Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition)

This limited edition box set contains the following!:
-Overbox: A sturdy box with removable lid wrapped in black with red lining, and adorned with the Under Great White Northern Lights penguin emblem.
-UGWNL Double LP: Pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, the gatefold jacket for the soundtrack features artwork unique to the box set as well as an exclusive six panel insert. Features sixteen songs.
-Hardcover Photography Book: A 208 page book with photos by Autumn de Wilde of the Canadian tour, with a foreword by Jim Jarmusch. Printed using a special five color process for richness and depth.
-CD/DVD Slipcase, Folder and Booklet: Three panel custom built seven inch square disc folder and twenty-four page bound booklet housed in sturdy black slipcase (all with artwork unique to the set).
-UGWNL DVD and CD plus Under Nova Scotian Lights DVD: The feature 92 minutes documentary; a CD copy of the soundtrack featured on the 2xLP; box set exclusive DVD of the film The White Stripes Under Nova Scotian Lights, also directed by Emmett Malloy (135 minutes), capturing the band's performance at their Tenth Anniversary Show in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
-7" single: Features "Icky Thump (Live)" b/w "Wheels on the Bus (Live)." The single is exclusive to the box set and pressed on red vinyl.
-Silkscreened Print: Each box set contains one of six possible silkscreens by artist Rob Jones based on photographs by Autumn de Wilde (designs are inserted at random).

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In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their sixth album Icky Thump, The White Stripes headed north of their hometown of Detroit to embark on an ambitious journey across Canada. The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. to Newfoundland to Nunavut. "Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog. . . from the ocean to the permafrost" says Jack White. "We wanted to play out of the way towns that don't usually get shows. . . the shows are better, it's better for the people, it's a better experience, it's way more unique, something interesting is going to happen. . . hopefully." White called upon filmmaker Emmett Malloy to come and document this trek for the band. Malloy had directed videos for the band in the past, and seemed eager to hit the road with them. Equipped with a couple of 16mm cameras, and a few other documenting devices, the band and crew all headed north. The end result was Under Great White Northern Lights.

Under Great White Northern Lights is a visual and emotional feature length film documenting The White Stripes making their way through Canada and culminating with their tenth anniversary show in Nova Scotia. The film documents the band playing shows all over Canada; from local bowling alleys, to city buses, and onward to the legendary Savoy Theater for the Tenth Anniversary show (which turned out to be the longest show the band had ever done on stage together). The film captures intimate moments of Jack and Meg both on and off stage as they travel through some of the most remote parts of the northern Yukon Territory. Some of these towns were so small that many of the locals had no idea who The White Stripes were - they just knew something big was going on in their town. This forced a band that had been together for a decade to go back to a place reminiscent of the first shows they ever played together. For the first time in a long time, no one knew who they were and they had to make a first impression with their music. Along the way, they have some nice casual conversations about their ten years together, fire cannons, play some of their biggest songs together on stage, and even play a "one note show." Beyond the live footage, some of the films most memorable moments happen off-stage - offering an insightful look into the very private and complex world that is The White Stripes. It was shortly after this tour that The White Stripes cancelled their fall tour of the United States - making the ten year anniversary a truly pivotal milestone for this legendary band.