Jack White Goes 7" Crazy

The two coolest kids on the planet (not named Goose or MJ) are about to release their sixth album, 'Icky Thump.' While we love the Raconteurs, we were happy to read NME's report that this WILL NOT be the final album by the duo from Detroit. That would be a very bad thing.

The White Stripes will be including a 7" vinyl in the June 6th issue of NME. The giveaway single features 'Rag and Bone,' which will appear on Icky Thump. Should you decide to pre-order Icky Thump from insound, they will throw in a 7" containing 2 versions of the song 'Icky Thump.' NME can be found at Barnes & Noble. Run, don't walk...

Any free White Stripes material is cause for commotion, and the excitement doesn't stop there...If it is more Jack White you crave, my friend over at Jasper dot Web Vomit has a story for you. Note: Jasper is not a very credible source, but what do I know?

He reports that the Hentchmen (Italy Records), will soon be re-releasing their album Hentch-Forth.Five sometime soon. This is the album with Jack White BEFORE he pressed anything with Meg. Allegedly, the re-release will also include the two 7" EPs Jack recorded with the band (Some Other Guy 7" and Ham And Oil 7").

Jasper writes, "The “Some Other Guy” cover always cracks me up, because The Hentchmen added that “Featuring Jack White” as sort of a joke. The name meant mostly nothing at that time, and it was just a “let’s put your name on the cover like it’s some sort of bonus” type thing. And yes, that’s Jack on the back of the sleeve. With blond hair."

If this Hentchmen album materializes, we predict big profits for a little-known Detroit band. Early postings around the White Stripes rumor mill have many wondering if a new, rare, re-leased Jack White album is too good to be true.