Tom Waits - Mule Variations - 2xLP Vinyl - US 1st Pressing 1999

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Tom Waits – Mule Variations
Records are in Near Mint condition, very rarely played. Outer sleeve has a crease in the bottom left corner, hence only VG sleeve condition.
Label: Anti- – 86547-1
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Apr 27, 1999
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Folk

TRACKLISTING
A1    Big In Japan
Bass – Les Claypool
Drums – Brain Mantia*
Guitar – Larry LaLonde
Guitar, Vocals – Tom Waits
Saxophone, Trumpet – Ralph Carney

A2    Lowside Of The Road
Cümbüş [Chumbus], Lute [Dousengoni] – Smokey Hormel
Guitar, Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits
Programmed By – Jacquire King
Recorded By – Gene Cornelius
Trumpet – Chris Grady

A3    Hold On
Bass – Larry Taylor
Guitar – Joe Gore, Marc Ribot
Guitar, Organ – Tom Waits
Percussion – Stephen Hodges

A4    Get Behind The Mule
Bass – Larry Taylor
Blues Harp [Harp] – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Smokey Hormel
Percussion – Stephen Hodges
Vocals – Tom Waits

B1    House Where Nobody Lives
Bass, Rhythm Guitar – Larry Taylor
Lead Guitar – Marc Ribot
Piano – Tom Waits

B2    Cold Water
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Christopher Marvin*
Guitar – Marc Ribot, Tom Waits

B3    Pony
Blues Harp [Harp] – John Hammond*
Dobro – Smokey Hormel
Guitar, Pump Organ – Tom Waits

B4    What's He Building?
Percussion – Jeff Sloan
Reeds – Ralph Carney
Turntables – DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman*

C1    Black Market Baby
Drums – Andrew Borger
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Guitar, Percussion, Chamberlin – Tom Waits
Reeds – Ralph Carney
Turntables – DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman*

C2    Eyeball Kid
Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Percussion – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Turntables – DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman*

C3    Picture In A Frame
Alto Saxophone – Ralph Carney
Baritone Saxophone – Nik Phelps*
Bass – Greg Cohen
Piano – Tom Waits

C4    Chocolate Jesus
Bass – Greg Cohen
Blues Harp [Harp] – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Tom Waits

D1    Georgia Lee
Bass – Dalton Dillingham III
Piano – Tom Waits
Violin – Linda Delucia-Gbidossi*

D2    Filipino Box Spring Hog
Drums, Percussion – Andrew Borger
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Guitar, Bass – Larry Taylor
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Programmed By – Jacquire King
Trumpet – Chris Grady
Turntables – DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman*

D3    Take It With Me
Bass – Greg Cohen
Piano – Tom Waits

D4    Come On Up To The House
Baritone Saxophone – Nik Phelps*
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Andrew Borger
Guitar – Joe Gore
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Piano – Tom Waits
Saxophone – Ralph Carney

CREDITS
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anti, Inc.
    Copyright © – Anti, Inc.
    Manufactured By – Epitaph
    Distributed By – Epitaph
    Recorded At – Prairie Sun Recording Studios
    Recorded At – Sputnik Sound
    Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
    Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40262
    Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40263
    Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40264
    Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40265
    Designed At – Supernatural Design

    Art Direction – Kristin Vanderlip
    Design – Christie Rixford
    Engineer [Pre-production Assistance] – Darren Kramer, Holly Ferguson
    Engineer [Production Assistant] – Heather Fremling
    Engineer [Second], Supervised By [Production Coordinator] – Jeff Sloan
    Lacquer Cut By – CB*
    Mastered By – Chris Bellman
    Mixed By [All Songs Mixed By] – Jacquire King, Oz Fritz
    Photography By [Album Photography] – Matt Mahurin
    Producer [Produced By] – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
    Recorded By – Jacquire King (tracks: A1, A3 to D4), Oz Fritz (tracks: A1, A3 to D4)
    Vocals – Tom Waits (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3, C2 to D4)
    Written-By – Brennan* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, C1 to D1, D3, D4), Waits* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, C1 to D1, D3, D4), T. Waits* (tracks: B1, B3, B4, D2)

1st pressing with Rainbo S-numbers in the runouts.

Recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios except 'Lowside Of The Road' at Sputnik Sound.

Major parts of this album were produced in a hen coop which was rebuilt into a production studio somewhere deep in the backwaters of California.
"Chocolate Jesus" features some of the chicken folk that was obviously around.

℗&© 1999 Anti, Inc. Manufactured and distributed by Epitaph.
All songs © Jalma Music (ASCAP)
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing plant and lacquer cut engineer from matrix.
Runouts are etched.

    Barcode (Text): 0 4577-86547-1 0
    Barcode (Scanned): 0045778654710
    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): I-86547-A S-40262 CB.
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): I-86547-B S-40263 CB.
    Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): I-86547-C S-40264 CB.
    Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): I-86547-D S-40265 CB.