Tom Waits – Mule Variations

Label:	Anti- – 6547-2, Epitaph – 6547-2
Format:	CD, Album, Digipak
Country:	Europe
Released:	Apr 20, 1999
Genre:	Rock, Blues
Style:	Art Rock, Avantgarde

Tracklist

1	Big In Japan Bass – Les Claypool Drums – Brain Mantia* Guitar – Larry LaLonde Trumpet, Saxophone [Sax] – Ralph Carney	4:05
2	Lowside Of The Road Cümbüş [Chumbus], Harp [Dousengoni] – Smokey Hormel Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits Programmed By – Jacquire King Recorded By – Gene Cornelius Trumpet – Chris Grady	2:59
3	Hold On Guitar – Joe Gore Guitar, Organ – Tom Waits Percussion – Stephen Hodges	5:33
4	Get Behind The Mule Guitar – Smokey Hormel Harmonica [Harp] – Charlie Musselwhite Percussion – Stephen Hodges	6:52
5	House Where Nobody Lives Lead Guitar – Marc Ribot Rhythm Guitar – Larry Taylor	4:14
6	Cold Water Drums – Christopher Marvin*	5:23
7	Pony Dobro – Smokey Hormel Harmonica [Harp] – John Hammond* Harmonium [Pump Organ] – Tom Waits	4:32
8	What's He Building? Percussion – Jeff Sloan Reeds – Ralph Carney	3:20
9	Black Market Baby Drums – Andrew Borger Reeds – Ralph Carney Soloist, Guitar – Marc Ribot Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Chamberlin – Tom Waits	5:02
10	Eyeball Kid Bass Clarinet – Ralph Carney Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) Percussion – Greg Cohen, Tom Waits	4:25
11	Picture In A Frame Alto Saxophone [Alto-Sax] – Ralph Carney Baritone Saxophone [Bari-Sax] – Nik Phelps*	3:39
12	Chocolate Jesus Harmonica [Harp] – Charlie Musselwhite	3:55
13	Georgia Lee Bass – Dalton Dillingham III Violin – Linda Delucia-Gbidossi*	4:24
14	Filipino Box Spring Hog Drums, Percussion – Andrew Borger Guitar – Larry Taylor Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite Programmed By – Jacquire King Trumpet – Chris Grady	3:09
15	Take It With Me	4:24
16	Come On Up To The House Baritone Saxophone [Bari-Sax] – Nik Phelps* Drums – Andrew Borger Guitar – Joe Gore Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite Saxophone [Sax] – Ralph Carney	4:36

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Distributed By – Epitaph Europe
Manufactured By – Epitaph Europe
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anti, Inc.
Copyright © – Anti, Inc.
Copyright © – Jalma Music
Glass Mastered At – DADC – A0100272137-0101
Recorded At – Prairie Sun Recording Studios
Recorded At – Sputnik Sound
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Licensed From – AGI, USA
Manufactured By – Van De Steeg

Credits

Art Direction – Kristin Vanderlip
Bass – Greg Cohen (tracks: 11, 12, 15), Larry Taylor (tracks: 3 to 6, 14, 16)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Jeff Sloan
Design – Christie Rixford, Supernatural Design
Engineer [Second] – Jeff Sloan
Guitar – Marc Ribot (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 14), Tom Waits (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 12)
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Jacquire King, Oz Fritz
Photography By – Matt Mahurin
Piano – Tom Waits (tracks: 5, 11, 13, 15, 16)
Producer [Pre-production Assistance] – Darren Kramer, Holly Ferguson
Producer [Produced By] – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Producer [Production Assistant] – Heather Fremling
Recorded By – Jacquire King (tracks: 1, 3 to 16), Oz Fritz (tracks: 1, 3 to 16)
Turntables – DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman* (tracks: 8 to 10, 14)
Vocals – Waits* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 9 to 13, 15, 16)
Written-By – Brennan* (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 9 to 13, 15, 16), T. Waits* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 14)

Notes

Package includes a 16 page booklet featuring photographs, lyrics (and track specific credits) given for each song.

Imprinted in Digipak tray: DIGIPAK® Manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland, under license from AGI, USA.

Track times are not indicated anywhere on the release.

All songs recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, except 'Lowside Of The Road' recorded at Sputnik Sound.

Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Brain appear courtesy of Interscope Records.
John Hammond and Charlie Musselwhite appear courtesy of Pointblank/Virgin Records America, Inc.
Marc Ribot appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.

All songs © 1999 Jalma Music (ASCAP)

Thanks to: Mathilde, Michael M., Thad, Kellesimone, Casey, Sullivan, Pat Barlow, Clive, Elizabeth, Danny and Erica.

©&℗ 1999 Anti, Inc. Manufactured and distributed by Epitaph Europe.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 714092 654721
Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Label Code: LC 02576
Price Code: 398 P
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [DADC logo] A0100272137-0101 13 A5
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 94Z8
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [DADC logo] A0100272137-0101 13 A8
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 94W6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [DADC logo] A0100272137-0101 25 D2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L555
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 94Z2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): [DADC logo] A0100272137-0101 13 A7
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 94C0

Other Versions (5 of 50)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Mule Variations (2×LP, Album)	Anti-	86547-1	US	1999
	Mule Variations (CD, Album, Digipak)	Anti-, Epitaph	6547-2	Europe	1999
Recently Edited	Mule Variations (CD, Album, Digipak)	Anti-, Epitaph	86547-2	US	1999
Recently Edited	Mule Variations (Minidisc, Album)	Anti-, Epitaph	6547-3, 86547-3		1999
Recently Edited	Mule Variations (2×LP, Album, 180 Gram, Gatefold)	Anti-, Epitaph	6547-1	Europe	1999