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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 Tom’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 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 180g black vinyl. Tom Waits —"The Black Rider"

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Record LabelIsl, Island

UPC0602448894885

eBay Product ID (ePID)24061941655

Product Key Features

Release Year2023

FormatRecord

GenreMisc Product

ArtistWaits, Tom

Release TitleBlack Rider

Dimensions

Item Height0.23 in

Item Weight0.64 lb

Item Length12.50 in

Item Width12.37 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks20

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 Lucky Day Overture 1.2 The Black Rider 1.3 November 1.4 Just the Right Bullets 1.5 Black Box Theme 1.6 'Tain't No Sin 1.7 Flash Pan Hunter/Intro 1.8 That's the Way 1.9 The Briar and the Rose 1.10 Russian Dance 2.1 Gospel Train/Orchestra 2.2 I'll Shoot the Moon 2.3 Flash Pan Hunter 2.4 Crossroads 2.5 Gospel Train 2.6 Interlude 2.7 Oily Night 2.8 Lucky Day 2.9 The Last Rose of the Summer 2.10 Carnival

Number of Discs1

NotesLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. 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 Tom'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. 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 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. "

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Black Rider by Waits, Tom (Record, 2023)