On April 16, 1999, “ANTI” label released “Mule Variations”, the thirteenth Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Praire Sun” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits.
Personnel:
- Tom Waits – vocals, the voice, guitar, piano, organ, pump organ, percussion, chamberlin, optigan
- Marc Ribot – guitar, lead guitar
- Joe Gore – guitar
- Larry LaLonde – guitar
- Charlie Musselwhite – blues harp
- Smokey Hormel – guitar, dobro, chumbus, dousengoni
- Larry Taylor – bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
- John Hammond – blues harp
- Les Claypool – bass
- Greg Cohen – bass, percussion
- Dalton Dillingham III – bass
- Andrew Borger – drums, percussion
- Bryan “Brain” Mantia – drums
- Christopher Marvin – drums
- Stephen Hodges – percussion
- Jeff Sloan – percussion
- Ralph Carney – trumpet, saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, reeds
- Nik Phelps – baritone saxophone
- Chris Grady – trumpet
- Larry Rhodes – contrabassoon
- Linda Deluca-Ghidossi – violin
- DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman – turntable
- Wings Over Jordan Gospel, Bali Eternal – turntable samples
- Jacquire King – programming, recording, mixing
- Oz Fritz – recording, mixing
- Matt Mahurin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, except where noted.
- Bog in Japan
- Lowside of the Road
- Hold On
- Get Behind the Mule
- House Where Nobody Lives – Tom Waits
- Cold Water
- Pony – Tom Waits
- What’s He Building – Tom Waits
- Black Market Baby
- Eyeball Kid
- Picture in a Frame
- Chocolate Jesus
- Georgia Lee
- Filipino Box Spring Hog – Tom Waits
- Take It With Me
- Come On Up to the House
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