![]() These critically acclaimed works are a monument to an artist’s ability to break through into new creative territory. ![]() Surprisingly, The Black Rider and Bone Machine were never released on vinyl outside of Europe and will be making their vinyl debut in most of the world. The new vinyl editions will come with specially made labels featuring photos of Waits from each era in addition to artwork and packaging that has been painstakingly recreated to replicate the original LPs, which have been out of print since their initial release. The lacquers for all titles were cut by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering. Bellman meticulously transferred the tapes and then remastered the audio in high resolution 192 kHz/24-bit. Swordfishtrombones was sourced from the original EQ’ed ½” production master tapes while Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years, Bone Machine and The Black Rider were sourced from the original ½” flat master tapes. September also marks the 30th anniversary of The Black Rider.Īll albums were mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering under the guidance of Waits’ longtime audio engineer Karl Derfler. The epic song cycle Bone Machine (1992) and the underappreciated musical fable The Black Rider (1993), a collaboration with Robert Wilson and William S. ![]() 1, 40 years to the day that Swordfishtrombones was released into the wild, ushering in a new and critically acclaimed musical era for Waits and his longtime songwriting and production partner Brennan. Waits’ transformative creative breakthrough, Swordfishtrombones (1983), its sprawling and superb sequel Rain Dogs (1985), and the trilogy-completing, tragi-comic stage musical Franks Wild Years (1987) will return on vinyl on Sept. They’re all steaming now, with new vinyl reissues due in the fall. T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Waits’ spectacular middle-period albums - all released on Island Records between 19 - have been newly remastered from the original tapes. ![]()
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