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Extra Width

Studio album by

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Released

May 24, 1993

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

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology

Crypt Style
(1992)

Extra Width
(1993)

Orange
(1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Mojo	^[2]
Pitchfork	8.4/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[5]
Uncut	^[6]

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

Track listing

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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

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^ 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.