The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry [Promo] (CASSETTE, US)

B1. Dynamite Lover
B2. Hot Shot
B3. Can’t Stop
B4. Firefly Child
B5. Eyeballin’
B6. R.L. Got Soul
B7. Get Over Here
B8. Sticky

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.

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

A1. Skunk
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:38

A2. Identify
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 1:08

A3. Wail
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:09

A4. Fuck Shit Up
Writers: Dub Narcotic
Published: Gravedigger Blues
Run Time: 3:06

A5. 2Kindsa Love
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Bang: Thermos Malling
Run Time: 3:35

A6. Love All Of Me
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 1:58

A7. 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

*on the US promo version this is given as “Spencer/Explosion/Thomas”.

A8. Rocketship
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:15

B1. Dynamite Lover
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:57

B2. Hot Shot
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:07

B3. Can’t Stop
Writers: Explosion/Nishita
Published: Copyright Control/Fido Speaks Music
Piano: Mark Ramos Nishita
Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd.
Run Time: 2:52

B4. Firefly Child
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Organ: Mark Ramos Nishita
Sax: Justin Berry
Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd.
Run Time: 3:24

B5. Eyeballin’
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:17

B6. R.L. Got Soul
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 4:05

B7. Get Over Here
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:03

B8. Sticky
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Bang: Thermos Malling
Run Time: 2:53

BARCODE: n/a

MATRIX/RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: n/a