The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme (CD, US)

20 October 1998

Matador / Capitol

CDP 7243 4 95566 2 1 /
95566-2 / OLE-322 2

01. Calvin 02. Magical Colors 03. Do You Wanna Get Heavy? 04. High Gear 05. Talk About The Blues 06. I Wanna Make It All Right 07. Lovin’ Machine 08. Bernie 09. Blue Green Olga 10. Give Me A Chance 11. Desperate 12. Torture 13a. Attack 13b. Calvin (Reprise)
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NOTES:
Original Matador/Capitol issue in DigiPak with dark red tray also issued on vinyl (in the US and UK) and on CD in Japan with bonus tracks. There is a second US CD pressing with a different barcode and only the ‘OLE 322’ catalogue number. Calvin (Reprise) is unlisted and appears at the end of track 13 shortly after Attack. Calvin, Magical Colors, Heavy, Talk About The Blues were all released as singles. An earlier version of Attack was released on Selector Dub Narcotic and titled Blues Explosion Attack, this has much more raw live-sound and totally different lyrics. High Gear is titled Italian Country Pickup on the Japanese promo CD. The title of the song Bernie is a tribute to a Blues Explosion fan who follows the band around the country. The song was originally “called Get Down With Brian for this Dub Narcotic guy, but Albini called it Get Down With Bernie. We shortened it as a tribute to him and to the friends of the Blues Explosion.” – extract from Rolling Stone article Track X Track. The song Talk About The Blues was written as a direct response to a Rolling Stone review of Now I Got Worry and Q&A with Jon Spencer and the title is a reference to I Do Not Play Not Rock ‘n’ Roll by Mississippi Fred McDowell. The song is discussed in detail in both a CMJ New Music Monthly article titled ‘Acme Blues Explosives, INC’ and a later Rolling Stone interview. Talk About The Blues was commercially released as single on 7″ (UK), CD (UK/US) and 12″ (UK/US). In 2010 Shout! Factory / Shove! Records issued Acme + Acme Plus as a double CD with numerous additional tracks.
SONG CREDITS:
Studios: Electrical, RPM, Greene Street, Waterworks, Dub Narcotic, Big House Mastering: Howie Weinberg and Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk 01. Calvin Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Calvin Johnson Remixed and Arranged: T-Ray 02. Magical Colors Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson Backing Vocals: Talenfeld 03. Do You Wanna Get Heavy? Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan the Automator Backing Vocals: Dexter Conyers, Lee ‘Scout’ Ford, Jerome ‘Rome’ Cohen and Jason Powell Scratching: The Automator 04. High Gear Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded/Mixed: Steve Albini 05. Talk About The Blues Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Suz Dyer, Calvin Johnson and Greg Talenfeld Mixed: Dan the Automator Noises: Rick Lee Scratching: Automator 06. I Wanna Make It All Right Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw Organ and Synthersizer: Shaw 07. Lovin’ Machine Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Jim Water and Scott Benzel with Dan the Automator Piano: Greg Forman 08. Bernie Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Suz Dyer and Calvin Johnson Mixed with Nick Sansano Backing Vocals: Cristina Martinez and Hollis Queens Organ: Brian Weber Piano: Sansano 09. Blue Green Olga Writers: Cunniff/Explosion Published: EMI April Music Inc./Grand Royal Music/Luscious Jackson Music, ASCAP/Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan the Automator Backing Vocals: Jill Cunniff Organ: Joel Diamond Scratching: Automator 10. Give Me A Chance Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw and with Greg Talenfeld Organ/Synthersizer: Shaw 11. Desperate Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld and Dan The Automator Harmonica: Talenfeld Backing Vocals: Audrey Rose 12. Torture Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan The Automator Additional Mixing with Nick Sansano 13.1. Attack Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Alec Empire and Dan The Automator Scratching: The Automator 13.2. Calvin Reprise Writers: Spencer/Explosion Mixed: Jim Dickinson Horn Section: Brass Monkey Special Guest: Othar Turner
SLEEVE NOTES:
“Thank You: Cristina. Charlie. Bud Hart. Moby. Techno Animal. Tim Simenon. Clyde Haygood. Amanda Ray. Arlene Lapsberg. Cris Cush. Andy Adler. Brian Brown. Hollis. Clarence White. Niko Tavernise. Eric Tew. Peter Arsenault. Chris Fahey. Jamey Staub. Dick Meredith. Loren Chodosh. RZO. the Billions Corporation. CBL. Pav. Creative Man. Tim and Micha Warren. Andre Williams. Larry Hardy. Mute. Matador. Toys Factory. Au Go Go. Capitol.”
DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Photography: Stephanie Chernikowski Design: David Warner BARCODE: 7 2434-95566-2 1 MATRIX: “724349556621 IFPI L043 MASTERED BY EMI MFG.”