The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme / Now I Got Worry [Promo] (CASSETTE, JAPAN)

7 October 1998* Toy’s Factory n/a
A01. Calvin
A02. Magical Colors
A03. Do You Wanna Get Heavy?
A04. High Gear
A05. Talk About The Blues
A06. I Wanna Make It All Right
A07. Lovin’ Machine
A08. Bernie
A09. Blue Green Olga
A10. Give Me A Chance
A11. Desperate
A12. Torture
A13. Attack
A13. Calvin (Reprise)

B01. Skunk
B02. Identify
B03. Wail
B04. Fuck Shit Up
B05. 2 Kindsa Love
B06. Love All Of Me
B07. Chicken Dog
B08. Rocketship
B09. Dynamite Lover
B10. Hot Shot
B11. Can’t Stop
B12. Firefly Child
B13. Eyeballin’
B14. R.L. Got Soul
B15. Get Over Here
B16. Sticky

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NOTES:
Japanese promo cassette issued by Toy’s Factory, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and “JSBX inc.” is the only information given on the sleeve.

The cassette features the standard running order and tracklist of Acme and Now I Got Worry and does NOT include the bonus tracks included on the Toy’s Factory releases.

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme (CD, JAPAN)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry (CD, JAPAN)

*release date given is that of the official Japanese release of Acme.

SONG CREDITS:
Side A:

Studios: Electrical, RPM, Greene Street, Waterworks, Dub Narcotic, Big House
Mastering: Howie Weinberg and Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk

A01. Calvin
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Calvin Johnson
Remixed and Arranged: T-Ray

A02. Magical Colors
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini
Mixed with Greg Talenfeld
Piano and Organ: Jeremy Jacobson
Backing Vocals: Talenfeld

A03. Do You Wanna Get Heavy?
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Suz Dyer
Mixed with Dan the Automator
Backing Vocals: Dexter Conyers, Lee ‘Scout’ Ford, Jerome ‘Rome’ Cohen and Jason Powell
Scratching: The Automator

A04. High Gear
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded/Mixed: Steve Albini

A05. Talk About The Blues
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Suz Dyer, Calvin Johnson and Greg Talenfeld
Mixed: Dan the Automator
Noises: Rick Lee
Scratching: Automator

A06. I Wanna Make It All Right
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw
Organ and Synthersizer: Shaw

A07. Lovin’ Machine
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini
Mixed: Jim Water and Scott Benzel with Dan the Automator
Piano: Greg Forman

A08. Bernie
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Suz Dyer and Calvin Johnson
Mixed with Nick Sansano
Backing Vocals: Cristina Martinez and Hollis Queens
Organ: Brian Weber
Piano: Sansano

A09. Blue Green Olga
Writers: Cunniff/Explosion
Published: EMI April Music Inc./Grand Royal Music/Luscious Jackson Music, ASCAP/Dirty Shirt, BMI
Recorded: Suz Dyer Mixed with Dan the Automator
Backing Vocals: Jill Cunniff
Organ: Joel Diamond
Scratching: Automator

A10. Give Me A Chance
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini Mixed: Chris Shaw and with Greg Talenfeld
Organ/Synthersizer: Shaw

A11. Desperate
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini
Mixed with Greg Talenfeld and Dan The Automator
Harmonica: Talenfeld
Backing Vocals: Audrey Rose

A12. Torture
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Suz Dyer
Mixed with Dan The Automator
Additional Mixing with Nick Sansano

A13. Attack
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: Dirty Shirt (BMI)
Recorded: Steve Albini
Mixed with Alec Empire and Dan The Automator
Scratching: The Automator

A13. Calvin (Reprise)
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Mixed: Jim Dickinson
Horn Section: Brass Monkey
Special Guest: Othar Turner

Side B:

Produced: Jon Spencer and Jim Waters
Recorded at Easley Studio, Memphis; G-Son, Los Angeles; and Waterworks West, Tuscon.
Mixed at Waterworks West.
Engineers: Saylor Breckenrigde, Mario Caldato Jr., Doug Easley, Davis McCain and Jim Waters.
Mastered: Howie Weinberg and Roger Lian at Masterdisk

B01. Skunk
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:38

B02. Identify
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 1:08

B03. Wail
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:09

B04. Fuck Shit Up
Writers: Dub Narcotic
Published: Gravedigger Blues
Run Time: 3:06

B05. 2 Kindsa Love
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Bang: Thermos Malling
Run Time: 3:35

B06. Love All Of Me
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 1:58

B07. Chicken Dog
“Writers: Explosion/Thomas”*
Published: Copyright Control
Clavinet: Mark Ramos Nishita
Bark/Crow/Vocals: Rufus Thomas
Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd.
Run Time: 2:59

*on the US promo version this is given as “Spencer/Explosion/Thomas”.

B08. Rocketship
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:15

B09. Dynamite Lover
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:57

B10. Hot Shot
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:07

B11. Can’t Stop
Writers: Explosion/Nishita
Published: Copyright Control/Fido Speaks Music
Piano: Mark Ramos Nishita
Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd.
Run Time: 2:52

B12. Firefly Child
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Organ: Mark Ramos Nishita
Sax: Justin Berry
Mark Ramos Nishita appearing courtesy of Mo’Wax Records, Ltd.
Run Time: 3:24

B13. Eyeballin’
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 3:17

B14. R.L. Got Soul
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 4:05

B15. Get Over Here
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Run Time: 2:03

B16. Sticky
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
© 1996 Spencer/Explosion
Bang: Thermos Malling
Run Time: 2:53

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