Jack White's Third Man Records has announced details of the latest package from its music subscription series, The Vault.
The 15th installment of the series includes a live LP from Jack White’s short-lived band
The Bricks. Comprised of White,
The Raconteurs’
Brendan Benson on guitar,
Kevin Peyok (
The Waxwings,
The See-See) on bass and
Ben Blackwell (
The Dirtbombs) on drums, the band existed for a few short months in 1999, playing covers and early
White Stripes material. This particular performance took place on July 9th, 1999 on a makeshift stage situated on lanes 11-14 of the legendary Garden Bowl in Detroit (!) and includes a pair of
Bob Dylan covers ("
Isis" and "
I Threw It All Away") along with
? and The Mysterians' "
Ain"t It A Shame". Sample their performance of "
The Union Forever" below.
The package also includes a 7" yellow vinyl featuring a pre-Raconeteurs demo of "
Steady As She Goes", recorded by White and Benson in 2004. The B-Side, which you can sample below, is a full-band orchestration of White and Benson performing "
The Same Boy You've Always Known" in 1999 - a full two years before it would appear on The White Stripes' "
White Blood Cells" album.
The final piece of the package is "
behind-the-scenes tour travelog film" entitled "
White Heat", which contains footage of
Whirlwind Heat and The White Stripes' European tour during the winter of 2002.
Thanks for the report to
ConsequenceOfSound.net.
