New White Stripes Album Vinyl News
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:37 am
Perhaps McC already knows this but I came across this bit of news tonight so I thought I'd share:
NO WHITE STRIPES LP.....YET
XL have announced that the new White Stripes album "Get Behind Me Satan", due for release in the first week of June, will not be available on LP, at least for the time being. The reason for this is that Jack and Meg have an ambitious project in mind for later in the year.
Once their summer tour dates have been and gone, they hope to go back in to the studio and re-record the album, live in the studio, in one take! The result of this session will be cut for the LP release. First though, Jack and Meg need a little time on the road so that they can perfect the live arrangements of the new material.
It's an interesting concept, and the first time we've heard of different recordings for each format. We just hope the band find the time (and the inclination) to go back in the studio after a busy summer, and not let us vinyl fans down!
All existing pre-orders will be kept, but we won't be taking any more orders until we hear of a definite release date.
I haven't heard the new album yet (but I sure like the way they're dressed on the sleeve). I did hear "Blue Orchid", though and it was a bit too metal sounding and didn't have a great tune, but I liked Jack's falsetto, and I hear the rest of the album consists of a lot of songs that are very different from one another.
Right now I'm listening to The Durutti Column. Which is just as well as I always feel especially 24 Hour Party People-ish when I come to this site.
NO WHITE STRIPES LP.....YET
XL have announced that the new White Stripes album "Get Behind Me Satan", due for release in the first week of June, will not be available on LP, at least for the time being. The reason for this is that Jack and Meg have an ambitious project in mind for later in the year.
Once their summer tour dates have been and gone, they hope to go back in to the studio and re-record the album, live in the studio, in one take! The result of this session will be cut for the LP release. First though, Jack and Meg need a little time on the road so that they can perfect the live arrangements of the new material.
It's an interesting concept, and the first time we've heard of different recordings for each format. We just hope the band find the time (and the inclination) to go back in the studio after a busy summer, and not let us vinyl fans down!
All existing pre-orders will be kept, but we won't be taking any more orders until we hear of a definite release date.
I haven't heard the new album yet (but I sure like the way they're dressed on the sleeve). I did hear "Blue Orchid", though and it was a bit too metal sounding and didn't have a great tune, but I liked Jack's falsetto, and I hear the rest of the album consists of a lot of songs that are very different from one another.
Right now I'm listening to The Durutti Column. Which is just as well as I always feel especially 24 Hour Party People-ish when I come to this site.