Tom WaitsSwordfishtrombones

Label:

Island Records – I-205774

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Spain

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Jazz-Rock

Tracklist

A1 Underground 1:58
A2 Shore Leave
Percussion [Metal Aunglongs]Francis Thumm
4:12
A3 Dave The Butcher 2:15
A4 Johnsburg, Illinois 1:30
A5 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six
TromboneJoe Romano (4)
4:30
A6 Town With No Cheer
BagpipesAnthony Clark Stewart
SynthesizerClark Spangler
4:22
A7 In The Neighborhood
TromboneDick (Slyde) Hyde*
3:04
B1 Just Another Sucker On The Vine
TrumpetJoe Romano (4)
1:42
B2 Frank's Wild Years
Electric Organ [Hammond]Ronnie Barron
1:50
B3 Swordfishtrombone 3:00
B4 Down, Down, Down
GuitarCarlos Guitarlos
OrganEric Bikales
2:10
B5 Soldier's Things 3:15
B6 Gin Soaked Boy 2:20
B7 Trouble's Braids 1:18
B8 Rainbirds
Glass HarmonicaStephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges*
3:05

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyAriola Eurodisc S.A.
  • Distributed ByAriola Eurodisc S.A.
  • Printed ByIndugraf Madrid, S.A.
  • Manufactured ByIberofon, S.A.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Records Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged ByTom Waits
  • Baritone Horn, TromboneRandy Aldcroft (tracks: A1, A2, A7)
  • BassLarry Taylor (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A7, B2 to B4, B6, B7)
  • DrumsStephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A7, B4, B6, B7)
  • FeaturingVictor Feldman (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A7, B3, B4, B7)
  • GuitarFred Tackett (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B6)
  • Mixed ByBiff Dawes
  • Producer, Written-ByTom Waits

Notes

First catalog number on labels, second on sleeve.

Editado y distribuido por ARIOLA-EURODISC, S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - Etched): I-205.774-A-2N ³
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B - Etched): I-205.774-B-1N ³
  • Rights Society: S.G.A.E.
  • Depósito Legal: B-38664-1983
  • Other (Imp. Lujo Metalico): Permiso Nº 6649

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Swordfishtrombones (LP, Album, Stereo, Allied Pressing) Island Records 7 90095-1, 90095-1 US 1983
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Swordfishtrombones (LP, Album) Island Records 814 522-1 1983
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Swordfishtrombones (Cassette, Album, Red Print) Island Records ZCI-9762, ZCI 9762 Scandinavia 1983
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Swordfishtrombones (LP, Album, Stereo) Island Records ILPS 9762, ILPS-9762 Scandinavia 1983
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Swordfishtrombones (LP, Album) Island Records L 38135 (ILPS 9762) New Zealand 1983

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  • tisar's avatar
    tisar
    Edited 2 years ago
    sibilance on the "S" sounds in vocal on my copy. Other than that sounds fine i guess
    Edit: The S sounds on this album are little harsh even on the digital files, i guess this have nothing to do with the pressing.

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