The White Stripes Announce Deluxe 20th Anniversary Reissue of 'Elephant'

Third Man Records is releasing an expanded digital version, plus a fancy-coloured vinyl pressing

BY Alex HudsonPublished Mar 9, 2023

The 20th anniversary of the White Stripes' classic album Elephant is coming up, and with Third Man Records already celebrating the occasion with a mono remix, the label has now announced a more traditional reissue as well.

Elephant will be reissued in two forms: as a deluxe digital edition with remastered audio and a 27-song live album, and in a snazzy-looking vinyl pressing featuring coloured LPs described as "red smoke" and "clear with red and black smoke." It also appears to feature an alternate album cover with Jack wearing an all-white ensemble. This colourful vinyl pressing features the standard tracklist without any of the bonuses.

The digital version is out on March 31, the day before the anniversary on April 1. The vinyl pressing arrives on April 21 and can be pre-ordered from Third Man.

The live recording that comes with the digital version was captured at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom on July 2, 2003. Below, watch a video for that night's performance of "The Hardest Button to Button"; the video consists of concert photos from the era, and not an actual video from the night.


Elephant (Deluxe):

Disc 1:

1. Seven Nation Army
2. Black Math
3. There's No Home for You Here
4. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
5. In The Cold, Cold Night
6. I Want To Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart
7. You've Got Her in Your Pocket
8. Ball and Biscuit
9. The Hardest Button to Button
10. Little Acorns
11. Hypnotize
12. The Air Near My Fingers
13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
14. It's True That We Love One Another

Disc 2:

1. When I Hear My Name (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
2. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
3. Lovesick (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
4. Hotel Yorba (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
5. Aluminum (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
6. Cool Drink of Water Blues (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
7. The Hardest Button to Button (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
8. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
9. Stones in My Passway (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
10. Stop Breaking Down (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
11. Do (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
12. In the Cold, Cold Night (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
13. Seven Nation Army (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
14. The Same Boy You've Always Known (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
15. Blackjack Davey (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
16. We're Going to Be Friends (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
17. Offend in Every Way (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
18. Little Cream Soda (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
19. Cannon / Party of Special Things to Do (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
20. Candy Cane Children (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
21. The Air Near My Fingers (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
22. This Protector (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
23. Screwdriver [Intro] (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
24. Ball and Biscuit (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
25. Screwdriver [Reprise] (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
26. Let's Build a Home (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
27. Goin' Back to Memphis (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)

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