Tracklist

A1 Overture

Mixed By [Mixed And Mooshed] – Howe*

Synthesizer [Fairlight Strings], Other [Walkman Capture] – Howe*

0:48

A2 (Well) Dusted (For The Millennium)

Cello – Joe*

Mellotron – Jim Dickinson

Noises [78 Rpm Crackling Notion] – John*

Vocals [Vocal Treatment], Sitar [Sitar Guitar], Synthesizer [Fairlight Strings] – Howe*

3:47

A3 Punishing Sun

Backing Vocals – Joe*

Lead Guitar [Second] – Kevin Salem

3:14

A4 X-tra Wide

Acoustic Guitar – Kevin Salem

Backing Vocals – Jackie Johnson (2), Susan Marshall-Powell*, William Brown*

Bass – John Abbey (3)

Drums – Rich Mercurio

Mellotron – Rob Arthur

Recorded By [Backing Vocals Recorded With] – Jason "Ozark" Latshaw*, Jim Dickinson, Sally Browder

Vocals [Vocal Treatment], Synthesizer [Casio A La Love Unlimited Orchestral Maneuvrings] – Howe*

3:24

A5 1972 1:02

A6 Temptation Of Egg

Backing Vocals – Juliana Hatfield

Piano [2nd Wurly Piano With Wah Wah] – Nick Luca

Piano [Main Wurly Piano], Organ, Noises [All That Clicking] – Howe*

3:35

A7 Raw

Harmonium [Pump Organ] – Howe*

Musical Bow [Bow] – Joe*

Pedal Steel Guitar – Neil Harry

Vibraphone [Vibes] – John*

3:29

B1 Wolfy

Bass – John Abbey (3)

Loops [Drum Loop Assembly And Curvature] – Alan Bezozi, Kevin Salem

Performer [Everything Else], Backing Vocals – Howe*

4:22

B2 Shiver

Acoustic Guitar, Mellotron – Kevin Salem

Backing Vocals – Sofie Albertsen Gelb

Bass – Scott Loder

Drums – Rich Mercurio

Organ [B-3 Organ] – Rob Arthur

Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo – David Mansfield

Recorded By – Winston Watson

Vocals [Vocal Treatment], Loops [Plastic Loop Spoink], Lead Guitar [Willie Nelson Style] – Howe*

4:00

B3 Dirty From The Rain

Other [Rain] – The Ardent Studio Fountain

3:34

B4 Astonished (In Memphis)

Backing Vocals – Jackie Johnson (2), Susan Marshall-Powell*

Mixed By – Jim Dickinson, Sally Browder

Piano, Organ – Jim Dickinson

Rhythm Guitar [2nd] – Joe*

4:47

B5 No Reply

Backing Vocals – Lydia Kavanaugh*

Electric Bass – John Abbey (3)

Mellotron [Mellotron Strings] – Howe*

Organ [Farfisa] – Rob Arthur

Pedal Steel Guitar – David Mansfield

4:34

C1 Satellite

Backing Vocals, Guitar [2nd] – Joe*

Bass, Backing Vocals – Paula Brown*

Electric Piano [Wurlitzer Piano], Organ [Pump Organ Mocking Howe's Can't Remember Licks] – John Parish

Other [Scraping Chair On Metal Porch Loop] – Yes

6:45

C2 Bottom Line Man 4:41

C3 Way To End The Day

Accordion – Howe*

Backing Vocals – Sofie Albertsen Gelb

Noises [Door Shutter] – J. Parish*

Other [Right On Time] – Train

4:47

C4 Shrine

Mixed By, Recorded By – Harvey*, Howe*, Jessica*, Rainer

Slide Guitar – Rainer

Written-By – Rainer Ptacek

0:59

D1 Astonished (In Tucson)

Accordion – John*

Backing Vocals – Joe*

Piano [Plastic Pianos] – Howe*

4:25

D2 Dusted (In Tucson)

Bongos – Joe*, John*

Cello [Cellos] – Joe*

Harmonium [Pump Organ] – John*

Voice [Second Voice] – Evan Dando

3:22

D3 Shiver (In Tucson)

Organ [Organ And Delay] – Howe*

3:52

D4 Punishing Sun (In Tucson)

Bass – Paula Brown*

Guitar [Second Guitar] – Joe*

Loops [Wurly Loop] – John Parish

Vibraphone [Vibes] – John*

4:46

D5 Bad

Cello [Cellos] – Joe*

Percussion – Giant Sand

3:56

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Thrill Jockey

Copyright (c) – Amazing Black Sand

Copyright (c) – Mushed Music Ltd.

