R.L. BURNSIDE - A ASS POCKET OF WHISKEY (LP, US) DATE: 18.JUNE.1996 LABEL: Matador Redcords CAT NO.: OLE 214-1 A1. Goin' Down South A2. Boogie Chillen A3. Poor Boy A4. 2 Brothers A5. Snake Drive A6. Shake 'em On Down B1. The Criminal Inside Me B2. Walkin' Blues B3. Tojo Told Hitler B4. Have You Ever Been Lonely? NOTES: VIEW: Heavy weight vinyl LP with white paper inner sleeve. Re-pressing (pictured) features foil-stickered cellophane wrapping. This release was manufactured in the US and exported to the UK. This album is a collaboration between the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, R.L. Burnside and Kenny Brown record in one "afternoon of 2-6-96 at Lunati Farms in Holly Springs, MS." The musical arrangements used on 2 Brothers and Tojo Told Hitler would later evolve into the song Cool Vee released by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on the 2Kindsa Love UK CD single, a Cool Vee French Promo CD and the Japanese release of Now I Got Worry. Have You Ever Been Lonely? is a jam based on Vacuum of Loneliness originally released on the 1992 self-titled album. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion would later collaborate with R.L. Burnside on Alice May and Highway 7 from his 1997 album Mr Wizard. VIEW: Guest Appearances VIEW: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion releases SONG CREDITS: Vocals/Guitar: R.L. Burnside Guitar: Kenny Brown Guitar/Harmonica/Vocals/Casio SK-1: Judah Bauer Drums: Russell Simins Guitar/Vocals/Drums/Theremin: Jon Spencer Recorded on the afternoon of 2-6-96 at Lunati Farms in Holly Springs, MS. Produced: Matthew Johnson Recorded: Bruce Watson Mixed/Sequenced at Waterworks, Tuscon, AZ by Jim Waters and Judah Bauer Assisted by Saylor Breckenridge A1. Goin' Down South Writer: Burnside Published: Mocking Bird Music (BMI) A2. Boogie Chillen Writer: Hooker Published: Duchess Music (BMI) A3. Poor Boy Writer: Burnside/Explosion A4. 2 Brothers Writer: Burnside/Explosion A5. Snake Drive Writer: Burnside Published: Mockingbird Music (BMI) A6. Shake 'Em On Down Writer: Burnside B1. The Criminal Inside Me Writer: Burnside/Explosion B2. Walkin' Blues Writer: Burnside Published: Mocking Bird Music (BMI) B3. Tojo Told Hitler Writer: Burnside/Explosion B4. Have You Ever Been Lonely? Writer: Burnside/Spencer/Explosion SLEEVE NOTES: "There isn't a man in town with good sense who'd try to argue with Robert Palmer about chaos. "Chaos, chance, charm and luck are a primary Blues paradigm, of course, and a late-twentieth-century scientific paradigm as well. The Chaos Theory of post-relativity psychics tells us of Strange Attractors - inexplicable higher order functions that provide a kind of boundary or shape or structural dynamic for chaotic systems - and this fits R.L. as well. The essential character of R.L.'s is chaos-on-wheels; spreading sonic waves of sex and mayhem around our planet." R.L.'s a Strange Attractor. he's a .999 fine. 24 karat. 180 proof. 100% pure-Higher-Order function. He's what's needed; and it's about time. We need a man we can count on. count on to yell fire in a crowded theater, wave a pistol in a crowded juke."He's the Blues walking like a man: the living personification of a guitar moan and a back door slam." R.L. doesn't have time for any nonsense; his plate is full. So. close your eyes. put your arms in front of your face (if you still care) and prepare to be Burnsided into stark oblivion by A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey." "Special Thanks - Helen, Jay, Marty, Dale, Peter, Lori, Chris, Boche, Gibson Guitars" DETAILS: ARTWORK: Cover Art: Derek Hess Large R.L. Photo: Jim Herrington BARCODE: 7 44861-0214-1 4* *barcode is a sticker rather than included as part of the artwork RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: "OLE-214-1-A SRC MASTERDISK" B: "OLE-214-1-B SRC MASTERDISK" RELATED LINKS: matadorrecords.com