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JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION - PIZZA BOX PROMO (LP/VIDEO/T-SHIRT/STICKER, US)
DATE: 30.JUNE.1997 LABEL: Matador Records CAT NO.: BOX
LP:
A1. Get With It
A2. Can't Stop
A3. Son of Sam
A4. Cool Vee
A5. Afro
A6. R.L. Got Soul
A7. Blues X Man

B1. Watermain
B2. Love All of Me
B3. Fuck Shit Up
B4. Hot Shot
B5. Skunk
B5. Vacuum of Loneliness
B7. Sticky

VIDEO:
01. Wail (Video Mix)
02. Identify (Live Footage)
03. 2 Kindsa Love (Video)
04. Flavor (Video)
05. Love All Me (Live)
06. Dissect (Live)
07. Dang (Video)
08. Boogie Chillen (Live)
09. Bellbottoms (Edit)
10. Lovin Up A Storm
11. Afro (Video)
12. World Of Sex (Live)
13. Get With It (Live)
14. Rachel (Video)



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NOTES:
Promo box issued by Matador records containing: T-shirt, sticker, Controversial Negro LP and Live Promo Video.

Exact stickers/postcards given away which each box are unknown as the various listings on ebay never appear to have the same contents. The first box image above has the Now I Got Worry artwork and the second only shows a sheet of stickers with the Matador logo.

This Pizza Box Promo was mostly given away as compeition prizes and was not commercially available (VIEW: Poster Advertising Competition).

The video features adverts from
Radio Promo Spots 7" between the songs.

VIEW: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion releases
SONG CREDITS (LP):
Recorded live November 25, 1996 at The Hotel Congress in Tuscon, Arizona.
Mixed: Jim Waters
Assisted: Saylor Breckenridge

The rear sleeve to this release gives credits as follows:

(c) (p) 1997 Matador Records
All Songs by Spencer/Explosion (BMI)
Except: Get With It (Feathers/Explosion)
Son Of Sam (Chain Gang)
Fuck Shit Up (Dub Narcotic)

The following writing/publishing credits are as they appear on the releases stated:

A1. Get With It
Writers: Feathers/Explosion
© JSBE/Meteor Pub.
[Get With It (7", US)]

A2. Can't Stop
Writers: Explosion/Nishita
Published: Copyright Control/Fido Speaks Music
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

A3. Son of Sam
Writers: Luanda & Gee
© 1977 Kapitalist Music LTD (ASCAP)
[Son Of Sam (7", UK)]

A4. Cool Vee
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion (BMI)
[2Kindsa Love (CD, UK)]

A5. Afro
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Afro (7", UK)]

A6. R.L. Got Soul 
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

A7. Blues X Man
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Orange (CD, US)
this credit was later changed to 'Dirty Shirt, BMI' on the re-issue of Orange]

B1. Watermain
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Copyright Control
[Crypt Style (CD, GERMANY)]

B2. Love All of Me
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

B3. Fuck Shit Up
Writers: Dub Narcotic
Published: Gravedigger Blues
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

B4. Hot Shot
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

B5. Skunk
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]

B6. Vacuum of Loneliness
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Copyright Control
[Crypt Style (CD, GERMANY)]

B7. Sticky
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Spencer/Explosion
[Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)]
SONG CREDITS (VIDEO):
01. Wail (Video Mix)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Recorded & Mixed at Waterworks West, Tuscon, AZ. 1996 with Jim Waters.
Directed: Al Yankovic

02. Identify (Live Footage)
[Although the video sleeve states that this is live it would appear to be live footage cut together with the audio track being the album version.]
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
[audio credits are from 'Now I Got Worry']
Produced: Jon Spencer and Jim Waters
Recorded at Easley Studio, Memphis; G-Son, Los Angeles; and Waterworks West, Tuscon.
Mixed at Waterworks West.
Engineers: Saylor Breckenrigde, Mario Caldato Jr., Doug Easley, Davis McCain and Jim Waters.
Mastered: Howie Weinberg and Roger Lian at Masterdisk

