Tom Waits The Black Rider - Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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Five albums released by singer-songwriter Tom Waits for Island Records between 1983 and 1993 are being reissued. The first three include Swordfishtrombones (1983), Rain Dogs (1985) and Franks Wild Years (1987), releasing to stores on Sept. 1, 2023. Two more, Bone Machine (1992) and The Black Rider (1993) are releasing Oct. 6.
The albums have been remastered in high-resolution 192kHz/24-bit audio from original sources — an original EQ'd 1/2" production master for Swordfishtrombones, and 1/2" flat master tapes for the rest. Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering serves as mastering engineer, and Alex Abrash at AA Mastering has cut the new vinyl lacquers.
2023 marks 30 years since Tom Waits released The Black Rider. Originally released in 1993 on Island Records, The Black Rider is Tom Waits' 12th studio album. The Black Rider is a musical comedy/horror collaboration between artists: Robert Wilson (director/designer) writer/Beat guru, William S. Burroughs (text) and Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (music). Not a cast album, this Island Records release is Waits's interpretation and performance of the songs he had originally created for the stage production of The Black Rider. The music is a Waitsian concoction of pop, vaudeville, rock, cabaret and blues — a brew that is strangely familiar yet absolutely fresh.
The unlikely source material is rooted in German Romantic literature and the Weber opera, "Der Freischutz" (although Waits' music does not quote from the Weber score), The story concerns a marksman who makes a pact with the devil (in the guise of a shadowy horseman) in order to win a shooting contest and hence claim his bride.
A cross between the musical, Cabaret and The Threepenny Opera, The Black Rider is brimming with the sort of inspired originality that can only flow from the mind of Tom Waits.
The album is newly remastered for the first time ever in high-resolution 192kHz/24-bit audio from the original ½" flat master tape and personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering under the guidance of Waits' longtime audio engineer, Karl Derfler. The album packaging has also been restored. The Black Rider includes tracks such as "November," "Russian Dance" and "The Briar And The Rose." Available on 180-gram black vinyl.
Side One 1. Lucky Day Overture 2. The Black Rider 3. November 4. Just The Right Bullets 5. Black Box Theme 6. 'Tain't No Sin 7. Flash Pan Hunter/Intro 8. That's The Way 9. The Briar And The Rose 10. Russian Dance
Side Two 1. Gospel Train/Orchestra 2. I'll Shoot The Moon 3. Flash Pan Hunter 4. Crossroads 5. Gospel Train 6. Interlude 7. Oily Night 8. Lucky Day 9. The Last Rose Of The Summer 10. Carnival
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Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 27th January
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Year of Release: |
2023 |
Artist: |
Tom Waits (click here for complete listing) |
Title: |
The Black Rider (click here for more of the same title) |
Price: |
£ 34.99, US$ 43.74
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Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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Record Label: |
Island UMe |
Catalogue No: |
00602448894885 |
Country of Origin: |
UK
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Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
Date of Release: |
06 October 2023
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EIL.COM Ref No |
TMWLPTH820946 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
Barcode : |
602448894885 |
Genres: |
70s Rock, 70s Artists, Singer/Songwriter
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Related Artists: |
John Hammond |
Complete Stock List: |
Tom Waits |
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