The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Wail [#2] (7″, UK)

28 April 1997 Mute LMUTE204
A. Wail (Mario Mix)
B. Flavor – Live Version
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Green vinyl 7″ in stickered picture sleeve with white paper die-cut inner-sleeve.

Flavor – Live Version was released on the Japanese edition of Controversial Negro / 2010 re-issue of Controversial Negro and the Australian CD edition of Rocketship.


Wail
appears on the album Now I Got Worry and was issued as a one track promo CD in the US and was released as a single in the UK on [Grey] 7″, [Green] 7″ and CD.

The “John Spencer Blues Explosion” cover artwork was written in Tipex on an escalator hand-rail at Tottenham Court Road underground station in London (there was also a second part further down which just said “Damn”) on the day of the show at the Astoria (6 October 1996).

Each of the sleeves features a slightly different photo by William Bankhead of the same text.

SONG CREDITS:
A. Wail (Mario Mix)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI
Recorded with Jim Waters at Waterworks West, Tuscon, AZ. 1996
Mixed by Mario C. at G Son. LA. CA. 1996.

B. Flavor – Live Version
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI
Recorded live at The Hotel Congress, Tuscon, AZ, Nov 25th 1996. Mixed by Jim Waters.

SLEEVE INFORMATION:
“Sleeve Design: Ben Drury
Photo: William Bankhead

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LMUTE204 LC5834

BLUES EXPLOSION: Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Jon Spencer.”

STICKER INFO: “The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. ‘Wail’. Limited Edition Green Vinyl. LMUTE204.”

LABEL INFO – SIDE A: “‘Wail’ by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction, copying, lending, hiring, broadcast & public performance is prohibited (p) 1997 mute records. (c) 1997 mute records. Side A.”

LABEL INFO – SIDE B: “‘Wail’. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. A. Wail (Mario Mix), Spencer/Explosion, The original version of ‘Wail’ appears on the album ‘Now I Got Worry’ (CDStumm132). B. Flavor – Live Version. Spencer/Explosion. LMUTE204 LC 5834 (p) 1997 Mute Records Ltd. © 1997 Mute Records Ltd.”

DETAILS:
ARTWORK:
Sleeve Design: Ben Drury
Photo: William Bankhead

BARCODE: 5 016025 502042

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A: “LMUTE + 204 + A WAIL, WAIL, WAIL! THE EXCHANGE – NILZ”
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