Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Red] (LP, US)

October 2022

In The Red Records

ITR367-1

01. Junk Man 02. Get It Right Now 03. Death Ray 04. The Worst Facts 05. Primary Baby 06. Worm Town 07. Bruise 08. Layabout Trap 09. Push Comes To Shove 10. My Hit Parade 11. Rotting Money 12. Strike 3 13. Get Up & Do It
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In The Red records pressing of Spencer Gets It Lit by Jon Spencer & the HITmakers on red vinyl, also black vinyl and CD. This version was delayed several times and Bronze Rat copies were sold in the US before the In The Red edition was available. Recorded at Key Club Recording, Benton Harbor, MI (July 2021) with The HITmakers line-up of Bob Bert, Sam Coomes and M. Sord. Spencer Gets It Lit: Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit (CD, UK) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Clear] (LP, UK) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Pink] (LP, UK) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Black] (LP, UK) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Eco Mix] (LP, UK) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit (CD, US) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Test Pressing] (LP, US) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit (LP, US) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit [Red] (LP, US) Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit (CD, JAPAN) 05.02.2022: Jon Spencer posted the Katie Skelly artwork shown here along the hashtags #SpencerGetsItLit and #ITR367 (https://www.instagram.com/jonspencerhitmaker/). 07.02.2022: Jon Spencer posted a second illustration by Katie Skelly shown here along the hashtags #SpencerGetsItLit and #BR65 (https://www.instagram.com/jonspencerhitmaker/). 14.02.2022: Jon Spencer posts the ‘fire’ photo by Michael Lavine (https://www.instagram.com/jonspencerhitmaker/). 15.02.2022: Artwork, track listing, info, release date, European pre-order, Junk Man video and April / May US tour dates all posted online. 29.04.2022: Test pressing made at Third Man Records, Detroit. 03.06.2022: 10am PST, pre-orders went online at https://intheredrecords.com/ 00.10.2022: Copies began arriving in late October in the US and from 4 November in the UK.
SONG CREDITS:
Bob Bert – trash Sam Coomes – synth & vocal M. Sord – drum Jon Spencer – vocal & guitar All songs by Jon Spencer (Patricia Ann Music, BMI) Produced by Bill Skibbe & Jon Spencer at Key Club Recording Co., Benton Harbor MI, July – August 2021 Assisted by Brian Fox Mastered by Dave Gardner at Infrasonic Stunt Coordinator – Todd Hanson
SLEEVE NOTES:
“Thanks to Myranda Baert, Caroline Baron, Jon Barry, Xavier Benoit, Ramona Catalanello, Loren Chodosh, Creativeman Productions, Jennifer Czin, Jen Donovan, Don Fierro, Larry Hardy, Andrew Hooper, Kristine Kapua, Simon Keeler, Miwa Kuroki, Cristina Martinez, The Melvins, Bill Mooney, Dana Mozer, Keith Nealy, Olympia, Henry Owings, Neil Patel, Tom Pisano, Jessica Ruffins, Anna Schmitt, Denee Segall, Ariel Shafir, Thomas Spencer, Dave “Boche” Viecelli, Janet Weiss”
DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Jon Photo: Michael Lavine Band Photo: Bob Coscarelli Drawings: Katie Skelly BARCODE: 7 59718 53291 3 RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: “ITR 367 – 1 – A SOLID GOLD FOR UNSTEADY TIMES”* B: “ITR 367 – 1 – B MEDICAL MISHAP FREAK OUT !”* *both sides include a short signature.