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1  …THIS TOWN…  4:26

2  LET HIM DANGLE  4:44

3  DEEP DARK TRUTHFUL MIRROR  4:03

4  VERONICA  3:10

5  GOD’S COMIC  5:27

6  CHEWING GUM  3:43

7  TRAMP THE DIRT DOWN  5:40

8  STALIN MALONE  4:04

9  SATELLITE  5:42

10  PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS  2:54

11  BABY PLAYS AROUND  2:48

12  MISS MACBETH  4:22

13  ANY KING’S SHILLING  6:03

14  COAL-TRAIN ROBBERIES  3:15

15  LAST BOAT LEAVING  3:29
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PRODUCED BY ELVIS COSTELLO, KEVIN KILLEN AND T BONE BURNETT

ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY KEVIN KILLEN

ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING: MIKE ROSS

RECORDED AT OCEAN WAY STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD;
SOUTHLAKE STUDIOS, NEW ORLEANS;
WINDMILL LANE STUDIOS, DUBLIN AND AIR STUDIOS, LONDON

MIXED AT OCEAN WAY STUDIOS

ADDITIONAL MIXING AT AIR STUDIOS

ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: MIKE ROSS AND STACEY BAIRD (OCEAN WAY);
JOHN GRIMES (WINDMILL LANE);
DAVE FARRELL (SOUTHLAKE);
LANCE PHILLIPS (AIR LONDON).

MASTERED BY BOB LUDWIG AT MASTERDISK, NYC
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…THIS TOWN…

ROGER MCGUINN: Rickenbacker 12-String
PAUL MCCARTNEY: Rickenbacker bass
D.P.A. MAC MANUS: Rickenbacker 6-String, Gretch, spider and acoustic guitars, organ, piano, melodica, tambourine and vocals
T BONE BURNETT: Acoustic guitar
CAIT O’RIORDAN: Lunge maracas
MICHAEL BLAIR: Glockenspiel and bells
RALPH FORBES: Electric drums
JIM KELTNER: Extra snare drum
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LET HIM DANGLE

MARC RIBOT: All electric guitars
BENMONT TENCH: Piano
MICHAEL BLAIR: Chinese drum and Oldsmobile hubcap
JERRY MAROTTA: Drums
JERRY SCHEFF: Bass
E.C.: Vocals
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DEEP DARK TRUTHFUL MIRROR

FEATURING THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
GREGORY DAVIS: Trumpet
EFREM TOWNS: Trumpet
KEVIN HARRIS: Tenor saxophone
ROGER LEWIS: Baritone saxophone
KIRK JOSEPH: Sousaphone
ALLEN TOUSSAINT: Grand piano
MICHAEL BLAIR: Parade drum and tambourines
JIM KELTNER: Snare drum and Chinese cymbal
E.C.: Vocal
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VERONICA

PAUL MCCARTNEY: Hofner bass
JERRY MAROTTA: Drums
BENMONT TENCH: Piano and Baldwin spinet
MITCHELL FROOM: Wurlitzer electric piano and chamberlain
MICHAEL BLAIR: Tympani and glockenspiel
T BONE BURNETT: Acoustic guitar
E.C.: Electric guitars and vocals
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GOD’S COMIC

MARC RIBOT: Spanish guitar and banjo
MICHAEL BLAIR: Xylophone, marimba, snare drum and Magic Table
BUELL NIEDLINGER: Double bass and cellos
MITCHELL FROOM: Chamberlain and Indian harmonium
JIM KELTNER: Snare drum
E.C.: Hofner bass and vocals
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CHEWING GUM

FEATURING THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
GREGORY DAVIS: Trumpet
EFREM TOWNS: Trumpet
KEVIN HARRIS: Tenor saxophone
ROGER LEWIS: Baritone and soprano saxophones
KIRK JOSEPH: Sousaphone
WILLIE GREEN: Drums
MICHAEL BLAIR: Metal pipe
BENMONT TENCH: Hohner clavinet
MARC RIBOT: Guitar
E.C.: Guitar and vocals
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TRAMP THE DIRT DOWN

DONAL LUNNY: Bouzouki and acoustic guitar
DAVY SPILLANE: Low whistle and Uileann pipes
STEVE WICKHAM: Fiddle
PETE THOMAS: Drums
JERRY SCHEFF: Double bass
MICHAEL BLAIR: Tambourine and glockenspiel
MITCHELL FROOM: Indian harmonium
MARC RIBOT: Distant sound
E.C.: Vocal
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STALIN MALONE

FEATURING THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
GREGORY DAVIS: Trumpet
EFREM TOWNS: Trumpet
KEVIN HARRIS: Tenor saxophone
ROGER LEWIS: Baritone and soprano saxophones
CHARLES JOSEPH: Trombone
KIRK JOSEPH: Sousaphone
JENELL MARSHALL: Snare drum
LIONEL BATISTE: Bass drum
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SATELLITE

MICHAEL BLAIR: Vibraphone. marimba, tympani, glockenspiel and bells
BENMONT TENCH: Piano and Baldwin spinet
MITCHELL FROOM: Chamberlain and organ
RALPH FORBES: Electric drums
JIM KELTNER: Snare and tom-tom drums
T-BONE WOLK: Bass
CHRISSIE HYNDE: Harmony vocal
E.C.: Electric guitar, bass-piano and vocal
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PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS

MARC RIBOT: Electric and “alligator” guitars
JERRY MAROTTA: Drums
MICHAEL BLAIR: Marimba and Martian-dog bark
JERRY SCHEFF: Bass
T BONE BURNETT: Trigger bass
E.C.: Sub-aqua and acoustic guitars, Hofner bass, piano and vocals
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BABY PLAYS AROUND

