TOM WAITS-The Black Rider-'93 GERMANY-NEW LP
TOM WAITS

The Black Rider

1993
NEW LP

REISSUE


THE BLACK RIDER
Island, 1993
On a par with the preceding Bone Machine, the money shot comes here as Waits teams up with New York theatre dude Robert Wilson (later embraced by Talking Heads’ David Byrne), and legendary drug author William Burroughs whose cut-up novel technique provided the well from which the songs were drawn.
Recording in Hamburg with Californian sidemen and German orchestration, Waits finds hot discipline in a cold shed. Far from sounding like spontaneous chaos, the album has unexpected oases of calm.
The folky love songs The Briar And The Rose and I’ll Shoot The Moon are just as startling as hearing the ancient Burroughs on T’Aint No Sin.

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Label:    Island Records – 00602448894885, UMe – 00602448894885
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180g
Country:    Europe
Released:    Oct 6, 2023
Genre:    Electronic, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style:    Blues Rock, Alternative Rock, Music Hall, Noise, Klezmer, Musical
A1        Lucky Day (Overture)
Banjo – Joe Gore
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
French Horn – Nick Phelps
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
Trombone – Kevin Porter
Vocals, Organ [Coliope] – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
2:26
A2        The Black Rider
Arranged By – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Bass, Percussion, Banjo, Viola – Greg Cohen
Organ, Vocals – Tom Waits
Written-By – Tom Waits
3:20
A3        November
Arranged By – Greg Cohen
Bass, Accordion – Greg Cohen
Piano, Banjo, Vocals – Tom Waits
Saw – Don Neely
Written-By – Tom Waits, William S. Burroughs
2:50
A4        Just The Right Bullets
Arranged By – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Banjo – Joe Gore
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Organ – Francis Thumm
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Vocals, Piano – Tom Waits
Written-By – Tom Waits
3:35
A5        Black Box Theme
Arranged By – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Banjo – Joe Gore
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Electric Piano [Chamberlain] – Tom Waits
French Horn – Nick Phelps
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Saw – Don Neely
Written-By – Tom Waits
2:45
A6        'T' Ain't No Sin
Arranged By – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Bass Clarinet, Sampler [Emax] – Greg Cohen
Marimba, Sampler [Emax] – Tom Waits
Vocals – William S. Burroughs
Written-By – Edgar Leslie, Walter Donaldson
2:35
A7        Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2)
Clarinet – Volker Hemken
Contrabassoon – Henning Stoll
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
1:11
A8        That's The Way
Arranged By – Tom Waits
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2)
Clarinet – Volker Hemken
Lyrics By – William S. Burroughs
Music By – Tom Waits
Organ – Hans-Jörn Braudenberg*
Viola – Henning Stoll
1:11
A9        The Briar And The Rose
Arranged By – The Devil's Rhubato Band
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2)
Clarinet – Volker Hemken
Organ – Hans-Jörn Braudenberg*
Viola – Henning Stoll
Written-By – Tom Waits
3:50
A10        Russian Dance
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Noises [Boots] – Clive Butters, Francis Thumm, Joe Marquez, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Sampler [Emax Strings] – Tom Waits
Viola – Linda Deluca
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
3:10
B1        Gospel Train (Orchestra)
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
French Horn – Nick Phelps
Guitar – Joe Gore
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Trombone – Kevin Porter
Viola – Linda Deluca
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
2:35
B2        I'll Shoot The Moon
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Guitar – Joe Gore
Organ – Francis Thumm
Percussion, Marimba – Kenny Wollesen
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
Trombone – Kevin Porter
Vocals – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
3:50
B3        Flash Pan Hunter
Arranged By – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits
Banjo – Joe Gore
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Organ – Francis Thumm
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Saw – Don Neely
Vocals – Tom Waits
Written-By – Tom Waits, William S. Burroughs
3:05
B4        Crossroads
Arranged By – Tom Waits
Bass – Greg Cohen
Guitar, Electric Piano [Chamberlain], Vocals – Tom Waits
Viola – Gerd Bessler
Written-By – Tom Waits, William S. Burroughs
2:45
B5        Gospel Train
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Percussion, Bass – Greg Cohen
Whistle [Train], Vocals, Congas, Drum [Log Drum] – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
4:40
B6        Interlude
Bassoon – Henning Stoll
Clarinet – Volker Hemken
French Horn – Christoph Moinian
Written-By, Arranged By – Greg Cohen
0:30
B7        Oily Night
Banjo, Guitar – Joe Gore
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Contrabassoon – Larry Rhodes (2)
Featuring – The Boners
French Horn – Nick Phelps
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney
Trombone – Kevin Porter
Viola – Linda Deluca
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
4:25
B8        Lucky Day
Bass – Bill Douglas*
Cello – Matt Brubeck*
Guitar – Joe Gore
Organ, Vocals – Tom Waits
Percussion – Kenny Wollesen
Tuba [Baritone Horn] – Ralph Carney
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
3:45
B9        The Last Rose Of Summer
Bass – Greg Cohen
Organ, Vocals, Electric Piano [Chamberlain] – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
2:10
B10        Carnival
Bass – Greg Cohen
Electric Piano [Chamberlain], Sampler [Emax] – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Tom Waits
1:30

    Record Company – Universal Music
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – UMG Recordings, Inc.
    Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
    Pressed By – GZ Media – 266024E
    Lacquer Cut At – AA Mastering

    Coordinator – Teresa Jones (2)
    Cover, Artwork – Robert Wilson (2)
    Design – Christie Rixford
    Lacquer Cut By – AA*
    Liner Notes – Tom Waits
    Mastered By – Ken Perry
    Mixed By – Biff Dawes
    Mixed By, Engineer [Second] – Mike Kloster
    Painting – Kathleen Brennan
    Photography By – Clärchen Baus, Hermann J., Paul Schirnhofer, Ralf Brinkhoff
    Producer – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
    Recorded By – Gerd Bessler (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to A9, B4, B6, B9, B10), Tchad Blake (tracks: A1, A4, A10 to B3, B5, B7, B8)
    Recorded By, Engineer [Second] – Joe Marquez (tracks: A1, A4, A10 to B3, B5, B7, B8)

Hype Sticker:
30th ANNIVERSARY NEWLY REMASTERED With Waits/Brennan
Audio Sourced From Original Production Master Tape
Restored Album Packaging
Pressed On 180g Black Vinyl
00602448894885

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics & credits.

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