Aluminium (album)

Aluminium

Studio album by Richard Russell and Joby Talbot
Recorded	Between August 2005 and February 2006
Genre	Orchestra
Length	34:18
Label	XL Recordings
Producer	Richard Russell

Aluminium is the name of a music project based upon an orchestral reworking of the music of the band The White Stripes. Its members are Richard Russell and Joby Talbot. Jack White, of the White Stripes, has endorsed the project.

Rob Jones has also produced an exhibition of artwork based on the album.

Artwork

Ten images based upon the album, as well as a series of other White Stripes and Raconteurs artwork, all by Rob Jones, were displayed at the Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester in Autumn 2006. In the 999 LP editions of the album there are 10 inch square sections of a silk print by Rob Jones in each sleeve.^[1]

Album

The album, of orchestral music, was originally conceived by Richard Russell and Joby Talbot. After working on some tracks - including "Aluminium" (the White Stripes' original from the album White Blood Cells retained the American spelling "Aluminum") and "I'm Bound to Pack it Up" - they presented the work to the White Stripes in Cincinnati.^[1]

Following White's penchant for the number "3", only 3,333 copies of the CD version have been produced, along with 999 LPs. In addition to this, the album is available on unlimited download.^[2] The album was available for pre-order on November 6, 2006 and fully released on November 13.

The music was recorded by a specially selected orchestra. Part of it has since been used by choreographer Wayne McGregor in a production for the Royal Ballet.

Track listing

Track	Title	Length	From the album
1	"Aluminum"	2:11	White Blood Cells
2	"I'm Bound to Pack It Up"	4:13	De Stijl
3	"Why Cant You Be Nicer To Me?"	2:54	De Stijl
4	"Astro"	2:59	The White Stripes
5	"Never Far Away"	4:27	Cold Mountain soundtrack
6	"Little Bird"	3:11	De Stijl
7	"Let's Build a Home"	2:46	De Stijl
8	"Who's a Big Baby?"	3:25	"Blue Orchid" single
9	"The Hardest Button to Button"	3:45	Elephant
10	"Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)"	4:27	Get Behind Me Satan

Single

On November 13, 2006, Xl Recordings released a 12" vinyl only single from the Aluminium album, limited to 500 copies. Side A was the track "Aluminum," while B contained a remix by Four Tet of "Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)". The catalogue number for the single was XLT 246. Rob Jones designed the sleeve art, similar in appearance to the Aluminium album cover.

References

1 2 XL Recordings Accessed October 2006
↑ White Stripes' orchestral album released in full Accessed October 2006

External links

Official site for The White Stripes

Jack White

Studio albums	Blunderbuss (2012) Lazaretto (2014)

Compilation albums	Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016 (2016)

Singles	"Wayfaring Stranger" "Sitting on Top of the World" "Another Way to Die" (w/ Alicia Keys) "Fly Farm Blues" "Love Interruption" "Sixteen Saltines" "High Ball Stepper" "Lazaretto" "Would You Fight for My Love?"

The White Stripes	The White Stripes De Stijl White Blood Cells Elephant Get Behind Me Satan Icky Thump

The Raconteurs	Broken Boy Soldiers Consolers of the Lonely

The Dead Weather	Horehound Sea of Cowards Dodge and Burn

Other bands	The Upholsterers The Go Goober & the Peas Two-Star Tabernacle

Other records	Van Lear Rose The Ghost Who Walks Rome "Don't Hurt Yourself"

Filmography	It Might Get Loud Under Great White Northern Lights

Miscellaneous	Third Man Records Karen Elson Aluminium Gretsch Triple Jet Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit

The White Stripes

Jack White Meg White

Studio albums	The White Stripes (1999) De Stijl (2000) White Blood Cells (2001) Elephant (2003) Get Behind Me Satan (2005) Icky Thump (2007)

Live albums	Under Great White Northern Lights Live in Mississippi

Video albums	Under Blackpool Lights Under Great White Northern Lights / Under Nova Scotian Lights

Singles	"Let's Shake Hands" "Lafayette Blues" "The Big Three Killed My Baby" "Hand Springs" "Hello Operator" "Lord, Send Me an Angel" "Party of Special Things to Do" "Hotel Yorba" "Fell in Love with a Girl" "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" "We're Going to Be Friends" "Red Death at 6:14" "Walking with a Ghost" "Candy Cane Children" "Seven Nation Army" "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" "The Hardest Button to Button" "There's No Home for You Here" "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" "Blue Orchid" "My Doorbell" "The Denial Twist" "Icky Thump" "Rag and Bone" "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" "Conquest"

Other songs	"300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues" "Ball and Biscuit" "Suzy Lee"

Related articles	Discography Songs Awards and nominations The Raconteurs The Dead Weather The Upholsterers The Go Two-Star Tabernacle Aluminium Italy Records Sympathy for the Record Industry Third Man Records

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