Tom Waits: "The Black Rider" Demos and performances

"The Black Rider" Demos:
(tracks 1-14) These are the tracks recorded by Waits and given to Germany's Thalia Theatre for their production of The Black Rider. Wonderfully raw and spirited, with many tracks that were never released on his cleaned-up album 'The Black Rider', this is a must-have for Waits fans. Note: at times it sounds as if this were taken from a vinyl source.

(tracks 15-22) I've attached about a half-hour of excerpts I recorded at Brooklyn Acadamy of Music on 21 November 1993, where the Thalia Theatre performed 'The Black Rider' in all its eerie splendor. Enjoy!


01 BLACK RIDER (OPENING)
02 NOVEMBER
03 THE RIGHT BLUES
04 THE BRIAR AND THE ROSE
05 GEORGE SCHMID
06 CHASE THE CLOUDS AWAY
07 FLASH PAN HUNTER
08 INSTRUMENTAL
09 ? BY WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
10 IN THE MORNING
11 GOSPEL TRAIN
12 I'LL SHOOT THE MOON
13 INSTRUMENTAL
14 THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

15 I'LL SHOOT THE MOON
16 RUSSIAN DANCE
17 INSTRUMENTAL ONE
18 INSTRUMENTAL TWO
19 INSTRUMENTAL THREE
20 INSTRUMENTAL FOUR
21 LUCKY DAY
22 THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER (CLOSING)

Total Time: 72:58

Artwork included