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The White Stripes (album)

The first album released by the Detroit rock band, The White Stripes, released on LP and CD by Sympathy for the Record Industry (SFTRI577) in 1999.

Track listing:

  1. Jimmy the Exploder-Said to be about a monkey who explodes everything he sees that is not red. For example "Green apples,/On the tree and growing now./Green apples/Are gonna be exploding now."
  2. Stop Breaking Down (Robert Johnson)-A live version was recorded and used as the B-side for the "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" single.
  3. The Big Three Killed My Baby (7" version) (CD only)-Jack White expresses his incredible hatred for cars and motor companies in general.
  4. Suzy Lee
  5. Sugar Never Tasted So Good (7" version) (CD only)
  6. Wasting My Time
  7. Cannon-The lyrics for this song are often disputed among fans of the White Stripes. The break in the middle of the song about "John the Revelator" is from "John the Revelator" by Son House.
  8. Astro
  9. Broken Bricks-Cowritten by brother, Stephen Gillis.
  10. When I Hear My Name
  11. Do
  12. Screwdriver-Jack wrote this song after he was threatened with a screwdriver at a subway station.
  13. One More Cup of Coffee (Bob Dylan) (CD only)-From the Bob Dylan album "Desire."
  14. Little People
  15. Slicker Drips
  16. St. James Infirmary Blues (Cab Calloway)
  17. I Fought Piranhas-Slide guitar played by Johnny Walker of The Soledad Brothers, another Detroit-based garage-blues band.