TALES FROM THE UNDERGROUND

VOLUME TWO


WAITIN’ FOR WAITS (Cole / Jefferson)
Taken from Richie Cole’s album ’Hollywood Madness’ 1980.
Richie Cole: Alto saxophone
Bruce Forman: Guitar
Dick Hindman: Piano
Bob Magnusson: Bass
Les DeMerle: Drums
Eddie Jefferson: Vocals
Tim Hauser: Vocals
Alan Paul: Vocals
Janis Siegel: Vocals
Cheryl Bentyne: Vocals
Tom Waits: Voice on the last 20 seconds.

Produced by Tim Hauser


I’LL NEVER LET GO OF YOUR HAND (Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan)
Taken from the film ’American Heart’ 1992. No soundtrack album available.

WALK AWAY (Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan)
Taken from the ’Dead Man Walking’ soundtrack 1995.
Produced by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

Tom Waits: Vocals
Ralph Carney: Bass clarinet, handclaps
Larry Taylor: Bass, guitar
Joe Gore: Guitar



SLEEP TONIGHT (Jagger / Richards)
Taken from the Rolling Stones’ album ’Dirty Work’ 1986 .
Tom Waits: Backing vocals.

I’M CRAZY ’BOUT MY BABY (And My Baby’s Crazy ’Bout Me)
(Thomas Waller / Alex Hill)
Taken from the film ’American Heart’ 1992. No soundtrack album available.
Original recording by Fats Waller with Ted Lewis and his Band 1931.

THE PONTIAC (Tom Waits)
Taken from the various artists compilation ’Smack My Crack’ 1987.

TAKE CARE OF ALL MY CHILDREN (Tom Waits)
Taken from the film ’Streetwise’ 1984. No soundtrack album available.

SERRANO (Tom Waits)
Taken from the floppy disc inserted in the back cover of
Sylvia Plachy’s book of photography ’Unguided Tour’ 1990.
Re-arranged and recorded as ’Russian Dance’ on ’The Black Rider’.

Tom Waits: Various instruments.
Greg Cohen: Upright bass.



THE FALL OF TROY (Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan)
Taken from the ’Dead Man Walking’ soundtrack 1995.
Produced by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

Tom Waits: Vocals, guitar
Larry Taylor: Upright bass
Joe Gore: Guitar
Ralph Carney: Bass clarinet



JESUS’ BLOOD NEVER FAILED ME YET (High Strings) (Excerpt)
(Gavin Bryars)
Taken from Gavin Bryars’ album ’Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet’ 1993.
Produced by Michael Riesman.
Tom Waits: Vocals.

MARTIN GOES AND DOES WHERE IT’S AT (Martin Mull)
Taken from Martin Mull’s album ’I’m Everyone I’ve Ever Loved’ 1977.
Tom Waits: Voice (with Martin Mull).

EGGS AND SAUSAGE (Tom Waits)
A capella version from 'Soundstage', Chicago 1976.
Available on the bootleg 'Drunk on the Moon'.

DATE TO CHURCH (Reverend Backwash) (Paul Westerberg)
B-side of the Replacements’ single ’I’ll Be You’ 1989.
Also available on the Sire Records compilation ’Just Say Mao’ 1989.

Paul Westerberg: Vocals and guitar
Slim Dunlap: Guitar
Tommy Stinson: Bass
Chris Mars: Drums
Tom Waits: Backing vocals



METROTOWN (Jem Finer / Tom Waits)
This is originally 'Metropolis' (written by Jem Finer) from the Pogues' 1988 album 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'. The horn section plays an arrangement very reminiscent of Tom's 'Midtown' from 'Rain Dogs'. Here the two tracks have been mixed together, the complete 'Metropolis' followed (at about 2:45) by the last 30 seconds of 'Midtown'.

1,000 BING BANGS (Ken Nordine / Tom Waits)
Taken from Ken Nordine’s album ’Devout Catalyst’ 1991.

Ken Nordine: Voice
Tom Waits: Voice
Jerry Garcia: Acoustic guitar

Produced by Dan Healy


DOWN THERE BY THE TRAIN (Tom Waits)
Taken from Johnny Cash’s album ’ American Recordings’ 1994.
Tom Waits does not perform on this recording.

Johnny Cash: Vocals and guitar

Produced by Rick Rubin



SWEET AND SHINY EYES (Nan O'Byrne)
Taken from Bonnie Raitt’s album ’Homeplate’ 1975.
Tom Waits: Piano and backing vocals.
Produced by Paul Rothchild.

FUMBLIN’ WITH THE BLUES (Tom Waits)
Live at the Hotel l’American, Amsterdam, May 26, 1976.

DRUNK ON THE MOON (Tom Waits)
Live at the Hotel l’American, Amsterdam, May 26, 1976.

VIRGINIA AVENUE (Tom Waits)
Live at the Hotel l’American, Amsterdam, May 26, 1976.

TANGO TILL THEY’RE SORE (Tom Waits)
Live at Folies Bergere, in Paris on November 16, 1985.
Available on the bootleg 'Paris at Midnight'.