This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Albums of remixes and leftovers are usually all the same — a couple of good tracks, some pointless knob-twiddling and a whole whack of filler.
Not so with Jon Spencer’s Xtra-Acme, a 19-track affair packed with 75 minutes of extras and goodies left off last year’s spectacular Acme album. Why these tunes were left off is anybody’s guess: The dozen or so new tracks here are as good as anything from Acme, boasting all of the JSBX’s blooz-punk skronk, hoodoo choogle and moonshine evangelism. Whether he’s singing the praises of Lap Dances with Andre Williams, harmonizing with Jill Cunniff, jamming with Moby or crooning “I want to have a hot dog with you, baby,” Spencer’s cooking up trouble — and his greasy, finger-lickin’-good leftovers never fail to satisfy.
