The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme Plus [#1] (2xLP, UK)

13 September 1999

Mute

STUMM184

1.1. Wait a Minute 1.2. Get Down Lover 1.3. Confused 1.4. Magical Colors (31 Flavors) 1.5. Not Yet 2.1. Get Old 2.2. Bacon 2.3. Blue Green Olga (Remix) 2.4. Heavy (Remix) 2.5. Lap Dance 3.1. Right Place, Wrong Time 3.2. Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again 3.3. Soul Trance 3.4. Electricity 3.5. New Year 4.1. Chowder 4.2. T.A.T.B. (For the Saints and the Sinners Remix) 4.3. Hell 4.4 I Wanna Make It All Right (Zebra Ranch)
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Original pressing on black vinyl in gatefold sleeve with red and orange die-cut card inner sleeves, the later pressing only had white paper inner sleeves The vinyl edition does not include the unlisted radio advert featured at the end of the CD release. In comparison to the US release of Xtra Acme USA this edition replaces Calvin (Zebra Ranch) and Lovin’ Machine (Automator) with Right Place, Wrong Time and I Wanna Make It Alright (Zebra Ranch). Right Place, Wrong Time is a cover of a Dr John song (RELEASE / LYRICS) was originally recorded for and appeared in the feature film Scream 2, also released on the soundtrack album. A different version of Hell (titled Give Ya Some Hell) was issued on the 7″ single release of Heavy. In The Records released a two track remix Lapdance 12″ and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion recorded two songs for the album Andre Williams is The Black Godfather. In 2010 Shove! / Shout! Factory released a two-disc expanded edition of Acme + Acme Plus.
SONG CREDITS:
Studios: Drama, Electrical, RPM, Greene Street, Waterworks, Dub Narcotic, Big House, Ardent, Zebra Ranch Mastering: Andy VanDette and Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk 1.1. Wait a Minute Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Moby Clavinet /Saw: Jeremy Jacobson Percussion/Bass: Moby 1.2. Get Down Lover Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Nick Sansano Trumpet: Mark Pender Saxophone: Jerry Vivino 1.3. Confused Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Jim Dickinson 1.4. Magical Colors (31 Flavors) Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson Backing Vocals: Talenfeld 1.5. Not Yet Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson Backing Vocals: Talenfeld 2.1. Get Old Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded/Mixed: Calvin Johnson 2.2. Bacon Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Nick Sansano and by Chris Shaw Violins: Ralph Farris & Krisztof Witek Cello: Garo Yellin String Arrangement: Kurt Hoffman 2.3. Blue Green Olga (Remix) Writers: Cunniff/Explosion Published: EMI April Music Inc./Grand Royal Music/Luscious Jackson Music, ASCAP/Dirty Shirt, BMI Recored: Suz Dyer Remixed: Jim Waters, Scott Benzel and Jack Dangers Backing Vocals: Jill Cunniff Organ: Joel Diamond 2.4. Heavy (Remix) Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recored: Suz Dyer Remixed: Dante Ross and John Gamble, the Stimulated Dummies for SD50 inc. Mixed: Stimulated Dummies and Jamey Staub Guitar, Piano, Bass: Gabby Abulruch Backing Vocals: Dexter Conyers, Lee ‘Scout’ Ford, Jerome ‘Rome’ Cohen and Jason Powell 2.5. Lap Dance Writers: Williams/Explosion Published: June 16th, BMI/Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Vocals: Andre Williams 3.1. Right Place, Wrong Time Writer: Mac Rebennack Published by Walden Music, Inc./Cauldron Music, admin. by WB Music Corp., ASCAP Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan The Automator Studio: R.P.M. Dinner Reservations: Marty Diamond [The sleeve to Scream 2 soundtrack album credits Dan The Automator as the Producer and Suz Dyer and Steve Reitte as Engineers] 3.2. Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini and Greg Talenfeld Mixed with Greg Talenfeld Harmonica: Talenfeld 3.3. Soul Trance Writers: Garfielf/Harding/Explosion Published: BMI/Broadway Sol Goodman ltd., ASCAP/Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini, Scott Harding and Greg Talenfeld Mixed with Scott Harding Human Beatbox: Filet o’ Fresh 3.4. Electricity Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Nick Sansano 3.5. New Year Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld 4.1. Chowder Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed with Greg Talenfeld 4.2. T.A.T.B. (For the Saints and the Sinners Remix) Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Suz Dyer, Calvin Johnson and Greg Talenfeld Remixed: David Holmes with Tim Goldsworthy, Darren Morris and Phil Mossman Contains elements from “Looking For A Bargain Part 1” by Rev. W. Leo Daniels. Used by courtesy of MCA Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets Inc. (administered by MCA-Duchess Music Corporation (BMI)) 4.3. Hell Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini at Electrical, Chicago Mixed: Jim Dickinson at Zebra Ranch, Coldwater, MS Sitar: Luther Dickinson Washboard: Cody Dickinson Farfisa: Jim Dickinson 4.4. I Wanna Make It All Right (Zebra Ranch) Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Jim Dickinson
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ARTWORK: Photos: Joe Dilworth/Hiroshi Nirai Design: David Warner BARCODE: 5 016025 311842 A: “STRUMM – 184-A – 1 – 1 – MASTERDISK N O8 52385 20 \|A\|” B: “STRUMM – 184-B = 1 – 1 – MASTERDISK O8 52385 20 \|B\|” C: “STRUMM – 184-C -1-1- \| MASTERDISK N 08 52385 20 \|C\|”* D: “STRUMM – 184-D-1-1- MASTERDISK N 08 052385 20 \|D\|” *All four-sides originally had the catalogue number written as ‘STRUMM184’ but only side three has the rouge ‘R’ crossed through.