The white stripes elephant
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It was recorded over two weeks in April 2002 in London's modest Toe Rag Studios except for the songs "Well It's True That We Love One Another," which was recorded at Toe Rag in November 2001, and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself", which was recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios. After debating it, the song was rerecorded and included in Elephant, but only after a line from the song was removed after it was deemed too harsh. "Girl, You've Got No Faith in Medicine" was originally written for the band's previous album, White Blood Cells, but Meg had disliked the song and it was removed. He had planned on eventually giving it to a local band to cover, but ultimately felt it was too personal to give away and decided to include it in the album. "You've Got Her in Your Pocket" was a song that had been written by Jack soon after the band's debut album was released in 1999. Including the song "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" (a Dusty Springfield/Burt Bacharach cover) in their repertoire was Meg's idea, and the band had begun to cover the song live. According to a review in The New York Times, the White Stripes attempted to achieve the idea of "Back to Basics" as well as encouraging other rockers to try the same way.
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#The white stripes elephant full#
Įlephant is the White Stripes' fourth full album and the second to be released by V2 Records. The special edition 2013 Record Store Day, and August 2013 180-gram black vinyl reissues were pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN. Third Man Records released a limited edition red, black and white vinyl reissue of Elephant on April 20, 2013, in celebration of the album's 10-year anniversary, as a Record Store Day exclusive. In later years, the album has often been cited as the White Stripes' best work and one of the best albums of the 2000s Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 390th on its list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and later the fifth-best of the decade. The album garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, earning a nomination for Album of the Year and a win for Best Alternative Music Album at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004, peaking at number six in the US Billboard charts and topping the UK album charts. It was released on April 1, 2003, through V2, XL, and Third Man. " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"Įlephant is the fourth studio album by the American rock duo the White Stripes.