Tom WaitsThe Black Rider

Label:

Island Records – 518 559-2

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

UK & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

1 Lucky Day (Overture)
BanjoJoe Gore
BassBill Douglas*
CelloMatthew Brubeck
French HornNick Phelps
PercussionKenny Wollesen
SaxophoneRalph Carney
TromboneKevin Porter
Vocals, Organ [Calliope]Tom Waits
2:26
2 The Black Rider
Bass, Percussion, Banjo, ViolaGreg Cohen
Organ, VocalsTom Waits
3:20
3 November
Bass, AccordionGreg Cohen
Piano, Banjo, VocalsTom Waits
SawDon Neely
2:50
4 Just The Right Bullets
BanjoJoe Gore
BassBill Douglas*
Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
CelloMatthew Brubeck
OrganFrancis Thumm
PercussionKenny Wollesen
Vocals, PianoTom Waits
3:35
5 Black Box Theme
BanjoJoe Gore
BassBill Douglas*
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
CelloMatthew Brubeck
French HornNick Phelps
Keyboards [Chamberlain]Tom Waits
PercussionKenny Wollesen
SawDon Neely
2:45
6 'T' Ain't No Sin
Bass, Clarinet, Sampler [Emax]Greg Cohen
Marimba, Sampler [Emax]Tom Waits
2:35
7 Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)
ClarinetVolker Hemken
ContrabassoonHenning Stoll
1:11
8 That's The Way
ClarinetVolker Hemken
ViolaHenning Stoll
1:11
9 The Briar And The Rose
ClarinetVolker Hemken
ViolaHenning Stoll
3:50
10 Russian Dance
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
French HornNick Phelps
Noises [Boots]Kathleen Brennan
Sampler [Emax Strings], Noises [Boots]Tom Waits
TromboneKevin Porter
ViolaLinda Deluca
3:10
11 Gospel Train (Orchestra)
BassBill Douglas*
Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
CelloMatthew Brubeck
French HornNick Phelps
PercussionKenny Wollesen
Sampler [Emax Strings]Tom Waits
TromboneKevin Porter
ViolaLinda Deluca
2:35
12 I'll Shoot The Moon
BassBill Douglas*
CelloMatthew Brubeck
GuitarJoe Gore
MarimbaKenny Wollesen
OrganFrancis Thumm
SaxophoneRalph Carney
TromboneKevin Porter
VocalsTom Waits
3:50
13 Flash Pan Hunter
BanjoJoe Gore
BassBill Douglas*
Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
BassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
CelloMatthew Brubeck
OrganFrancis Thumm
PercussionKenny Wollesen
VocalsTom Waits
3:05
14 Crossroads
BassGreg Cohen
Guitar, Keyboards [Chamberlain], VocalsTom Waits
ViolaGerd Bessler
2:45
15 Gospel Train
BassBill Douglas*
Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
Percussion, BassGreg Cohen
Whistle [Train], Vocals, Congas, Drum [Log Drum]Tom Waits
4:40
16 Interlude
BassoonHenning Stoll
ClarinetVolker Hemken
French HornChristoph Moinian
0:30
17 Oily Night
Banjo, GuitarJoe Gore
BassBill Douglas*
CelloMatthew Brubeck
ContrabassoonLarry Rhodes (2)
FeaturingThe Boners
French HornNick Phelps
PercussionKenny Wollesen
Saxophone, Bass ClarinetRalph Carney
TromboneKevin Porter
ViolaLinda Deluca
4:25
18 Lucky Day
BassBill Douglas*
CelloMatthew Brubeck
GuitarJoe Gore
Organ, VocalsTom Waits
Tuba [Baritone Horn]Ralph Carney
3:45
19 The Last Rose Of Summer
BassGreg Cohen
Organ, Vocals, Keyboards [Chamberlain]Tom Waits
2:10
20 Carnival
BassGreg Cohen
Keyboards [Chamberlain], Sampler [Emax]Tom Waits
1:30

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByPMDC,
  • Recorded AtPrairie Sun Recording Studios

Credits

  • Liner NotesTom Waits
  • ProducerTchad Blake (tracks: 1, 4, 10 to 13, 15, 17, 18)

Notes

This album contains songs Tom Waits wrote and performed for the stage production of The Black Rider directed by Robert Wilson and written by William Burroughs.

The Black Rider tells an updated version of a 19th century story of a clerk who makes a Faustian contract with the Devil, accepting magic bullets to win the hand of his beloved in a shooting contest. Wilson's vivid images paid homage to German expressionism, Waits performed a shotgun marriage between Tin Pan Alley and burlesque horror music, while Burroughs' politically acute librettos gave unique insight into the mind of a character whose actions lead to tragic consequences.

Performance of the play was done by The Talia Theatre Of Hamburg.
Album recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California and Music Factory, Hamburg, .

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 731451855924
  • Label Code: LC 0407
  • Rights Society: BIEM MS
  • Price Code: PY 900
  • Other (On face CD): Made in by PMDC
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 518 559-2 00 L7 1P
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 02A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 518 559-2 00 L7 1P
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0299
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 518 559-2 00 L7 1D
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0217
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 518 559-2 00 L7 1F
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0242

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The Black Rider (LP, Album) Island Records ILPS 8021/518 559-1, ILPS 8021 UK & Europe 1993
The Black Rider (CD, Album) Island Records 314-518 559-2 US 1993
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The Black Rider (CD, Album) Island Records 74321 16822 2 Europe 1993
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The Black Rider (CD, Album) Island Records 518 559-2 Australasia 1993
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The Black Rider (Cassette, Album) Island Records 314-518 559-4 US 1993

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