Extra Width
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{{Infobox album
| name = Extra Width
| type = Album
| artist = Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
| cover = John_spencer_extra_width.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1993|05|24}}
| recorded = July – December 1992
| venue =
| studio = {{ubl|Easley Recording {{small|(Memphis, TN)}}|Water Works Studio {{small|(New York, NY)}}}}
| genre = {{hlist|Punk blues|garage rock}}
| length = 36:36
| label = {{hlist|Matador|Mute}}
| producer = Jon Spencer
| prev_title = Crypt Style
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Orange
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/extra-width-mw0000100513|title=Extra Width – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 21, 2018|last=Jurek|first=Thom}}
| rev2 = Mojo
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=The big bang|work=Mojo|issue=206|date=January 2011|last=Chick|first=Stevie|page=112}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14575-year-one-extra-widthmo-width-deluxe/|title=The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Year One / Extra Width/Mo' Width [Deluxe]|work=Pitchfork|date=August 23, 2010|accessdate=December 21, 2018|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.}}
| rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|chapter=Jon Spencer Blues Explosion|last=Appleford|first=Steve|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/767 767]}}
| rev5 = Spin Alternative Record Guide
| rev5score = 8/10{{cite book|chapter=Pussy Galore|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|title=Spin Alternative Record Guide|title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide|editor1-last=Weisbard|editor1-first=Eric|editor2-last=Marks|editor2-first=Craig|publisher=Vintage Books|year=1995|isbn=0-679-75574-8|pages=317–18}}
| rev6 = Uncut
| rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Extra Width|work=Uncut|issue=164|date=January 2011|last=Watts|first=Peter|page=103}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Extra Width is the third album by the punk blues group The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released in 1993.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Afro
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = History of Lies
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Back Slider
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Soul Letter
| length4 = 2:49
| title5 = Soul Typecast
| length5 = 6:06
| title6 = Pant Leg
| length6 = 2:27
| title7 = Hey Mom
| length7 = 3:00
| title8 = Big Road
| length8 = 3:59
| title9 = Train #2
| length9 = 2:25
| title10 = Inside the World of the Blues Explosion
| length10 = 3:27
| title11 = The World of Sex
| length11 = 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
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External links
- {{Discogs master|44123|Extra Width}}
{{The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion}}
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Category:Jon Spencer Blues Explosion albums
Category:Matador Records albums
Category:Au Go Go Records albums
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