A Reverse Willie Horton is either the debut album, or an early bootleg album, by the New York City-based Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.[1][3][4] Few copies of the album were produced; many songs appear on the group's next album, 1992's The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, albeit in a different mix or recording altogether (the sound of A Reverse Willie Horton is closer to Crypt Style).[5] All three albums are made up of tracks recorded in 1991 by producer Kramer and engineer Steve Albini (in separate sessions).^{[citation needed]}

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A Reverse Willie Horton
Studio album by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Released	1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Punk blues, alternative rock
Label	Pubic Pop Can[1]
Producer	Kramer[2]
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
A Reverse Willie Horton (1992) The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1992)

The album was released as a black vinyl LP in an edition of 500 copies. The front and rear art work are two separate images pasted onto a plain black card sleeve (with the exception of white text reading 'JACKET ME IN CANA' on the rear).

During an interview with Fiz Magazine (Issue #5), Spencer discussed the various editions of the first album and hinted at the origins of the release: "When I was travelling around with the Gibson Bros. last year I had a tape of that with me because we had just done it. I let a few people dub it so maybe something came from that."^{[citation needed]}

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "deliciously downplayed racket, purposely recorded to sound like a pile of old blues records, rattling through the cheapest speakers in the world."[2] Spin acknowledged the mystery surrounding the recording and called it better than anything that Spencer's former band, Pussy Galore, had ever released.[1]

Pointing out that many of the songs appeared on the band's Caroline album, Trouser Press advised that the versions contained on A Reverse Willie Horton were superior, writing "with their echoey mixes and cardboard drums, they sound like they could’ve been appropriated from scratchy 45s found in a secluded Tennessee thrift shop."[5]

US LP – 1993

Side A

1. Twenty-9
2. Type Cast
3. Water Main
4. History of Sex
5. Rachel
6. Chicken Walk
7. Big Headed Baby
8. Support A Man

Side B

1. Lovin Up A Storm
2. Comeback
3. '78 Style
4. You Gonna Change
5. White Tail
6. What To Do
7. 40 lb Block of Cheese

References

External links

• A detailed article on the album
• Discogs.com entry

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