| April 1992 | Crypt Records | CRYPT-LP-029 / EFA LP11502 |
| A1. Lovin’ Up A Storm A2. Support-A-Man A3. White Tail A4. ’78 Style A5. Chicken Walk A6. Mo’ Chicken / Let’s Get Funky A7. Water Main A8. Like A Hawk A9. Big Headed Baby B1. The Feeling Of Love |
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| Black vinyl album with die-cut white paper inner sleeve.
There are several variations of this release. VIEW: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Crypt Style Pressings The catalogue number is written as ‘CR-029’ (rear), ‘CRYPT-LP-029’ (spine) and ‘CRYPT-029’ (label)…and this release also carries the EFA number ‘LP11502’. During an interview with Fiz magazine (issue #5) Jon Spencer speaks about the various editions of the first album and states that “if you have to buy one, buy the Crypt record – it’s our record.” Extract from Vertigozine interview: “Jon: “Crypt Style is like a variation of the first record. Tim Moran*, the guy that runs Crypt picked the songs and the sequencing and I endorse theremin, so I had them out on Caroline Records in the U.S.”” – Vertigozine.co.uk *Crypt Records owner is Tim Warren not ‘Tim Moran’ as printed in the interview. This is one version of the first album all of which have slightly different running orders and tracklistings. The tracks on this release come from recording sessions with Kramer (July 1991) and Steve Albini (November/December 1991). The Shirt Jac single was also recorded during a Steve Albini sessions. The vinyl edition of Crypt Style includes non-CD tracks: Twentynine, What To Do and 40lb Block of Cheese but ommits Maynard Ave., Write A Song, Eye To Eye and The Vacuum of Loneliness. The first album was available as A Reverse Willie Horton, Crypt Style (CD / LP), Crypt Style [25 Tracks / Japan], The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (CD / CASSETTE / LP) and on 10 August 2010 Shout! Factory released a 38-track compilation titled Year One which takes tracks from all of the early releases. VIEW: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – First Album Tracks / Running Order |
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All songs by Spencer/Explosion (Copyright Control) Except ‘Lovin’ Up A Storm’ (Khent, Dixon) and ‘Let’s Get Funky’ (Taylor). Recorded in NYC 1991, with Kramer or Albini. [the song credits given below are as they appear on the Year One compilation] A1. Lovin’ Up A Storm A2. Support A Man A3. White Tail A4. ’78 Style A5. Chicken Walk A6. Mo’ Chicken Let’s Get Funky A7. Water Main A8. Like A Hawk A9. Big Headed Baby B1. The Feeling Of Love B2. Kill A Man B3. Rachel B4. History Of Sex B5. Comeback B6. Twentynine B7. What To Do B8. 40lb Block of Cheese |
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