Tracklist
| A1 | Big In Japan | |
| A2 | Lowside Of The Road | |
| A3 | Hold On | |
| A4 | Get Behind The Mule | |
| B1 | House Where Nobody Lives | |
| B2 | Cold Water | |
| B3 | Pony | |
| B4 | What's He Building? | |
| C1 | Black Market Baby | |
| C2 | Eyeball Kid | |
| C3 | Picture In A Frame | |
| C4 | Chocolate Jesus | |
| D1 | Georgia Lee | |
| D2 | Filipino Box Spring Hog | |
| D3 | Take It With Me | |
| D4 | Come On Up To The House |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Anti, Inc.
- Copyright © – Anti, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Epitaph
- Distributed By – Epitaph
- Recorded At – Prairie Sun Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Sputnik Sound
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40262
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40263
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40264
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-40265
- Designed At – Supernatural Design
Credits
- Design – Christie Rixford
- Engineer [Pre-production Assistance] – Holly Ferguson
- Engineer [Production Assistant] – Heather Fremling
- Engineer [Second], Supervised By [Production Coordinator] – Jeff Sloan
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Mastered By – Chris Bellman
- Photography By [Album] – Matt Mahurin
- Producer – Tom Waits
- Recorded By – Oz Fritz (tracks: A1, A3 to D4)
- Vocals – Tom Waits (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3, C2 to D4)
- Written-By – Tom Waits
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.
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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 4577-86547-1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): I-86547-A S-40262 CB.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): I-86547-B S-40263 CB.
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched): I-86547-C S-40264 CB.
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched): I-86547-D S-40265 CB.
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 57)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Mule Variations (CD, Album, Stereo, DADC, Digipak) | Epitaph | 6547-2 | Europe | 1999 | |||
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Mule Variations (CD, Album, Stereo, Disctronics USA, Digipak) | Epitaph | 86547-2 | US | 1999 | ||
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Mule Variations (Minidisc, Album) | Epitaph | 6547-3, 86547-3 | 1999 | |||
| Mule Variations (2×LP, Album, 180 Gram, Gatefold) | Epitaph | 6547-1 | Europe | 1999 | |||
| Mule Variations (Cassette, Album) | Epitaph | 86547-4 | US | 1999 |
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Reviews
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Can anyone tell me if the original has a sturdier cover than the reissue? The reissue is quite thin and flimsy.
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my copy matches the matrix/runout identifier, but it's a gatefold, which isn't mentioned on this release. anyone else?
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Oddly enough, I got this by accident. The seller had this as the RSD copy. To my surprise when I checked the matrix number I realized it was this pressing. It sounds great. I get some pops here and there, but nothing too bad. Bellman did an amazing job mastering.
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Great recording my side 2 and side 4 suffers from the noise. Sounds almost like a crushed groove static. the noise is not
Consistent pops in and out like a mark but not with any pattern. Tom is really all about these sounding great surprises there was not a recall -
My copy: 2nd disc suffers from heavy distortions, side C in some songs, side D throughout. Also the first disc is crackeling quiet heavy in some songs, but is o.k. I wonder what happened. It's a pity, since, as others stated, the sound itself is great. -
This is the pressing mastered by Chris Bellman. Sounds fantastic, and quite a bit better than the newer reissue. (Which confusingly, has the same barcode but NOT the same matrix.) -
Edited 2 years agoOutstanding sound on this pressing - lush, warm, quiet. Waits sounds like he’s right in front of you. Editing to add: According to the liner notes on the back this record is all analog - it definitely sounds like it as well.
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