The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vpro Session, Sept ’94 [Bootleg] [Crap Rap] (10″, NETHERLANDS)

1996 Crap Rap 001
A1. Intro
A2. Wriggle And Move
A3. Vacuum Of Loneliness
A4. Chickenwalk
A5. Water Main
A6. Full Grown

B1. Bent
B2. Shirt Jac
B3. Soul Typecast
B4. Very Rare
B5. Curfew Blues
B6. Flavor

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NOTES:
Crap Rap edition of the Vpro Session bootleg issued as a 10″ in die-cut white card sleeve with anti-static polythene inner sleeve. The cover artwork and tracklisting is glued onto the front in a number of different variations (some shown above).

There are several variations of this release.

VIEW: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Vpro Session, Sept ’94: All Known Variations

Live recording from VPRO radio in the Netherlands, recorded 18 September ’94.

The cover photo by Ali Smith appeared in issue one of BB Gun and looks as though it was been taken directly from a copy of that magazine. On close inspection the distinctive cross-hatch lines making up the image are still there but lack all detail/clarity whereas the image in the magazine is very defined. The bootleg would appear to be a second-generation copy of that printing style and not from an original photograph.

The cover photo also appears in the booklet with the Japanese edition of Extra Width (but at a much higher resolution and using a different printing method).

The Intro track on this record is edited together in the same way as Tour Diary on Experimental Remixes. At least two segements appear on both releases; Jon Spencer singing “V, P, R, O!” and the interviewer asks “What kind of music is this?”.

Track A4 Chickenwalk is Mo’ Chicken/Let’s Get Funky from Crypt Style.

Track B5 is listed on the cover as Corfewblues but it’s supposed to be Curfew Blues which Jon Spencer says “is a song we ripped off of Earl King”. According to then inlay of Jukebox Explosion Rockin’ Mid-90’s Punkers this track was due to be released as a B-Side Caroline which was due to be the original third installment of the Jukebox singles series.

Although this is probably not true as this was recorded in September 1994 and Train #3 (third installment of the Jukebox Series) was released in 1993.

SONG CREDITS:
Vocal/Guitar/Theremin: Jon Spencer
Guitar/Harp: Judah Bauer
Drums: Russell Simins

A1. Intro
[unknown]

A2. Wriggle And Move
[unknown]

A3. Vacuum Of Loneliness
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Copyright Control

A4. Chickenwalk
Writers: Spencer/Explosion/Taylor

A5. Water Main
Spencer/Explosion
Writers: Published: Copyright Control

A6. Full Grown
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI

B1. Bent
Writer: Spencer
© 1992 J.S.B.X.

B2. Shirt Jac
Writer: J. Spencer
© 1992 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

B3. Soul Typecast
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Copyright Control

B4. Very Rare
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Publilshed: Dirty Shirt, BMI

B5. Corfewblues
[unknown]

B6. Flavor
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt, BMI

SLEEVE NOTES:
“Vocal/Guitar/Theremin: Jon Spencer
Guitar/Harp: Judah Bauer
Drums: Russell Simins

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Vpro Session Sept ’94
King-Size-33rpm”

DETAILS:
ARTWORK:
Photo: Ali Smith

BARCODE: n/a

RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING:
A: [scribbled out]
B: [scribbled out]