The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry [#2] (CD, JAPAN)

1996

Toy’s Factory

TFCK-88795

01. Skunk 02. Identify 03. Wail 04. Fuck Shit Up 05. 2Kindsa Love 06. Love All Of Me 07. Chicken Dog 08. Cool Vee 09. Get With It 10. Rocketship 11. Dynamite Lover 12. Hot Shot 13. Can’t Stop 14. Firefly Child 15. Eyeballin’ 16. R.L. Got Soul 17. Get Over Here 18. Sticky
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NOTES:
Japanese edition issued in regular CD case with obi strip and insert featuring biography (Japanese) and lyrics (English and Japanese). This an alternate edition of the album has a darker sleeve and the blue (rather than clear) logo (See Now I Got Worry [#1] (CD, JAPAN)) and slightly different colour scheme. Includes Cool Vee and Get With It as bonus tracks. This album features appearances by Thermos Malling of Doo Rag (2Kindsa Love / Sticky), Mark Ramos Nishita a.k.a. Money Mark (Chicken Dog / Can’t Stop / Firefly Child, Rufus Thomas (Chicken Dog) and Justin Berry (Firefly Child). Now I Got Worry was released on vinyl, CD and cassette with the Japanese CD edition including Cool Vee and Get With It as bonus tracks and the 2010 expanded re-issue including 11 rare tracks, 4 Radio Spots and a previously unreleased song titled Roosevelt Hotel Blues. The Korean edition of the album has fifteen rather than the usual 16 tracks ommitting the Dub Narcotic Sound System cover version Fuck Shit Up. In the UK Wail and 2Kindsa Love were released as singles, in Australia there was a 7″ and CD of Rocketship and the US only saw promotional editons of Wail and 2Kindsa Love issued. The artwork for the UK and US promo editions of Controversial Negro was originally intended for this album.
SONG CREDITS:
Guitar/Vocals: Judah Bauer Drums: Russell Simins Vocals/Guitar: Jon Spencer 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 01. Skunk Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 2:38 02. Identify Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 1:08 03. Wail Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 3:09 04. Fuck Shit Up Writers: Dub Narcotic Published: Gravedigger Blues Run Time: 3:06 05. 2Kindsa Love Writers: Dub Narcotic Published: Gravedigger Blues Run Time: 3:35 06. Love All Of Me Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 1:58 07. Chicken Dog Writers: Explosion/Thomas* Published: Copyright Control Clavinet: Mark Ramos Nishita Bark/Crow/Vocals: Rufus Thomas Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd. Run Time: 2:59 *The US Promo edition gives this as “Spencer/Explosion/Thomas” 08. Cool Vee Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Scratch: King AdRock Run Time: 09. Get With It Writers: Explosion/Feathers Published: © JSBE/Meteor Pub. Piano: Mark Ramos Nishita Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd. Run Time: 10. Rocketship Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 3:15 11. Dynamite Lover Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 2:57 12. Hot Shot Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 2:07 13. Can’t Stop Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 2:52 14. Firefly Child Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Organ: Mark Ramos Nishita Sax: Justin Berry Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd. Run Time: 3:24 15. Eyeballin’ Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 3:17 16. R.L. Got Soul Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 4:05 17. Get Over Here Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Run Time: 2:03 18. Sticky Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: © 1996 Spencer/Explosion Bang: Thermos Malling Run Time: 2:53
SLEEVE NOTES / INFORMATION:
Fabulous Photography: Darren P Clarke Cover Photo: Danny Cinch Logo/Lettering: Jeanne Greco BOOKLET: Information as detialed in ‘Song Credits’ and ‘Sleeve Notes’. INSERT: Biography in Japanese (written: 22.AUGUST.1996) and LYRICS in English and Japanese trnascribed by Peter Serafin with permission from Jon Spencer. REPLY POSTCARD: Features 12 questions and all text is in Japanese. STICKER: Measures 9cm x 11cm and features the ‘Now I Got Worry’ logo. The tear-off part features the Toy’s Factory logo and the text; “Not For Sale”. DISC: “Licensed from Jon Spencer through Jade Music Co., Ltd. Now I Got Worry. Blues Explosion. JASRAC [Compact Disc and Toy’s Factory Logos] (88795) Toy’s Factory. TFCK-88795 Stereo (p) 1996. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorized public performance and broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited. Made by Toy’s Factory. In Japan.” REAR: Tracklisting, “The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Jon Spencer. For Your Listening Pleasure.”, “Licensed from Jon Spencer through Jade Music Co., Ltd.”, Manufactured by Toy’s Factory, Tokyo, Japan, 1996. TFCK-88795 Stereo. 98.9.25, 96.9.26 (96.9.26).” OBI: Titles, Price, Barcode, TFCK-88795, Stereo, “Cool Vee (AdRock/beastie Boys)/Get With It”, and adverts for ‘Orange (CD, JAPAN)’ and ‘Extra Width (CD, JAPAN)’.
DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Fabulous Photography: Darren P Clarke Cover Photo: Danny Cinch Logo/Lettering: Jeanne Greco BARCODE: [unknown] MATRIX: “TFCK-88795 2M3 C 6X”