Cover of Mule Variations

Tom Waits

Mule Variations

1999 Blues Rock Contemporary Jazz Folk
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Tracklist

  1. A1 Big In Japan
  2. A2 Lowside Of The Road
  3. A3 Hold On
  4. A4 Get Behind The Mule
  5. B1 House Where Nobody Lives
  6. B2 Cold Water
  7. B3 Pony
  8. B4 What's He Building?
  9. C1 Black Market Baby
  10. C2 Eyeball Kid
  11. C3 Picture In A Frame
  12. C4 Chocolate Jesus
  13. D1 Georgia Lee
  14. D2 Filipino Box Spring Hog
  15. D3 Take It With Me
  16. D4 Come On Up To The House

Musicians

  • Jeff SloanEngineer (Second), Supervised By (Production Coordinator), Percussion
  • Tom WaitsProducer (Produced By), Vocals, Written-By, Guitar, Organ (Optigon), Organ, Piano, Pump Organ, Percussion, Chamberlin
  • Les ClaypoolBass
  • Bryan MantiaDrums
  • Larry LaLondeGuitar
  • Ralph CarneySaxophone, Trumpet, Reeds, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
  • Smokey HormelCümbüş (Chumbus), Lute (Dousengoni), Guitar, Dobro
  • Chris GradyTrumpet
  • Larry TaylorBass, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar
  • Joe GoreGuitar
  • Marc RibotGuitar, Lead Guitar
  • Stephen HodgesPercussion
  • Charlie MusselwhiteBlues Harp (Harp), Harmonica
  • Chris MarvinDrums
  • John Paul HammondBlues Harp (Harp)
  • DJ M. MarkTurntables
  • Andrew BorgerDrums, Percussion
  • Larry RhodesBassoon
  • Greg CohenPercussion, Bass
  • Nick PhelpsBaritone Saxophone
  • Dalton Dillingham IIIBass
  • Linda Ghidossi-DeLucaViolin

Production

  • Kathleen BrennanProducer (Produced By), Written-By

Also credited

Also credited. Art Direction: Kristin Vanderlip. Design: Christie Rixford. Engineer (Pre-production Assistance): Darren Kramer, Holly Ferguson. Engineer (Production Assistant): Heather Fremling. Lacquer Cut By: Chris Bellman. Mastered By: Chris Bellman. Mixed By (All Songs Mixed By): Jacquire King, Oz Fritz. Recorded By: Jacquire King, Oz Fritz, Gene Cornelius. Programmed By: Jacquire King. Photography By (Album Photography): Matt Mahurin.

Jazz Blues Fusion John Mayall, 1972 Shares Larry Taylor Back To The Roots John Mayall, 1971 Shares Larry Taylor Memories John Mayall • Jerry McGee • Larry Taylor, 1971 Shares Larry Taylor Empty Rooms John Mayall, 1970 Shares Larry Taylor Ancient Heart Tanita Tikaram, 1988 Shares Marc Ribot

Release notes

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.