Pete's House of Wax
The White Stripes - “Under Great White Northern Lights”

I regret not seeing greatness in The White Stripes earlier.  I partially blame this on their noisy introduction and their heavy artistic reliance on three colors (which now seems to have a genius to it). I purchased this a couple months before the announced their break-up.  It’s fitting since it’s my only record I own. It’s a heavy double gatefold with 2 180 gram vinyl LPs with some neat attributes. “Side Wan” includes an inscribing of “Veggie Tray” while “Side Deux” says “Beret And Baguette Bang- Bang”. The other two sides of the second LP are inscribed with “Chew Raw Caribou” and “Who’s Screeched-In? We Were Playing Bingo”.  The album serves as perfect bookend to an amazing career. I’m sure I’ll find my way to other their studio albums in the future.

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