WHITE STRIPES - THE WHITE STRIPES GO SPANISH FOR NEW SINGLE

Rock duo THE WHITE STRIPES are to release their first Spanish-language single - a reworking of their song CONQUEST. Conquista will be issued in the U.S. on CD and seven-inch vinyl under the name Las Rayas Blancas - the Spanish translation of The White Stripes - on 19 February (08). The new Conquista release will feature a mariachi version of the song, Conquest (Versión Acústica De Mariachi), as a B-side. A statement reads: "Conquista is a blistering nouveau flamenco number that climaxes in a violent musical battle between Mexican trumpeter Regulo Aldama and Jack White in his fastest solo on record."