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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 |
1,000 copies of the single were released in October 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 (album)|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 listing == |
== Track listing == |
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==Media links== |
==Media links== |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgwvJu5hQK0 Live recording of Lafayette Blues, Texas, 2001] |
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgwvJu5hQK0 Live recording of Lafayette Blues, Texas, 2001] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gop9Ewcnt9g Live recording of Sugar Never Tasted So Good, California 2001] |
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gop9Ewcnt9g Live recording of Sugar Never Tasted So Good, California 2001] |
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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 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
Media links
- Live recording of Lafayette Blues, Texas, 2001
- Live recording of Sugar Never Tasted So Good, California 2001
References
- White Stripes.net Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
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