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Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones
1983 Vinyl Allied Pressing
Blues Rock

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Island Records, Island Records
tracks a1, a4, a7, b8 arranged by Francis Thumm
arranged by Tom Waits
art direction [art director] Frank Mulvey
coordinator [production coordinator] Michael Solomon
design, design concept [album cover concept] Michael Russ
design, design concept [album cover concept] Tom Waits
engineer [assistant] Bill Jackson
engineer [assistant] Peggy McCreary
engineer [assistant] Richard McKernan
illustration [photo illustration], photography by [inner sleeve photo] Michael Russ
lacquer cut by Jeff Sanders
management Arlyne Rothberg
management Bill Gerber
mastered by Jeff Sanders
mixed by Biff Dawes
tracks a1 to b1, b3 to b8 recorded by Biff Dawes
tracks b2 recorded by Tim Boyle
written-by, producer [produced by] Tom Waits
Record Company Island Records Inc.
Record Company Warner Communications
Distributed By Atlantic Recording Corporation
Distributed By Atco Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Island Records Inc.
Published By Jalma Music
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Leeds Instrument Rental
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Lacquer Cut At Kendun Recorders
Plated At Sheffield Lab Matrix
Pressed By Allied Record Company
Pressed By Allied Record Company
There have been 2 original US pressings, one being this release and the other being the Specialty Records pressing.

No USA promo pressing exists, but some copies have a gold promo stamp and/or radio timing sticker on the cover.

Includes a printed inner sleeve.

Catalog number 7 90095-1 appears on spine. Catalog number 90095-1 appears on labels, back cover and inner sleeve.

All songs recorded at Sunset Sound, August 1982 except:
Dave The Butcher' was recorded at Leeds Instrument Rental
Mixed at Sunset Sound
Mastered at Kendun Recorders

℗ © 1983 Island Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

All lyrics © 1982 Jalma Music ASCAP.

On back cover: Distributed by ATCO Records, Division of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
On labels: Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp.

Runouts are etched except for the Allied logo stamp.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode: 075679009517 (Scanned)
Barcode: 0 7567-90095-1 (Text)
Pressing Plant ID: AR (On labels)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-835297-AR (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-835298-AR (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: ST·IL 835297-C JS-KENDUN [Allied logo] B-18561-C FOR KATHLEEN AND KELLESIMONE SLM Δ5273 1-1 (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST·IL 835298-C [Allied logo] B-18562-C JS KENDUN SLM Δ5273-X 1-1 (Runout side B)



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