Listen to a Previously Unreleased White Stripes Song, ‘City Lights,’ From ‘Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 – 2016′
On Sept. 9, Jack White will release Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016, a two-record set that brings together nearly 20 years of his acoustic works. "City Lights," an unreleased White Stripes track, is embedded above.
According to the press release found on Third Man Records' website, "City Lights" was recorded for 2005's Get Behind Me Satan. White rediscovered the song when he was assembling the vinyl reissue for Record Store Day in 2015, and put some finishing touches on it earlier this year.
Sequenced chronologically, the 26 tracks on Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016 are such well known cuts by White as "Hotel Yorba" and "We're Going to Be Friends" from the White Stripes' breakthrough album Elephant, as well as the Beck-produced b-side “Honey, We Can’t Afford To Look This Cheap" and different versions of the Raconteurs' “Top Yourself” and "Carolina Drama." Also included are rarities like “Sugar Never Tasted So Good,” "Never Far Away" and “Machine Gun Silhouette.” The full track listing can be found below.
The collection, in vinyl, compact disc and digital formats, is available for pre-order, with an instant download of "City Lights." Famed music writer Greil Marcus wrote the liner notes.
Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016 Track Listing
Side A
1." Sugar Never Tasted So Good"
2. "Apple Blossom" (Remixed)
3. "I’m Bound to Pack It Up" (Remixed)
4. "Hotel Yorba"
5. "We’re Going to Be Friends"
6. "You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket"
7. "Well It’s True That We Love One Another"
8. "Never Far Away"
Side B
1. "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)"
2. "White Moon"
3. "As Ugly as I Seem"
4. "City Lights" (Previously Unreleased White Stripes Track)
5. "Honey, We Can’t Afford to Look This Cheap"
6. "Effect & Cause"
Side C
1. "Love Is the Truth" (Acoustic Mix)
2. "Top Yourself" (Bluegrass Version)
3. "Carolina Drama" (Acoustic Mix)
4. "Love Interruption"
5. "On and On and On"
6. "Machine Gun Silhouette" (Acoustic Mix)
Side D
1. "Blunderbuss"
2. "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy" (Alternate Mix)
3. "I Guess I Should Go to Sleep" (Alternate Mix)
4. "Just One Drink" (Acoustic Mix)
5. "Entitlement"
6. "Want And Able"
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