Speedball Baby – The Blackout (LP, US)

9 July 2002

In The Red Records

ITR068

01. Three Quarter Man 02. Hanky-Joe Digger 03. Do The Blackout 04. Wanna Scratch It? 05. Pimp Hand Strong 06. Bee In Flight 07. Asphalt Blues 08. The Diddler 09. Blackjack 10. Baretta’s My Handle 11. Cash Cow 12. The Termite Speaks 13. Nine Eleven 14. The Jack Martin Story 15. Cash Cow (Reprise)
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NOTES:
Speedball Baby album on black vinyl. Judah Bauer plays guitar and harmonica on Do The Blackout. Jon Spencer plays acoustic guitar on The Diddler and Wanna Scratch It? (which was also released on the In The Red records sampler Static Disaster in the UK) . The Japanese edtion of this album features three additional bonus tracks one of which (The Harmonica is in “F”) was co-written by Jon Spencer. The Blackout was issued on vinyl, CD, promo CD and on CD with bonus tracks in Japan. Speedball Baby guitarist Matt Verta-Ray would go on to form Heavy Trash with Jon Spencer and work on records by numerous other artists including Five Dollar Priest, Lost Crusaders, Rob K, Micragirls, The King Brothers, Edision Rocket Train, Puffy AmiYumi and many more.
SONG CREDITS:
Electric Bass: Ali Smith Drums: Andy Action Guitar: Matt Verta-Ray Vocals: Ron Ward Electric Bass: Jenny Decker Additional Musicians: Upright Bass: Tom Abbs, Corin Stigall, Brent Martens and Paul Dugan Vibes: Lily Wolf Electric Bass: Paul Kolderie and Jim D Background Vocals: Ali Smith, Christina Campanella and Cristina Martinez 01. Three Quater Man Writers: Verta-Ray/Ward/Brooke Williams Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 02. Hanky-Joe Digger Writers: Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog Guitar Solo: Clay Reed 03. Do The Blackout Writers: Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog Guitar/Harmonica: Judah Bauer 04. Wanna Scratch It? Writers: Jon Spencer/Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog Acoustic Guitar: Jon Spencer 05. Pimp Hand Strong Writers: James Chance/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Early Mixes: Paul Kolderie Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 06. Bee In Flight Writers: Decker/Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 07. Asphalt Blues Writers: Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 08. The Diddler Writers: Markham/Smith/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog Acoustic Guitar: Jon Spencer Percussion: Cristina Martinez 09. Blackjack Writers: Chet Atkins Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 10. Baretta’s My Handle Writers: Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 11. Cash Cow Writers: Matt Verta-Ray Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog Vocals: Mick Collins Saxophones: Dri Kaplan, Parker Noon and James Chance Organ: Lily Wolf and Daniel Collas 12. The Termite Speaks Writers: Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward/Wolf Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 13. Nine Eleven Writers: Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 14. The Jack Martin Story Writers: Markham/Verta-Ray/Ward Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog 15. Cash Cow (Reprise) Writers: Speedball Baby Produced: Matt Verta-Ray Recorded by Matt Verta-Ray and Andy Action at NY HED Studio/Peligro Audio NYC 2001 Mastered: Andrew Hermans at Polywog (p)&© 2002 Blues Interactions, Inc. Licensed by In The Red Records, U.S.A.
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DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Photos: Ali Smith, Ashkan Sahihi, Parker Noon, Chris Gray and Kay Olson Design: Jimmy Hole and Matt Verta-Ray BARCODE: 7 5971-85086-1 8 RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: “IN THE RED ITR-086-A * 7802.1 (2)…” B: “IN THE RED ITR-086 B * 7802.2 (2)…” *the run-out groove engraving includes a signature in cursive.

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