''The White Albun'' is the sixth studio album by
Australian
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
band
TISM
TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eug ...
, released on 24 June 2004. The title is a reference to and deliberate misspelling of ''The White Album'', an unofficial name for the album ''
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
''. Ron Hitler-Barassi told the age why the title was chosen "What we're doing here is basically what
Jet are doing, which is taking The Beatles ideas and changing them a little bit at the end. If it's worked for Jet, it's going to work for us, that's what we're hoping."
The album was released as part of a larger package containing two
DVD
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s. The first DVD is titled ''A Film By Antonionioni'' which is a live concert called ''Save Our TISM''. The second DVD is ''TISM: A Docunentary'' (keeping with the 'n' theme) which features interviews of the band, a history of TISM and rare or previously-unreleased footage from TISM concerts.
The album was re-released on 10 November 2004 in a standard DVD case. On 17 September 2021, it was reissued on CD and double vinyl, with the CD including the "Save Our TISM" concert, albeit without the telethon interludes between songs, and the LP containing a bonus 7" EP, including four songs from the concert.
Reception
Track listings
The White Albun
A Docunentary
* Recorded at
Hi Fi Bar on 26 September 2003.
A Docunentary
Charts
Release history
References
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2004 albums
TISM albums
TISM video albums
2004 video albums
2004 live albums
Live video albums
Rockumentaries