Let's Shake Hands

"Let's Shake Hands" is the debut 7" single of Detroit-based American garage rock band The White Stripes. It was released in March 1998, and marks their first recording. A live recording of the song is featured on Under Blackpool Lights as well as Under Great White Northern Lights.

"Let's Shake Hands" showcases the early garage punk sound of the band in its infancy. The single is backed with a cover of "Look Me Over Closely," a song written for Marlene Dietrich by folk musician Terry Gilkyson.

The first edition was 500 copies on clear red vinyl.[1] A second edition of 1,000 copies was pressed on black vinyl in 2002. The cover for this repressing was a better quality version of the original photo. There was a "secret" third pressing in 2008 with a stenciled version of the original cover art by Dion Fischer. It was pressed on black vinyl and 1,000 hand-numbered copies were produced. Highly coveted among diehard fans, this 7" remains one of the rarest and priciest items in The White Stripes' entire discography.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let's Shake Hands"	2:01
2.	"Look Me Over Closely" (Marlene Dietrich cover)	2:09

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References

White Stripes.net. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
. Retrieved May 17, 2010.

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Studio albums	The White Stripes (1999) De Stijl (2000) White Blood Cells (2001) Elephant (2003) Get Behind Me Satan (2005) Icky Thump (2007)

Live albums	Under Great White Northern Lights Live in Mississippi

Extended plays	Walking with a Ghost

Video albums	Candy Coloured Blues (unofficial) Under Blackpool Lights Under Great White Northern Lights / Under Nova Scotian Lights

Singles	"Let's Shake Hands" "Lafayette Blues" "The Big Three Killed My Baby" "Hand Springs" "Hello Operator" "Lord, Send Me an Angel" "Party of Special Things to Do" "Hotel Yorba" "Fell in Love with a Girl" "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" "We're Going to Be Friends" "Red Death at 6:14" "Walking with a Ghost" "Candy Cane Children" "Seven Nation Army" "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" "The Hardest Button to Button" "There's No Home for You Here" "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" "Blue Orchid" "My Doorbell" "The Denial Twist" "Icky Thump" "Rag and Bone" "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" "Conquest" "Conquista" "Let's Shake Hands" (alternate take)

Other songs	"300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues" "Ball and Biscuit"

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