Tom Waits – Mule Variations

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Label:	Epitaph – 6547-2
Format:	CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered , Digipak
Country:	Europe
Released:	2017
Genre:	Blues
Style:	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], Lute [Dousengoni] – Smokey Hormel Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits Programmed By – Jacquire King Recorded By – Gene Cornelius Trumpet – Chris Grady Cümbüş [Chumbus], Lute [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* 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 – 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 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 Baritone Saxophone [Bari-Sax] – Nik Phelps* Drums – Andrew Borger Guitar – Joe Gore Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite Saxophone [Sax] – Ralph Carney	4:36

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Epitaph Europe
Manufactured By – Epitaph Europe
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anti, Inc.
Copyright © – Anti, Inc.
Copyright © – Jalma Music
Recorded At – Prairie Sun Recording Studios
Recorded At – Sputnik Sound
Remastered At – Infrasonic Sound
Manufactured By – KDMD

Credits

Art Direction – Kristin Vanderlip
Bass – Larry Taylor (tracks: 3 to 6, 14, 16)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Jeff Sloan
Design – Supernatural Design
Engineer [Second] – Jeff Sloan
Guitar – Tom Waits (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 12)
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Oz Fritz
Photography By – Matt Mahurin
Piano – Tom Waits (tracks: 5, 11, 13, 15, 16)
Producer [Pre-production Assistance] – Holly Ferguson
Producer [Produced By] – Tom Waits
Producer [Production Assistant] – Heather Fremling
Recorded By – Oz Fritz (tracks: 1, 3 to 16)
Remastered By – Peter Lyman*
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 – 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.
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.

Remastered 2017 version - remastering supervised by Waits/Brennan and Karl Derfler.
Remastered at Infrasonic Mastering by Peter Lyman, assisted by Philip Rodriguez.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 714092 654707
Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Label Code: LC 02576
Matrix / Runout: 2021540 KD 200935 KDMD

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