| 19 October 1998 | Mute | PCDSTUMM154 |
| 01. Magical Colors 02. Calvin 03. Lovin’ Machine 04. Talk About the Blues |
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| Four-track promo in card sleeve issued prior to the release of Acme which was commercially released in the UK on vinyl and DigiPak CD.
Magical Colors (7″ / CD, UK) / (CD, GERMANY), Calvin (12″ / CD, AUSTRALIA) and Talk About The Blues (7″ / 12″ / CD, UK) / (12″ / CD, US) were all released as singles. Lovin’ Machine appeared in the feature film Road Trip and was also included on the soundtrack album. 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’. In 2010 Shout! Factory / Shove! Records issued Acme + Acme Plus as a double CD with numerous additional tracks. |
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01. Magical Colors Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: with Greg Talenfeld Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson Backing Vocals: Talenfeld 02. Calvin 03. Lovin’ Machine 04. Talk About the Blues |
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| “the jon spencer blues explosion. jsbx98. sampler. Mute Records Ltd. 429 Harrow Road, London, W10 4RE. Design: David Warner” |
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ARTWORK: Design: David Warner BARCODE: n/a MATRIX: “D1248 PCDSTUMM 154 IFPI L153 NIMBUS IFPIL153” |
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