The White Stripes are to release a special 20th anniversary edition of their album, 'Get Behind Me Satan'.
This was confirmed by Jack White's Third Man Records, who announced that a huge box set called, 'Get Me Behind Me Satan XX' will arrive later this year.
The box set will include previously unreleased White Stripes material, featuring song writing demos from Jack White, as well as alternate studio takes and live songs taken from the band's 2005 tour.
It will also include a Blu-Ray documentary from the White Stripes' tour of Central and South American, along with a bonus 7" single of rehearsal recordings.
Originally released in 2005, 'Get Behind Me Satan', included singles “My Doorbell,” “The Nurse,” “As Ugly As I Seem,” and “I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)".
The album peaked at No 3 in the Billboard 200, and also saw The White Stripes win a Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 2006.
Confirming the news regarding the box set, Third Man Records also released this statement.
“Often mistaken as a break-up album, a treatise on fame, or a ‘piano’ album, the record is most accurately described in Jack White’s own words as focused on the truth", they said. “The fact that it was in no way Elephant, Part 2 only further confused, infuriated, and/or beguiled many".
They continued: “Twenty years later and the album still stands out for how fresh and how timeless it sounds. In the face of newfound worldwide commercial success, no other contemporary rock band had the stones to introduce mandolin, tympani, hand bells and marimba into their arsenal, let alone embark on deep tours of both Central America and Eastern Europe".
"But as has long been established, the White Stripes were singular. They were never like anybody else. What enchants now, upon further reflection, is the disparate threads that all came together to make Satan so refreshing".
“Armed with a mini-DV camera and free reign to capture whatever caught his eye, David James Swanson tagged along on the White Stripes Central and South American tour in 2005,” Third Man Records added.
“A soundcheck here, rabid fans singing along there, it’s all crystalline visual quality on a handheld scale. While it would be too grandiose to deem this a ‘film’, the collection of sequences and behind-the-scenes moments captured here are a striking, complimentary statement of the unique and chaotic time that the White Stripes inhabited in this era".
Back in August, The White Stripes' Jack White announced the release of his solo album 'No Name'. More on this here.