Recorded At – Sonic Temple (4)

Recorded At – Wavelab Studio

Recorded At – Ardent Studios

Recorded At – Dessau Studios

Recorded At – TMF Studios

Recorded At – Distortion King

Recorded At – Woodstock Playhouse

Recorded At – Wavelab Studio Warehouse

Produced At – Sonic Temple (4)

Produced At – Wavelab Studio

Produced At – Ardent Studios

Produced At – Dessau Studios

Produced At – TMF Studios

Produced At – Distortion King

Mixed At – Sonic Temple (4)

Mixed At – Wavelab Studio

Mixed At – Ardent Studios

Mixed At – Water Music (2)

Mixed At – Dessau Studios

Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Mastered At – SAE Mastering

Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 3584

Credits

Band, Bass [Strum Bass Strum] – Joe Burns*

Band, Drums [Drums Some Drum] – John Convertino

Band, Guitar [Toys With Guitar], Piano, Vocals [Sung Some Hum] – Howe Gelb

Co-producer – Howe Gelb

Design – Sheila Sachs

Mastered By – Ted Jensen

Mixed By – Howe* (tracks: A5, B2), John Parish (tracks: A6, C1 to C3), Kevin Salem (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B3, B5)

Mixed By, Edited By – John Parish (tracks: D1 to D5)

Photography By [Maria] – Michelle Henning

Photography By [Photos Of Howe's House And John Parish & Michelle Henning's Wedding] – Maria Mochnacz

Producer – Jim Dickinson (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B5), John Parish (tracks: A5 to A7, C1 to C4), Kevin Salem (tracks: A4, B1, B2)

Recorded By – Head (tracks: D3, D4)

Recorded By [Assisting] – Harvey* (tracks: D3, D4), Jessica* (tracks: D3, D4)

Recorded By [Extra Stuff With The Distortion King Mobile Cabin Unit] – Kevin Salem (tracks: A2, A3, B5)

Recorded By [Recorded With] – Craig Schumacher (tracks: A5, A6, C3, D1, D2, D5), Harvey* (tracks: A4, A6, A7, B2, C1 to C4), Head (tracks: A4 to A6, A7, B2, C1 to C4), Howe* (tracks: D1, D2, D5), Jason "Ozark" Latshaw* (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B5), Jessica* (tracks: A4, A6, A7, B2, C1 to C4), Jim Dickinson (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B5), John Parish (tracks: A4 to A6, A7, B2, C1 to C4), Nick Luca (tracks: A5, A6, C3, D1, D2, D5), Sally Browder (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B5)

Recorded By [With The Distortion King Mobile Cabin Unit] – Kevin Salem (tracks: A4, B1, B2)

Songwriter [All Songs Written by] – Howe Gelb (tracks: A1 to C3, D1 to D5)

Notes

Housed in a Stoughton gatefold tip-on jacket.

Dedicated with Great Love to The Grand Slider and Masterful Human Being:

Rainer Ptacek 1951–1997

Credits for C4 state:

{Opera Capture, Gaetano Donizetti's “L'Elisir D'Amour” (1832) featuring Jussi Björling, taken from a tape of Rainer's favorite Operas rediscovered sometime later after his death by his wife Patti}

Tracks 13,14,16 and extra stuff on 4,6,7,9,15 were recorded in Tucson at Harvey Moltz' Sonic Temple with John Parish, Head, Harvey & Jessica.

Tracks 6, 13, 14, 15 were mixed by John Parish there.

Track 16 was recorded and mixed there by Harvey & Jessica, Rainer and Howe.

Tracks 5, 6, 15 were recorded in Tucson at Wave Lab Studio with John Parish, Head, Craig Schumacher, and Nick Luca.

Track 7 was recorded there by Winston Watson.

Tracks 5, 7 were mixed by Howe there.

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 and backing vocals on 4 were recorded in Memphis at Ardent Studio with Jim Dickinson, Sally Browder, and Jason "Ozark" Latshaw.

Track 11 was mixed by Jim Dickinson and Sally Browder there.

Tracks 4, 8, 9 and extra stuff on 2, 3, 12 were recorded in New York City at Dessau, TMF and Distortion King - and at Woodstock with the Distortion King Mobile Cabin Unit - all by Kevin Salem.

Tracks 2, 9, 10 were mixed in Hoboken at Water Music by Kevin Salem.

Tracks 3, 4, 8, 12 were mixed at Dassau by Kevin Salem.

Track 1 was mixed and mooshed by Howe at home.

Tucson sessions produced by John Parish.

Memphis sessions produced by Jim Dickinson.

New York sessions produced by Kevin Salem.

Includes a blue A6 sized card with 'additional information for side four'.

Some copies came with a double folded poster featuring the picture of Maria found on the rear sleeve.

On insert:

(Track 5) chants - dance class leaking in through the glass

Tracks 1, 2 and 5 were recorded way before at the old Wavelab Studio warehouse with Craig Schumacher, Nick Luca and Howe (1996 to 1997). Later some stuff was added to them up at Harvey Moltz's Sonic temple with John Parish riding shotgun.

Tracks 3 and 4 were recorded there by Head (with Harvey and Jessica assisting).

John Parish ended up mixing and editing all These tracks... a Producer by trade and design. Howe ... a co-producer by proximity.

On label B and C:

© 2000 Amazing Black Sand (BMI)

℗ 2000 Thrill Jockey

On label C:

Except Shrine written by Rainer Ptacek © 1997 Mushed Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Sticker on shrinkwrap): 0036172 877911

Rights Society: BMI

Other (Removable sticker on shrinkwrap): EFA 16689-1

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched; "SAE MASTERING" stamped): THRILL-079-A SAE MASTERING 3584.1 (3)

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched; "SAE MASTERING" stamped): THRILL-079-B SAE MASTERING 3584.2 (3)

Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched; "SAE MASTERING" stamped): THRILL-079-C 3584.3 (3) SAE MASTERING

Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched; "SAE MASTERING" stamped): THRILL-079-D 3584.4 (3) SAE MASTERING