The White Stripes
White Blood Cells 7”s
Third Man Records [2012]
Third Man has been slowly reissuing The White Stripes early material and this trio of 7-inch singles comes to us from the White Blood Cells era. All three were reissued on Black Friday last year on opaque red vinyl and are a worthy pick up if you are a White Stripes fan, collector or both.
The singles of course are great and if you don’t already have them digitally the b-sides are worthy listens even though there is nothing here that is a must listen. With that said, “Hotel Yorba” and the Loretta Lynn cover “Rated X” were recorded live at the actual Hotel Yorba which makes for a nice conversation piece. The other two singles also offer live session b-sides so if you buy these together there really is an overall pattern to the set.
From a fan/collector perspective, I don’t think you should pass on these releases as they are still easy to find. If you have the original XL versions it really is a choice of collection completion.
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-Feature by Christopher Anthony
A lifelong fan of new music—spent the '90s working in a record store and producing alternative video shows. In the 2000s, that passion shifted online with blogging, diving headfirst into the indie scene and always on the lookout for the next great release. Still here, still listening, and still sharing the best of what’s new.
- Christopher Anthonyhttps://thefirenote.com/author/canthony/
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