R.L. BURNSIDE A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey LP MATADOR 1996 USre OLE 214-1 JON SPENCER
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THIS IS THE 1997 US SECOND PRESSING on MATADOR label. SINGLE COVER (without barcode sticker). The cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on corners, mild creases on corners/edges, surface brownish stain on front (top right), left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition (one click on B1 at the start, before music starts), and plays wonderfully.
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R.L. BURNSIDE
with RUSSELL SIMINS drums, JON SPENCER guitar, vocals, drums, theremin,
KENNY BROWN guitar, JUDAH BAUER guitar, harmonica, vocals, casio SK-1
Bluesman, disciple of Mississippi Fred McDowell, experienced his greatest success when embraced by 1990s indie rockers. North Mississippi guitarist R.L. Burnside was one of the paragons of state-of-the-art Delta juke joint blues. The guitarist, singer and songwriter was born November 23, 1926 in Oxford, MS, and made his home in Holly Springs, in the hill country above the Delta. He lived most of his life in the Mississippi hill country, which, unlike the Delta region, consists mainly of a lot of small farms. He learned his music from his neighbor, Fred McDowell, and the highly rhythmic style that Burnside plays is evident in McDowell's recording as well. Despite the otherworldly country-blues sounds put down by Burnside and his family band, known as the Sound Machine, his other influences are surprisingly contemporary: Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins. But Burnside's music is pure country Delta juke joint blues, heavily rhythm-oriented and played with a slide. It wasn't until the 1990's that he began hitting full stride with tours and his music, thanks largely to the efforts of Fat Possum Records. The label has issued recordings made by a group of Burnside's peers, including Junior Kimbrough, Dave Thompson and others.
"A ASS POCKET OF WHISKEY"
<reissue, 2nd pressing, originally published 1996>
LP MATADOR RECORDS OLE 214-1
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 1997 SECOND PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
NOTES: Second pressing (with liner notes on the back cover and next to the Matador logo also the Fat Possum logo). The tracks are listed sequentially, regardless of sides.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 44861-0214-1 4 (on sticker, this one without)
LABEL: MATADOR - BLACK LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: OLE 214-1
Catalog on labels: OLE 214-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): OLE-214-1-A (Stamped): SRC MASTERDISK
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): OLE-214-1-B (Stamped): SRC MASTERDISK
On labels: all around rim "All Rights....Reserved" "Matador.......10012 USA"
"©℗ 1996 Matador Records" "Made in the USA"
*BURNSIDE Style*
On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits + Notes
Matador + Fat Possum [logos]
©℗ 1996 Matador Records...............NYC 10012
tracklisting
Side 1: GOING DOWN SOUTH - BOOGIE CHILLEN - POOR BOY - 2 BROTHERS
SNAKE DRIVE - SHAKE 'EM ON DOWN
Side 2: THE CRIMINAL INSIDE ME - WALKIN' BLUES - TOJO TOLD HITLER
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY?
grading
RECORD EX but (please, also read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Although he had been playing for years, it wasn't until the 1990s that R.L. Burnside's raw electrified Delta blues were heard by a wide audience. His new fans celebrated his wild, unbridled energy, so it made sense for him to team with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the warped indie rock band that's all about energy. However, the very purists who celebrate Burnside hate Spencer, believing that the latter mocks the blues. As the blistering Ass Pocket of Whiskey proves, Spencer may not treat the blues with reverence, but he and his band capture the wild essence of juke-joint blues. And that makes them the perfect match for Burnside, who knows his history but isn't burdened by it. Together, Burnside and the Blues Explosion make raw, scintillating, unvarnished blues that positively burns...(AllMusic)
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