To mark the 20th anniversary of the White Stripes’ quietest record, there are also demos, alternative studio recordings and live versions.
The White Stripes have announced a reissue of their fifth album GET BEHIND ME SATAN. For its 20th anniversary, the subtle LP is now GET BEHIND ME SATAN XX. As a bonus, there are songwriting demos, alternate studio recordings and live versions of tracks from the original 2005 album.
The 2xLP vinyl package is released with an additional 7″ as well as a Blu-ray with recordings from the band’s tour through Central and South America in 2005. The set is only available via the vinyl subscription service The Vault – Registration required by January 31st.
“The fact that it was in no way ELEPHANT 2 only further confused, angered and/or beguiled many,” White’s label said in a statement. In fact, GET BEHIND ME SATAN is almost like the antithesis to the rumbling blues monster with the mega hit “Seven Nation Army”. Instead of guitars, piano, marimbas and xylophone dominate.
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In other words, the album clearly stands out among the duo’s work. “Given their newfound global commercial success, no other contemporary rock band has had the courage to add mandolin, timpani, handbells and marimba to their repertoire, let alone undertake extensive tours through Central America and Eastern Europe,” the statement accompanying the release of the reissue package adds . “What is enchanting now, upon closer inspection, are the different threads that all came together to make Satan so refreshing.”
To celebrate the upcoming release of GET BEHIND ME SATAN XX, The White Stripes have posted a live video of their performance of “Blue Orchid” in Mexico City.
Of course, that makes you sad because Jack and Meg White will probably never play together again. Meg has withdrawn from the music business for years. Last year, her colleague Jack publicly congratulated him on his 50th birthday. With NO NAME 2024, Jack White presented his most ambitious album to date as a solo musician.
GET BEHIND ME SATAN XX – Tracklist
SIDE A: Songwriting demos
- ‘Instinct Blues’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘Red Rain’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘City Lights’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘I’m Slowly Turning Into You’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘Seminole Blues’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘The Denial Twist’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘My Doorbell’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘The Nurse’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘Over And Over And Over’ – previously unreleased demo
- ‘White Moon’ – previously unreleased demo
SIDE B: Alternate Studio Takes
- ‘The Denial Twist’ – previously unreleased alternate take
- ‘White Moon’ – previously unreleased alternate take
- ‘City Lights’ – previously unreleased alternate take
- ‘Over And Over And Over’ – previously unreleased alternate take
- ‘As Ugly As I Seem’ – previously unreleased alternate take
- ‘I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)’ – previously unreleased alternate take
SIDE C: Get Behind Me Satan Live
- ‘Blue Orchid’ – Buenos Aires 5-28-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘The Nurse’ – Guatemala City 5-18-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘My Doorbell’ – Glasgow 11-15-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)’ – Boston 9-20-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘Little Ghost’ – Louisville 9-13-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘The Denial Twist’ – Tallinn 6-29-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘White Moon’ – Chicago 8-29-05 – previously unreleased live version
SIDE D: Get Behind Me Satan Live
- ‘Instinct Blues’ – Vancouver 8-8-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘Passive Manipulation’ – Rio de Janeiro 6-3-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘Take Take Take’ – St. Louis 8-24-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘As Ugly As I Seem’ – Amsterdam 10-31-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘Red Rain’ – Barcelona 10-19-05 – previously unreleased live version
- ‘I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)’ – Gdynia 7-9-05 – previously unreleased live version
SIDE E: Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) – previously unreleased tracking rehearsal
SIDE F: Spitting Tacks – previously unreleased tracking rehearsal