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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (album)

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Studio album by
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenreGarage rock[1]
LabelIndependent
ProducerJon Spencer
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
A Reverse Willie Horton
(1991)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
(1992)
Crypt Style
(1993)

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is the debut album by the New York City-based eponymous band.[2] Few copies of the album were produced; however, some songs are featured on the album Crypt Style, released one year after. Additionally, some songs are featured on the album A Reverse Willie Horton, released one year earlier, and considered either a bootleg or the group's true first album, as it contains all studio tracks. All three albums are culled from separate 1991 recording sessions with Kramer and Steve Albini.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Spin labeled the album "weird, angular rock, somehow arty and raw at the same time."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Write a Song" - 1:53
  2. "I.E.V." - 1:45
  3. "Exploder" - 2:00
  4. "Rachel" - 2:25
  5. "Chicken Walk" - 2:53
  6. "White Tail" - 2:31
  7. "'78 Style" - 1:26
  8. "Changed" - 1:05
  9. "What to Do" - 2:11
  10. "Eye to Eye" - 1:43
  11. "Eliza Jane" - 2:02
  12. "History of Sex" - 1:46
  13. "Comeback" - 3:12
  14. "Support-a-Man" - 2:00
  15. "Maynard Ave." - 1:57
  16. "Feeling of Love" - 1:47
  17. "Vacuum of Loneliness" - 3:02
  18. "Intro A" - 0:52
  19. "Biological" - 2:10
  20. "Water Main" - 1:51

Personnel

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Additional Personnel

References

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  1. ^ a b Milner, Greg (Sep 2004). "Garage Rock". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 9. p. 116.
  2. ^ Taylor, Steve (2006). The A to X of Alternative Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 218.
  3. ^ The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at AllMusic
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.