E.C.: Vocal, acoustic guitars, Hammond bass pedals and bells
MITCHELL FROOM: Organ (Distant)
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MISS MACBETH

DAVY SPILLANE: Uileann pipes
STEVE WICKHAM: Fiddle
PETE THOMAS: Drums
DONAL LUNNY: Electric and acoustic bouzoukis and bodhran with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
GREGORY DAVIS: Trumpet
EFREM TOWNS: Trumpet
KEVIN HARRIS: Tenor saxophone
ROGER LEWIS: Baritone saxophone
CHARLES JOSEPH: Trombone
KIRK JOSEPH: Sousaphone
MICHEAL BLAIR: Crash-box, glockenspiel, tambourine, temple bells and snare drum
JERRY MAROTTA: Snare drum
MITCHELL FROOM: Chamberlain, Wurlitzer electric piano and organ
E.C.: Vocals, mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars
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ANY KING’S SHILLING

DEREK BELL: Irish harp and tiompan
DONAL LUNNY: Bouzouki
DAVY SPILLANE: Uileann pipes and low whistle
FRANKIE GAVIN: Fiddle
STEVE WICKHAM: Fiddle
CHRISTY MOORE: Bodhran
BUELL NIEDLINGER: Double basses
E.C.: Vocal and acoustic guitar
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COAL-TRAIN ROBBERIES

JERRY SCHEFF: Fuzz and Hofner basses
JERRY MAROTTA: Drums
MICHEAL BLAIR: Tympani, tambourine, whiplash and anvil
BENMONT TENCH: Vox Continental organ and Baldwin spinet
T BONE BURNETT: National Resonator guitar
E.C.: Electric and. acoustic guitars, piano and vocals
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LAST BOAT LEAVING

T-BONE WOLK: Bass and accordion
JIM KELTNER: Drums
E.C.: Acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, organ, ship’s bell and vocals
CAIT O’RIORDAN: Snowbells
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ALL SONGS COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY D.P.A. MAC MANUS,
EXCEPT “BABY PLAYS AROUND,” WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY O’RIORDAN / MAC MANUS AND “PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS” AND “VERONICA” WHICH ARE BY MCCARTNEY / MAC MANUS.

ALL LYRICS ARE PUBLISHED BY PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC. (ASCAP) EXCEPT “PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS” AND “VERONICA” PUBLISHED BY PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC. / MPL COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (ASCAP)

ALL LYRICS ARE © 1988, 1989 PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC. (ASCAP) EXCEPT “PADS, PAWS AND CLAWS” AND “VERONICA” WHICH ARE © 1988, 1989 PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC. / MPL COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (ASCAP) AND “ANY KING’S SHILLING” WHICH IS © 1986, 1989 PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC. (ASCAP)

LYRICS REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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HORN ARRANGEMENTS BY D.P.A. MAC MANUS AND THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND.

SECOND HORN FIGURE IN “CHEWING GUM” AFTER PARKER.

CONDUCTING, ARRANGEMENT AND TRANSCRIPTION ASSISTANCE: MICHAEL BLAIR AND T BONE BURNETT.

INITIAL DRUM PROGRAMMING: RALPH FORBES AND JOHN DONNELLY.

STUDIO ADMINISTRATION, RED TAPE MOUNTAIN AND SANITY CONTROL: ROBBIE MCLEOD.

SPECIAL THANKS FOR THEIR PART IN GETTING THIS FAR, TO:
ALL THOSE ABOVE, FRANK, JOE AND HILARY, COLIN, DONAL AND ALL OF THE “SESSIONS” BAND, JAMES, NICK AND AUDIE IN JAPAN AND OZ, IN ABSENTIA: BRUCE AND STEVE.

JOHN AND ALL AT VILLAGE MUSIC (THE VERY THING THAT MAKES YOU POOR, WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY) NOT FORGETTING ALL OUR FRIENDS AT THE THULE BAR, LERWICK.

COUNSEL: ALAN, T BONE, LENNY, STEVE, PETER, B.P., TOM, KATHLEEN, “DOCKERS” AND UNCLE BILL.


MISSION CONTROL: JAKE RIVIERA, LEW DIFFORD AND SUE BROOKES.

LIFT-OFF AND RE-ENTRY: MARSHA VLASIC, PAUL CHARLES, MARVIN KATZ ROCKET CARGO, ANDY BRAUER, TINA WATERS.


DEDICATED TO MY DARLING MONSTER, CAIT, FOR HER LOVE AND ALMOST ENDLESS PATIENCE.


DEREK BELL APPEARS COURTESY OF POLYGRAM RECORDS INC.
T BONE BURNETT APPEARS COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS.
THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND APPEARS COURTESY OF CBS RECORDS.
CHRISSIE HYNDE APPEARS COURTESY OF SIRE RECORDS COMPANY.
PAUL MCCARTNEY APPEARS COURTESY OF MPL COMMUNICATIONS / CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, MPL / EMI IN THE REST OF THE WORLD.
CHRISTY MOORE APPEARS COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDS.
BENMONT TENCH APPEARS COURTESY OF MCA RECORDS.


PHOTOGRAPHER: BRIAN GRIFFIN

MODEL MAKING BY LIZARD STUDIO

DESIGN: ELVIS COSTELLO / JERI HEIDEN

LOGO DESIGN: JOHN HEIDEN

MAKEUP: PHYLLIS COHEN

TYPESETTING: ALDUS TYPE STUDIO / L.A.

EDITORIAL COORDINATION: KATHE DUBA-NOLAND