Early White Stripes LPs Coming Back to Vinyl

The White Stripes have announced the reissue of their first three LPs on 180-gram vinyl through founder Jack White’s Third Man Records label.

Formed in the late 1990s in Detroit, vocalist/guitarist Jack and drummer Meg White created a unique sound that was forged in the classic traditions of garage rock, punk and blues. Their lo-fi, powerful tunes earned massive critical acclaim in the early 2000s, even as fans and critics sought to find out the truth behind the duo’s unusual relationship. (They constantly claimed to be brother and sister, but were actually married from 1996 to 2000.)

The White Stripes’ first three albums, the self-titled debut in 1999, De Stijl (2000) and White Blood Cells (2001), each out of print for five years, have been remastered from the original analog tapes for these new vinyl editions, and the artwork has been restored from the original photographic prints. MP3 downloads will be included for free with purchase. “These are the versions The White Stripes want people to have for posterity,” the band’s official statement said.

All three versions will be available to purchase on November 30. Those with a collector’s eye might want to hike down to the Third Man Records store in Nashville, which will sell limited red and white-split vinyl editions of each album. (The White Stripes available on November 30, with each subsequent album available the following week. They will also be available in select additional locations to be named soon.)

Reacquaint yourself with the track lists after the jump.

The White Stripes, The White Stripes (Third Man Records/Warner Bros., 2010 – originally released as Sympathy for the Record Industry SFTRI 577, 1999)

1. Jimmy the Exploder
2. Stop Breaking Down
3. The Big Three Killed My Baby
4. Suzy Lee
5. Sugar Never Tasted So Good
6. Wasting My Time
7. Cannon
8. Astro
9. Broken Bricks
10. When I Hear My Name
11. Do
12. Screwdriver
13. One More Cup of Coffee
14. Little People
15. Slicker Drips
16. St. James Infirmary Blues
17. I Fought Pirhanas

The White Stripes, De Stijl (Third Man Records/Warner Bros., 2010 – originally released as Sympathy for the Record Industry SFTRI 609, 2000)

1. You’re Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl)
2. Hello Operator
3. Little Bird
4. Apple Blossom
5. I’m Bound to Pack It Up
6. Death Letter
7. Sister, Do You Know My Name?
8. Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise
9. A Boy’s Best Friend
10. Let’s Build a Home
11. Jumble, Jumble
12. Why Can’t You Be Nicer to Me?
13. Your Southern Can is Mine

The White Stripes, White Blood Cells (Third Man Records/Warner Bros., 2010 – originally released as Sympathy for the Record Industry SFTRI 660, 2001)

1. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
2. Hotel Yorba
3. I’m Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman
4. Fell in Love with a Girl
5. Expecting
6. Little Room
7. The Union Forever
8. The Same Boy You’ve Always Known
9. We’re Going to Be Friends
10. Offend in Every Way
11. I Think I Smell a Rat
12. Aluminum
13. I Can’t Wait
14. Now Mary
15. I Can Learn
16. This Protector