The Raconteurs Announce Broken Boy Soldiers 20th Anniversary Vault Package

The Raconteurs are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album with an archival companion release titled Broken Boy Soldiers XX, arriving as the 70th installment of Third Man Records’ Vault subscription series. Spread across three 180-gram colored vinyl LPs, the 23-track collection features 22 previously unreleased recordings from the group’s early days. This includes nine demos and outtakes alongside a recording of their first-ever live performance, which took place about two months before the album was released. Signups for Vault #70 are open through October 31st. Find Jack White Tickets Here The studio material digs into the sessions surrounding Broken Boy Soldiers, which the four-piece recorded at band member Brendan Benson’s Le Grand Studios in his Detroit home. Among the unearthed recordings is a demo of “Level,” a seven-minute take of “Blue Veins,” and the previously unheard “Mech Royal.” The package also features alternate versions of “Yellow Sun,” “Store Bought Bones,” “Bedridden Blues,” and “Steady, As She Goes.” The remaining material captures The Raconteurs’ debut concert at Liverpool’s Carling Academy on March 20th, 2006. In addition to songs from their first...