The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Controversial Negro [Plastic Case] (CD, JAPAN)

1 December 1997

Toy’s Factory

TFCK-87126

01. Get With It 02. Can’t Stop 03. Son of Sam 04. Cool Vee 05. Afro 06. R.L. Got Soul 07. Blues X Man 08. Watermain 09. Love All of Me 10. Fuck Shit Up 11. Hot Shot 12. Skunk 13. Vacuum of Loneliness 14. Sticky 15. The Feeling of Love 16. Down Low 17. Dynamite Lover 18. Flavor 19. Full Grown
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Live album only commercially released in Japan in 1997. Issued in regular album case with Obi strip, a separate cover, red insert with sleeve notes in Japanese and a 12-page booklet containing black and white images of the band. Also available in a gatefold LP style card sleeve. A 14 track version of this album was issued as a promo on CD in the UK and vinyl in the US. The last five tracks on the Japanese release were not featured on the US or UK promos but four of these were issued on the Australian Rocketship EP. There was an expanded edition released in 2010 which includes an additional 10 tracks. The title for this album comes from the Public Enemy song Burn Hollywood Burn from their 1990 album Fear of a Black Planet. Towards the end of the track someone asks Flava Flav the following question: “Now we’re considering how do you for a part in our new production, how do you feel about playing a controversial negro?” The artwork used on the promotional version along with the title Controversial Negro was originally intended for Now I Got Worry.
SONG CREDITS:
Recorded live November 25, 1996 at The Hotel Congress in Tuscon, Arizona. Mixed: Jim Waters Assisted: Saylor Breckenridge The following writing/publishing credits are as they appear on the releases stated: 01. Get With It Writers: Feathers/Explosion © JSBE/Meteor Pub. [Get With It (7″, US)] 02. Can’t Stop Writers: Explosion/Nishita Published: Copyright Control/Fido Speaks Music [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 03. Son of Sam Writers: Luanda & Gee © 1977 Kapitalist Music LTD (ASCAP) [Son Of Sam (7″, UK)] 04. Cool Vee Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion (BMI) [2Kindsa Love (CD, UK)] 05. Afro Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Afro (7″, UK)] 06. R.L. Got Soul Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 07. Blues X Man Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Orange (CD, US) on the reissue of Orange this credit was later changed to ‘Dirty Shirt, BMI’] 08. Watermain Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Copyright Control [Crypt Style (CD, GERMANY)] 09. Love All of Me Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 10. Fuck Shit Up Writers: Dub Narcotic Published: Gravedigger Blues [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 11. Hot Shot Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 12. Skunk Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 13. Vacuum of Loneliness Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Copyright Control [Crypt Style (CD, GERMANY)] 14. Sticky Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 15. The Feeling of Love Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Copyright Control [Crypt Style (CD, GERMANY)] 16. Down Low Writers: Spencer/Explosion © 1996 JSBE [Get With It (7″, US)] 17. Dynamite Lover Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Now I Got Worry (CD, UK)] 18. Flavor Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Orange (CD, US) On the reissue of Orange these credits were given as: Writers: Campbell/Spencer/Explosion Published: Cyanide Breathmint Music, BMG Songs inc. ASCAP/Dirty Shirt, BMI] 19. Full Grown Writers: Spencer/Explosion Published: Spencer/Explosion [Orange (CD, US) on the reissue of Orange this credit was later changed to ‘Dirty Shirt, BMI’]
SLEEVE NOTES:
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DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Photos: Christian Lantry and Ali Smith Design: David Warner and Jon Spencer Lettering: Take-shit and Akira BARCODE: 4 988061 871264 MATRIX: “TFCK-87126 3MM C 0X 13 IFPI L223”