Tom Waits-Tales from the Underground vol 2-NEW LP
Tom Waits
- tales from the underground vol 2

NEW LP

Label : hedgehog


limited edition

WAITIN’ FOR WAITS (Cole / Jefferson)
Taken from Richie Cole’s album ’Hollywood Madness’ 1980.

    Richie Cole: Alto saxophone
    Bruce Forman: Guitar
    Dick Hindman: Piano
    Bob Magnusson: Bass
    Les DeMerle: Drums
    Eddie Jefferson: Vocals
    Tim Hauser: Vocals
    Alan Paul: Vocals
    Janis Siegel: Vocals
    Cheryl Bentyne: Vocals
    Tom Waits: Voice on the last 20 seconds.

    Produced by Tim Hauser

I’LL NEVER LET GO OF YOUR HAND (Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan)
Taken from the film ’American Heart’ 1992. No soundtrack album available.


SLEEP TONIGHT (Jagger / Richards)
Taken from the Rolling Stones’ album ’Dirty Work’ 1986 .
Tom Waits: Backing vocals.


I’M CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY (And My Baby’s Crazy ’Bout Me)
(Thomas Waller / Alex Hill)
Taken from the film ’American Heart’ 1992. No soundtrack album available.
Original recording by Fats Waller with Ted Lewis and his Band 1931.

SERRANO (Tom Waits)
Taken from the floppy disc inserted in the back cover of
Sylvia Plachy’s book of photography ’Unguided Tour’ 1990.
Re-arranged and recorded as ’Russian Dance’ on ’The Black Rider’.

    Tom Waits: Various instruments.
    Greg Cohen: Upright bass.


JESUS’ BLOOD NEVER FAILED ME YET (High Strings) (Excerpt)
(Gavin Bryars)
Taken from Gavin Bryars’ album ’Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet’ 1993.
Produced by Michael Riesman.
Tom Waits: Vocals.



EGGS AND SAUSAGE (Tom Waits)
A capella version from 'Soundstage', Chicago 1976.
Available on the bootleg 'Drunk on the Moon'.


DATE TO CHURCH (Reverend Backwash) (Paul Westerberg)
B-side of the Replacements’ single ’I’ll Be You’ 1989.
Also available on the Sire Records compilation ’Just Say Mao’ 1989.

    Paul Westerberg: Vocals and guitar
    Slim Dunlap: Guitar
    Tommy Stinson: Bass
    Chris Mars: Drums
    Tom Waits: Backing vocals



METROTOWN (Jem Finer / Tom Waits)
This is originally 'Metropolis' (written by Jem Finer) from the Pogues' 1988 album 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'. The horn section plays an arrangement very reminiscent of Tom's 'Midtown' from 'Rain Dogs'. Here the two tracks have been mixed together, the complete 'Metropolis' followed (at about 2:45) by the last 30 seconds of 'Midtown'.

1,000 BING BANGS (Ken Nordine / Tom Waits)
Taken from Ken Nordine’s album ’Devout Catalyst’ 1991.

    Ken Nordine: Voice
    Tom Waits: Voice
    Jerry Garcia: Acoustic guitar

    Produced by Dan Healy


SWEET AND SHINY EYES (Nan O'Byrne)
Taken from Bonnie Raitt’s album ’Homeplate’ 1975.
Tom Waits: Piano and backing vocals.
Produced by Paul Rothchild.




TANGO TILL THEY’RE SORE (Tom Waits)
Live at Folies Bergere, in Paris on November 16, 1985.
Available on the bootleg 'Paris at Midnight'.