Elephant

~ Release by The White Stripes (see all versions of this release, 27 available)

Annotation

SACD Hybrid disc (two layers):
- Layer 1: CD two channel (16 bit/44.1 kHz)
- Layer 2: SACD two channel (DSD64/2.8 MHz)


℗ 2003 Jack White and Meg White. © 2003, 2023 Jack White and Meg White / Third Man Records, LLC.

Housed in a Super Jewel Box.

Mastered directly from the original analog tape to Direct-Stream-Digital.
Source: Discogs


The White Stripes' Elephant

- Hybrid Stereo SACD release from Analogue Productions!
- Mastered direct to DSD by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
- Plays in all CD and SACD players
- Includes 12-page booklet featuring song lyrics and credits

The fourth studio album by the American rock duo the White Stripes was an extraordinary success. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard charts and topped the U.K. Albums Charts. To date it's sold 4 million copies worldwide, achieving platinum-sales certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and 3x platinum from the British Phonographic Industry. It spawned the hit single "Seven Nation Army," the band's signature track that's become a sports anthem, plus the hits "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," "The Hardest Button to Button" and "There's No Home for You Here." Elephant has received critical acclaim and it's often cited as the White Stripe's best work, including receiving a nomination for Album of the Year and a win for Best Alternative Music Album at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004.

Rolling Stone ranked the album No. 449 on its 2020 list of the 500 Best Albums of All Time. The Stripes, it said, exploded out of Detroit with a minimalist garage-blues attack: just Jack White on guitar and Meg White on drums, taking on the world.

To give Elephant the sonic perfection and signature packaging it deserves, Analogue Productions and Third Man Records have teamed up for the ultimate reissue edition. We present in UHQR format on Clarity Vinyl this rock masterpiece, limited to 10,000 copies. It comes with gold foil numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden dowel spine.

Jack and Meg insisted they were a brother and sister, even after people learned they were secretly a divorced couple. But against all odds, the low-budget duo became a global sensation for their sheer rock power. Rolling Stone says Elephant "seethes with raw desperation and lust" in "Seven Nation Army," "Hypnotize," and "The Hardest Button to Button." Jack plays guitar hero in the seven-minute jam "Ball and Biscuit."

Source: Analogue Productions

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-29 16:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1Hybrid SACD (CD layer)
2Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
#TitleRatingLength
1Seven Nation Army
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
music videos:
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 1), Triple J’s Hottest 100: Twenty Years (2013) (number: 2), VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 9), Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 36), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 43) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 75)
recording of:
Seven Nation Army (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.953:52
2Black Math
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
Black Math (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.53:04
3There’s No Home for You Here
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
There’s No Home for You Here (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.23:44
4I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
recording engineer:
Miti Adhikari
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) and Meg White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2001-11-13)
cover recording of:
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself (on 2001-11-13)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer and arranger:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Belinda Canada Music, Quartet Music, US Songs and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
adaptations:
Ne vem kaj naj storim (I Just Don’t Know What to Do)
42:46
5In the Cold, Cold Night
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
In the Cold, Cold Night (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.152:58
6I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.23:21
7You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
2.953:40
8Ball and Biscuit
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
Ball and Biscuit (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.657:19
9The Hardest Button to Button
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 295)
recording of:
The Hardest Button to Button (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.653:32
10Little Acorns
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
additional performer:
Mort Crim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
Little Acorns (in 2002-04)
additional lyricist:
Mort Crim
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
2.74:09
11Hypnotize
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (on 2001-11-05)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (on 2001-11-05)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (on 2001-11-05)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (on 2001-11-05) and Meg White (on 2001-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2001-11-05)
recording of:
Hypnotize (on 2001-11-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
31:48
12The Air Near My Fingers
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
The Air Near My Fingers (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.353:40
13Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine (in 2002-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
3.23:18
14Well It’s True That We Love One Another
recording engineer:
Liam Watson (in 2002-04)
engineer:
Liam Watson
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Liam Watson and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Meg White (in 2002-04)
guitar and piano:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04)
additional guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Holly Golightly (British singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2002-04) and Meg White (in 2002-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2002-04)
recording of:
Well It’s True That We Love One Another
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Peppermint Stripe Music
2.72:43

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Custom Elephant Singles Box
Seven Nation Army
part of:Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2004-01) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 5) (order: 5)
My Life in Music: Cat Power (SPIN magazine, 2004-05) (number: J) (order: 10)
Paste: The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 14) (order: 12)
Sue: Vuosikymmenen levyt, ulkomaiset (2000s) (number: 15) (order: 15)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 45) (order: 45)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2004 winner) (order: 70)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2004) (order: 208)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 390) (order: 390)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 390) (order: 390)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 449) (order: 449)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 449) (order: 449)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 966) (order: 966)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/10341 [info]
reviews:http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/w/white_stripes/elephant/index.htm [info]
http://www.metacritic.com/music/elephant/the-white-stripes [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qfxm [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/39476 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_white_stripes/elephant/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000022228 [info]
Wikidata:Q580496 [info]