The White Stripes announce 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Get Behind Me Satan’

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The White Stripes have announced a special 20th-anniversary reissue of their fifth album ‘Get Behind Me Satan‘.Titled ‘Get Behind Me Satan XX’, the new reissue serves as a companion release to Jack and Meg White‘s 2005 LP and features songwriting demos, alternate studio takes and live versions of the tracks found on the original album.A 2xLP vinyl package featuring an additional 7″ as well as a Blu-ray containing footage from the band’s 2005 Central and South American tour, and more will be available via The Vault – Third Man Record’s long-running vinyl subscription service.

Fans can subscribe for the package here. The deadline for the ‘Get Behind Me Satan XX’ package is January 31, 2025 at 12am CT.A post shared by Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords)Speaking about the album in the caption of their latest post, Third Man Records shared: “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.

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.