Extra Width

Extra Width
Extra Width
Studio album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Released	May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24)
Recorded	July – December 1992
Studio	Easley Recording (Memphis, TN); Water Works Studio (New York, NY);
Genre	Punk blues; garage rock;
Length	36:36
Label	Matador; Mute;
Producer	Jon Spencer
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	¹
Mojo	²
Pitchfork	8.4/10³
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	⁴
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10⁵
Uncut	⁶

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Jurek, Thom. "Extra Width – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
Chick, Stevie (January 2011). "The big bang". Mojo. No. 206. p. 112.
Deusner, Stephen M. (August 23, 2010). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Year One / Extra Width/Mo' Width [Deluxe]". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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.
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.
Watts, Peter (January 2011). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Extra Width". Uncut. No. 164. p. 103.

External links

Extra Width at Discogs (list of releases)

[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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