Third Man Records celebrated Record Store Day on Saturday with a surprise White Stripes release that is acting as a fundraiser for Detroit public radio station WDET-FM (101.9).
The White Stripes’ “Live on WDET,” featuring a 1999 live interview with Jack and Meg White and a six-song performance from the group’s visit to the station, was released exclusively at Third Man’s Cass Corridor location on Saturday.
The limited edition pressing — WDET host Ann Delisi said on-air during the station’s live broadcast from Third Man that only 250 copies were pressed — is available today only. It costs $101.90, with net proceeds going directly toward WDET.
The interview and performance is taken from the White Stripes’ visit to the station on February 5, 1999. The future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers performed six songs — “Sugar Never Tasted So Good,” “The Big Three Killed My Baby,” “Do,” “Jimmy the Exploder,” “Screwdriver” and “Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground” — and talked to WDET’s Willy Wilson about their upcoming performance at the Hamtramck Blowout.
The recording had not been shared by the station since the original broadcast, WDET program director Adam Fox said in a story on WDET’s website announcing the release.
“We couldn’t be happier to see this music available to fans, and to celebrate the connection between the incredible artists that make our city what it is, and the station that’s been committed to reflecting it,” Fox wrote.
The record comes pressed on red vinyl and is issued in an unmarked black sleeve. Sales are limited to one per customer.
Third Man Cass Corridor is located at 441 W. Canfield St. in Detroit.
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Reporting by Adam Graham, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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