02/07/2025

Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones" (1983) -Pop Rock / Blues Rock-



Label : Island Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Underground (Tom Waits)
02 - Shore Leave (Tom Waits)
03 - Dave The Butcher (Tom Waits)
04 - Johnsburg, Illinois (Tom Waits)
05 - 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six (Tom Waits)
06 - Town With No Cheer (Tom Waits)
07 - In The Neighborhood (Tom Waits)

Side Two

01 - Just Another Sucker On The Vine (Tom Waits)
02 - Frank's Wild Years (Tom Waits)
03 - Swordfishtrombone (Tom Waits)
04 - Down, Down, Down (Tom Waits)
05 - Soldier's Things (Tom Waits)
06 - Gin Soaked Boy (Tom Waits)
07 - Trouble's Braids (Tom Waits)
08 - Rainbirds (Tom Waits)


Produced by Tom Waits
All Song Arranged by Tom Waits
Except "Underground", "Johnsburg, Illinois", "Rainbirds" & "In The Neighborhood" Arranged by Tom Waits & Francis Thumm
Recorded & Mixed by Biff Dawes
All Songs Recorded at Sunset Sound, August 1982 except :
"Dave The Butcher" was Recorded at Leeds Instrument Rental
"Frank's Wild Years" was Recorded by Tim Boyle
Production Coordinator : Michael Solomon
Assistant Engineers : Peggy McCreary, Richard McKernon, Bill Jackson
Mastered by Jeff Sanders at Kendun Recorders


Side One

01 - Underground

Tom Waits : Vocal
Victor Feldman : Bass Marimba
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass
Randy Aldcroft : Baritone Horn
Stephen Hodges : Drums
Fred Tackett : Electric Guitar

02 - Shore Leave

Tom Waits : Chair, Vocal
Stephen Hodges : Drums
Randy Aldcroft : Trombone
Victor Feldman : Marimba, Bass Marimba & Shaker, Bass Drum with Rice
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass
Fred Tackett : Banjo, Guitar
Francis Thumm : Metal Auglongs

03 - Dave The Butcher

Tom Waits : Hammond B-3 Organ
Victor Feldman : Bass Boo Bams

04 - Johnsburg, Illinois

Tom Waits : Vocal, Piano
Greg Cohen : Bass

05 - 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six

Tom Waits : Vocal
Stephen Hodges : Drums
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass
Fred Tackett : Electric Guitar
Victor Feldman : Brake Drum, Bell Plate, Snare
Joe Romano : Trombone

06 - Town With No Cheer

Tom Waits : Vocal Harmonium, Synthesizer, Freedom Bell
Anthony Clark Stewart : Bag Pipes
Clark Spangler : Synthesizer Program

07 - In The Neighborhood

Tom Waits : Vocal
Victor Feldman : Hammond B-3 Organ, Snaredrum, Bells
Stephen Hodges : Parade Drum, Cymbals
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Randy Aldcroft : Baritone Horn
Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone 

Side Two

01 - Just Another Sucker On The Vine

Tom Waits : Harmonium
Joe Romano : Trumpet

02 - Frank's Wild Years

Tom Waits : Vocal
Ronnie Barron : Hammond Organ
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass

03 - Swordfishtrombone

Tom Waits : Vocal
Victor Feldman : Marimba, Conga, Bass Drum, Dabuki Drum
Larry Taylor : Electric Bass
Greg Cohen : Acoustic Bass

04 - Down, Down, Down

Tom Waits : Vocal
Stephen Hodges : Drums
Eric Bikales : Organ
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass
Victor Feldman : Snare, Tambourine
Carlos Guitarlos : Electric Guitar

05 - Soldier's Things

Tom Waits : Vocal
Greg Cohen : Acoustic Bass

06 - Gin Soaked Boy

Tom Waits : Vocal
Stephen Hodges : Drums
Fred Tackett : Electric Guitar
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass

07 - Trouble's Braids

Tom Waits : Vocal
Victor Feldman : African Talking Drum
Stephen Hodges : Parade Bass Drum
Larry Taylor : Acoustic Bass

08 - Rainbirds

Tom Waits : Piano
Greg Cohen : Acoustic Bass
Francis Thumm, Stephen Hodges & Richard Gibbs : Glass Harmonica