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Tom Waits Big Time Mp3, Flac, Wma Tom Waits Big Time mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz / Blues Album: Big Time Country: US Released: 1989 MP3 version RAR size: 1229 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1808 mb WMA version RAR size: 1704 mb Rating: 4.4 Votes: 302 Other Formats: MPC DXD XM MP1 MOD MP3 DTS Tracklist Hide Credits 1 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six 4:10 2 Red Shoes 4:06 3 Underground 2:20 4 Cold Cold Ground 3:18 Straight To The Top 5 2:45 Written-By – Greg Cohen Yesterday Is Here 6 2:57 Written-By – Kathleen Brennan 7 Way Down In The Hole 4:26 Falling Down 8 Bass – Larry TaylorDrums – Richie HaywardGuitar – Fred TackettLeader [Production 4:12 Coordinator] – Catharina MastersOrgan, Vocals – Tom Waits Strange Weather 9 3:20 Written-By – Kathleen Brennan 10 Big Black Mariah 2:41 11 Rain Dogs 3:52 12 Train Song 2:54 13 Johnsburg, Illinois 1:32 14 Ruby's Arms 4:44 15 Telephone Call From Istanbul 4:15 16 Clap Hands 4:43 17 Gun Street Girl 4:00 18 Time 4:00 Companies, etc. Distributed By – PolyGram Group Canada Inc. Manufactured By – PolyGram Group Canada Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc. Copyright (c) – Island Visual Arts Pressed By – Cinram Published By – Jalma Music Published By – Fifth Floor Music, Inc. Recorded At – Sunset Sound Mixed At – Sunset Sound Mixed At – The Sound Factory Mastered At – Masterdisk Credits Accordion, Organ [Hammond], Sitar, Congas – Willie Schwarz* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18) Artwork [Cover Art/back Cover Art] – Bruce Peterson , Concept Arts, Lucinda Cowell Bass, Bass [Basstarda], Horn [Alto] – Greg Cohen (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18) Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Ellen Smith Directed By – Chris Blum Drums, Percussion, Bongos, Drums [Brake Drums] – Michael Blair (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18) Engineer [Associate] – Billy Yodelman, David Glover, David Knight , Doug Field, Jack Crymes, Mark Eschelman*, Mike Carver, Mike Kloster, Scott Woodman Executive-Producer – Chris Blackwell Guitar, Banjo, Trumpet – Marc Ribot (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18) Mastered By – Howie Weinberg Mixed By [Remixed] – Biff Dawes (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6 to 9, 11 to 13, 15) Other [Stage Show Concept] – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits Producer – Kathleen Brennan Producer, Written-By – Tom Waits Recorded By, Mixed By – John Oster (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 14, 16, 18) Saxophone, Clarinet, Brass [Baritone], Horns – Ralph Carney (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18) Notes Recorded live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dublin, Stockholm and Berlin. All songs recorded live to 24 track and remixed except track 2, 5, 10, 14, 16 and 18 recorded and mixed live to casette. This all except track 8; recorded and mixed at Sunset Sound, LA. Location facilities: Westwood One. All songs published by Jalma Music, Admin. by Ackee Music, Inc. (ASCAP) except for "Red Shoes" and "Ruby's Arms" published by Fifth Floor Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Richard Hayward and Fred Tackett appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. AAD Made in Canada. Previously released as CID-1203 Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 42284 24702 3 Mastering SID Code (back side): IFPILT40 Mould SID Code (back side): IFPI6000 Matrix / Runout (front side): (cinram logo) LT40 CIDM1203 #50207V05 Matrix / Runout (back side): 12 MADE IN CANADA 19 Other (Price Code): N Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Tom Big Time (LP, 209 363 Island Records 209 363 Europe 1988 Waits Album) Big Time (CD, Island, Island, IMCD 249, 842 Tom IMCD 249, 842 Album, RE, Island Masters, Europe Unknown 470-2 Waits 470-2 PMD) Island Masters Tom Big Time (Cass, Island Records, 842 470-4 842 470-4 Ukraine 2002 Waits Album) Universal Tom Big Time (Cass, TC-VG-71477 Island Records TC-VG-71477 Greece 1988 Waits Album) VG-71477, VG Tom Big Time (LP, Island Records, VG-71477, VG Greece 1988 71477 Waits Album) Island Records 71477 Related Music albums to Big Time by Tom Waits Tom Waits - Alternative Collection Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years / Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits - Amsterdam Glide Tom Waits - MP3 Collection CD1 Tom Waits - Tales from the underground Vol. 2 Tom Waits - Strange Temptation Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live Tom Waits - Bone Machine Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits - Rain Dogs.
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