03. 2Kindsa Love (Video)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
[audio credits are from 'Now I Got Worry']
Bang: Thermos Malling
Produced: Jon Spencer and Jim Waters
Recorded at Easley Studio, Memphis; G-Son, Los Angeles; and Waterworks West, Tuscon.
Mixed at Waterworks West.
Engineers: Saylor Breckenrigde, Mario Caldato Jr., Doug Easley, Davis McCain and Jim Waters.
Mastered: Howie Weinberg and Roger Lian at Masterdisk
Directed: Mike Mills

04. Flavor (Video)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI
[audio credits are from 'Orange']
Recorded in Memphis at Easley Recording, Nov 23-24 '92 and in NYC at Waterworks Recording, Jul 30 and Dec 3 '92, Mixed at Waterworks, Jan '93.
Engineered by Doug Easley and Davis McCain (Memphis) and Jim Waters (NYC).
Produced by Jon Spencer and Jim Waters.
Directed: Evan Bernard.
Features Beck and Mike D.

05. Love All Of Me (Live)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI

06. Dissect (Live)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI

07. Dang (Video)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI
[audio credits are from 'Orange']
Recorded in Memphis at Easley Recording, Nov 23-24 '92 and in NYC at Waterworks Recording, Jul 30 and Dec 3 '92, Mixed at Waterworks, Jan '93.
Engineered by Doug Easley and Davis McCain (Memphis) and Jim Waters (NYC).
Produced by Jon Spencer and Jim Waters.
Directed by Steve Hanft

08. Boogie Chillen (Live)
Writer: Hooker
Published: Duchess Music (BMI)
Live with R.L. Burnside

09. Bellbottoms (Edit)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI
Produced: Jon Spencer and Jim Waters
Recorded/Mixed at Waterworks, NYC, 1993-4.
Directed: Tom Surgal

10. Lovin Up A Storm
Writers: Khent/Dixon
'Live' (the band are miming to this track)

11. Afro (Video)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1993 Dirty Shirt, BMI
[audio credits are from 'Extra Width']
Recorded: Memphis at Easley Recording, Nov 23-24 '92 and in NYC at Waterworks Recording, Jul 30 and Dec 3 '92.
Mixed: Waterworks, Jan '93.
Engineered: Doug Easley and Davis McCain (Memphis) and Jim Waters (NYC).
Produced by Jon Spencer.
Directed: Tom Surgal

12. World Of Sex (Live)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1993 Dirty Shirt, BMI
[audio credits are from 'Extra Width']
Recorded: Memphis at Easley Recording, Nov 23-24 '92 and in NYC at Waterworks Recording, Jul 30 and Dec 3 '92.
Mixed: Waterworks, Jan '93.
Engineered: Doug Easley and Davis McCain (Memphis) and Jim Waters (NYC).
Produced by Jon Spencer.
Live on 'The Word' (Original Air Date: 11 February 1994 - Season 4, Episode 12)

13. Get With It (Live)
Writers: Explosion/Feathers
© JSBE/Meteor Pub.

14. Rachel (Video)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Copyright Control
[audio credits are from 'Jon Spencer Blues Explosion']
Recorded and Mixed with Steve Albini and Kramer, NYC, 1991
Technical Assistance: Peter Arsenault and Wharton Tiers.
Directed: Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen
LP DETAILS:
ARTWORK:
LP: Back Cover Photograph: Brian Velenchenko

LP BARCODE: n/a*

*although this item does not actually have barcode as such the artwork does feature the number "7 44861 02551 1" which is probably what the barcode number would have been had this been commercially released.

RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING:
A: "OLE-255-1-A  AMERIKKKA'S MOST RACIST  SAE MASTERING"
B: "OLE-255-1-B  CUT THE ROCK STAR BULLSHIT  SAE MASTERING"
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