| A Ass Pocket of Whiskey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 June 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Lunati Farms, Holly Springs, Mississippi, 6 February 1996 | |||
| Genre | Blues[1] | |||
| Length | 41:28 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Matthew Johnson | |||
| R.L. Burnside chronology | ||||
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| Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey is the seventh studio album by the American Mississippi Hill Country Bluesman R.L. Burnside and the American punk blues band Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released on Matador Records on 18 June 1996. Unusually, The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings gave the album two contrasting ratings, indicating divided critical opinion.[3]
- ^ a b Owens, Thom. "R.L. Burnside - A Ass Pocket of Whiskey". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ a b c Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (2005-09-14). "R.L. Burnside: A Ass Pocket of Whiskey Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ Kemp, Mark. "R.L. Burnside: A Ass Pocket of Whiskey". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Moon, Tom (2004). "R.L. Burnside". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.