1. Seven Nation Army (Mono Mix)
  2. Black Math (Mono Mix)
  3. There’s Not Home For You Here (Mono Mix) 
  4. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Mono Mix)
  5. In The Cold, Cold Night (Mono Mix)
  6. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart (Mono Mix)
  7. You’ve Got Her In your Pocket (Mono Mix)
  8. Ball & Biscuit (Mono Mix)
  9. The Hardest Button To Button (Mono Mix)
  10. Little Acorns (Mono Mix)
  11. Hypnotise (Mono Mix)
  12. The Air Near My Fingers (Mono Mix)
  13. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine (Mono Mix)
  14. It’s True That We Love One Another (Mono Mix)
  15. Hypnotised (Solo Demo Mix 1)
  16. Hypnotised (Solo Demo Mix 2)
  17. You’ve Got Her In Your Pocket (Take One)
  18. The Hardest Button To Button (Beck Remix – Single A-Side)
  19. The Hardest Button To Button (Joshua Homme & Mark Lanegan Remix – Single A-Side)

Disc 3 (DVD)

  1. Intro – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  2. When I Hear My Name – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  3. Black Math – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  4. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  5. I Think I Smell A Rat – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  6. Take A Whiff On Me – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  7. Astro – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  8. Outlaw Blues – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  9. Jack The Ripper – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  10. Jolene – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  11. Hotel Yorba – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  12. Death Letter – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  13. Do – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  14. The Hardest Button To Button – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  15. Truth Doesn’t Make A Noise – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  16. The Big Three Killed My Baby – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  17. Wasting My Time – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  18. You’re Pretty Good Looking For A Girl – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  19. Hello Operator – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  20. Apple Blossom – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  21. Ball & Biscuit – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  22. Let’s Shake Hands – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  23. I Fought Piranhas – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  24. Let’s Build A Home – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  25. Goin’ Back To Memphis – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  26. Seven Nation Army – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  27. Da Balli Of De Boil Weevil – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  28. Outro – (Live Under Blackpool Lights – 27th & 28th January 2004)
  29. When I Hear My Name – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  30. Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  31. Lovesick – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  32. Hotel Yorba – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  33. Aluminium – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  34. Cool Drink Of Water Blues – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  35. The Hardest Button To Button – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  36. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  37. Stones In My Passway – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  38. Stop Breaking Down – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  39. Do – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  40. In The Cold, Cold Night – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  41. Seven Nation Army – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  42. The Same Boy You’ve Always Known – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  43. Black Jack Davey – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  44. We’re Going To Be Friends – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  45. Offend In Every Way – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  46. Little Cream Soda – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  47. Cannon/Party Of Special Things To Come – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  48. Candy Cane Children – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  49. The Air Near My Fingers – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  50. This Protector – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  51. Screwdriver (Intro) – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  52. Ball & Biscuit – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  53. Screwdriver (Reprise) – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  54. Let’s Build A Home – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  55. Goin’ Back To Memphis – (Live at The Aragon Ballroom – 2nd July, 2003)
  56. It’s True We Love One Another (Footage Shot At Toe Rag Studios) – (DVD Extras)
  57. Live Shibuya 21st October 2003 – Part 1 – (DVD Extras)
  58. Interview – (DVD Extras)
  59. Live Shibuya 21st October 2003 – Part 2 – (DVD Extras)
  60. The Hardest Button To Button (8mm Film Reel) – (DVD Extras)

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