Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - OrangeOrange is the 1994 studio album by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. On Orange, the Blues Explosion open with a nod to a plush, Stax feel for the blues with the aid of a full string section. Other unusual touches include the use of scratching and a guest appearance by media sensation and blues aficionado Beck. 1994's Orange finds the Blues Explosion at the exact moment they left behind the pompadour and sideburns Crypt Records trash can garage rock

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The next few years would see the addition of second guitarist Robert Lee Davidson and keyboard player Bobby Madden

The full band version from the first day of the sessions now sees the light of day as part of Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series

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Originally pressed in an edition of 300

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this weekly excursion to nowhere continues to proudly play nothing but greasy grooves from inane 45s

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who also co-produced and engineered the record

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