Extra Width

Extra Width
Studio album by
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
ReleasedMay 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)
RecordedJuly – December 1992
Studio
  • Easley Recording (Memphis, TN)
  • Water Works Studio (New York, NY)
Genre
Length36:36
Label
ProducerJon Spencer
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
Crypt Style
(1992) 		Extra Width
(1993) 		Orange
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Mojo[2]
Pitchfork8.4/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]
Uncut[6]

Extra Width is the third album by the punk blues group The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released in 1993.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Afro"2:55
2."History of Lies"3:42
3."Back Slider"3:00
4."Soul Letter"2:49
5."Soul Typecast"6:06
6."Pant Leg"2:27
7."Hey Mom"3:00
8."Big Road"3:59
9."Train #2"2:25
10."Inside the World of the Blues Explosion"3:27
11."The World of Sex"3:46

The album was re-released by Mute Records in 2000 with the Mo' Width album as bonus tracks (on one single CD). The cover looks the same as the original release; however, the original front cover and track listing of Mo' Width is added as a cardboard paper.

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Extra Width – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Chick, Stevie (January 2011). "The big bang". Mojo. No. 206. p. 112.
  3. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (August 23, 2010). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Year One / Extra Width/Mo' Width [Deluxe]". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Appleford, Steve (2004). "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 767. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Pussy Galore". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 317–18. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ Watts, Peter (January 2011). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Extra Width". Uncut. No. 164. p. 103.



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