LEAVIN’ TRUNK
Leavin’ Trunk / She Said, She Said is a limited edition vinyl single by The Black Keys. It was released on the independent label, Isota Records – only 1000 hand-numbered copies were produced. The two songs were pressed onto a clear vinyl record, and the hand-printed slip cover included a photograph of a child with birds. The artwork was designed by Nat Russell. (More from Wikipedia)
After making a six-song demo and sending it to a dozen or so record labels, the Black Keys signed with Alive Records, since they were “the only label that would sign [them] without having to see [them] first” (according to Wikipedia). Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded the entirety of The Big Come-Up on an 8-track tape recorder in Carney’s basement, accentuating their raw blues rock sound. They released one single from the album on Isota Records, the blues standard “Leavin’ Trunk” backed with their cover of the Beatles song, “She Said, She Said”. At a later date, another track from their debut album, “I’ll Be Your Man” was used as the theme song for the HBO series Hung.
(June 2017)
