The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme [Test Pressing] (LP, UK)

19 October 1998

Mute

STUMM154

A1. Calvin A2. Magical Colors A3. Do You Wanna Get Heavy? A4. High Gear A5. Talk About The Blues A6. I Wanna Make It All Right B1. Lovin’ Machine B2. Bernie B3. Blue Green Olga B4. Give Me A Chance B5. Desperate B6. Torture B7a. Attack B7b. Calvin (Reprise)
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Test pressing of the Mute (UK) vinyl release of Acme (also issued on vinyl in the US), includes the unlisted Calvin (Reprise) after the last track, also on the CD release. Calvin, Magical Colors, [Do You Wanna Get] Heavy? and Talk About The Blues were all issued 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 1.1. Calvin Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Calvin Johnson Remixed and Arranged: T-Ray 1.2. Magical Colors Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson Backing Vocals: Talenfeld 1.3. 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 1.4. High Gear Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded/Mixed: Steve Albini 1.5. 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 1.6. I Wanna Make It All Right Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw Organ and Synthersizer: Shaw 2.1. 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 2.2. 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 2.3. 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 2.4. Give Me A Chance Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw and with Greg Talenfeld Organ/Synthersizer: Shaw 2.5. 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 2.6. Torture Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan The Automator Additional Mixing with Nick Sansano 2.7a Attack Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI) Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Alec Empire and Dan The Automator Scratching: The Automator 2.7b. Calvin Reprise Writers: Spencer/Explosion Mixed: Jim Dickinson Horn Section: Brass Monkey Special Guest: Othar Turner
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ARTWORK: n/a BARCODE: n/a RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: “STUMM-154-A MASTERDISK” B: “STRUMM STUMM-154-B MASTERDISK”* *First part is crossed-out, could say something else but looks like an incorrect spelling of ‘Stumm’.