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"'''Lafayette Blues'''" is the second [[gramophone record|7"]] [[single (music)|single]] of the [[Detroit]]-based American [[garage rock]] band [[The White Stripes]]. It is backed with "Sugar Never Tasted So Good", a song that appeared on the band's eponymous debut album ''[[The White Stripes (album)|The White Stripes]]'', which came out in the following year. |
"'''Lafayette Blues'''" is the second [[gramophone record|7"]] [[single (music)|single]] of the [[Detroit]]-based American [[garage rock]] band [[The White Stripes]]. It is backed with "Sugar Never Tasted So Good", a song that appeared on the band's eponymous debut album ''[[The White Stripes (album)|The White Stripes]]'', which came out in the following year. |
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1,000 copies of the single were released in October of |
1,000 copies of the single were released in October of 1998 on white vinyl. In 2001 a second edition of 1000 black vinyl were released. Today, it is extremely rare and expensive, fetched sometimes as high as $500 on auction websites like [[eBay]]. A large number of copies of [[White Blood Cells]], The White Stripes' second album were packaged with a bonus DVD which featured an audio track of "Lafayette Blues" (as well as "[[Hand Springs]]"). |
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The lyrics of "Lafayette Blues" are a list of French names of streets in the band's hometown, [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Live performances of "Lafayette Blues" contain various arrangements of the names. |
The lyrics of "Lafayette Blues" are a list of French names of streets in the band's hometown, [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Live performances of "Lafayette Blues" contain various arrangements of the names. |
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== Track |
== Track listing == |
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#"Lafayette Blues" - 2:15 |
#"Lafayette Blues" - 2:15 |
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#"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" - 2:56 |
#"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" - 2:56 |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*[http://www.whitestripes.net/releases-singles.php White Stripes.net] Retrieved |
*[http://www.whitestripes.net/releases-singles.php White Stripes.net] Retrieved January 1, 2006. |
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*[http://www.whitestripes.net/faq.php#lafayette White Stripes.net FAQ]. Retrieved |
*[http://www.whitestripes.net/faq.php#lafayette White Stripes.net FAQ]. Retrieved January 1, 2006. |
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"Lafayette Blues" is the second 7" single of the Detroit-based American garage rock band The White Stripes. It is backed with "Sugar Never Tasted So Good", a song that appeared on the band's eponymous debut album The White Stripes, which came out in the following year.
1,000 copies of the single were released in October of 1998 on white vinyl. In 2001 a second edition of 1000 black vinyl were released. Today, it is extremely rare and expensive, fetched sometimes as high as $500 on auction websites like eBay. A large number of copies of White Blood Cells, The White Stripes' second album were packaged with a bonus DVD which featured an audio track of "Lafayette Blues" (as well as "Hand Springs").
The lyrics of "Lafayette Blues" are a list of French names of streets in the band's hometown, Detroit, Michigan. Live performances of "Lafayette Blues" contain various arrangements of the names.
Track listing
- "Lafayette Blues" - 2:15
- "Sugar Never Tasted So Good" - 2:56
References
- White Stripes.net Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
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