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1	16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six	4:18
2	Red Shoes	4:20
3	Underground	2:34
4	Cold Cold Ground	3:27
5	Straight To The Top	2:49
6	Yesterday Is Here	2:41
7	Way Down In The Hole	4:44
8	Falling Down Musician, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Larry TaylorMusician, Drums – Richie HaywardMusician, Guitar – Fred TackettMusician, Organ, Vocals – Tom Waits	4:16
9	Strange Weather	3:36
10	Big Black Mariah	2:59
11	Rain Dogs	3:36
12	Train Song	4:30
13	Johnsburg, Illinois	1:29
14	Ruby's Arms	4:55
15	Telephone Call From Istanbul	4:17
16	Clap Hands	4:57
17	Gun Street Girl	4:02
18	Time	4:11

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – Island Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Inc.
• Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound
• Mixed At – Sunset Sound
• Mixed At – Sunset Sound Factory
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany

Credits

• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Catharina Masters (tracks: 8)
• Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Ellen Smith
• Cover, Artwork [Cover Art/Back Cover Art] – Bruce Peterson , Concept Arts, Lucinda Cowell
• Engineer [Associate Engineers] – Billy Yodelman, David Glover, David Knight , Doug Field, Jack Crymes, Mark Eschelman*, Mike Carver, Mike Kloster, Scott Woodman
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Musician, Accordion, Organ [Hammond Organ], Sitar, Congas – Willie Schwarz* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18)
• Musician, Drums, Percussion [Percussions], Bongos, Drum [Brake Drums] – Michael Blair (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18)
• Musician, Electric Bass, Bass [Basstarda], Horn [Alto Horn] – Greg Cohen (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18)
• Musician, Guitar [Guitars], Banjo, Trumpet – Marc Ribot (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18)
• Musician, Saxophone [Saxes], Clarinet [Clarinets], Horn [Baritone Horn] – Ralph Carney (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18)
• Producer – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Biff Dawes (tracks: 8)
• Recorded By, Mixed By [Live] – John Oster (tracks: 2, 5, 10, 14, 16, 18)
• Remix [Remixed By] – Biff Dawes (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15, 17)
• Written By – Tom Waits and Greg Cohen (tracks: 5), Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (tracks: 6, 9)
• Written-By – Greg Cohen (tracks: 5), Kathleen Brennan (tracks: 6, 9)
• Written-By [Songs Written By] – Tom Waits

Notes

Recorded live in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dublin, Stockholm and Berlin
All songs recorded live to 24 track and remixed [...] except [track 2, 5, 10, 14, 16 and 18] recorded and mixed live to casette [...].
[Track 8] Recorded and mixed at Sunset Sound, LA

Location facilities: Westwood One.
Mix facilities: Sunset Sound and Sound Factory, Los Angeles
Mastered [...] at Masterdisk, New York

All songs published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
℗1988 Island Records Inc.
©1988 Island Records Inc.

The actual track durations differ from those given on the release:
1. 4:10
2. 4:06
3. 2:20
4. 3:18
5. 2:45
6. 2:57
7. 4:26
8. 4:12
9. 3:20
10. 2:41
11. 3:52
12. 2:54
13. 1:32
14. 4:44
15. 4:15
16. 4:43
17. 4:00
18. 4:00

Packaging: standard jewel case with single-fold booklet

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42284 24702 3
• Matrix / Runout: [4 x 'Universal' Logos] 00422 842 470-2 01 + 51557739
• Matrix / Runout: MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L B
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0139
• Rights Society: BIEM / MCPS
• Label Code: LC 0407
• Other (Distribution Code): PY 899

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7 90987-1, 90987-1	Tom Waits	Big Time ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	7 90987-1, 90987-1	US	1988
IMCD 249, 842 470-2	Tom Waits	Big Time ‎(CD, Album, RE, PMD)	Island, Island, Island Masters, Island Masters	IMCD 249, 842 470-2	Europe	Unknown
842 470-4	Tom Waits	Big Time ‎(Cass, Album)	Island Records, Universal	842 470-4	Ukraine	2002
TC-VG-71477	Tom Waits	Big Time ‎(Cass, Album)	Island Records	TC-VG-71477	Greece	1988
VG-71477, VG 71477	Tom Waits	Big Time ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	VG-71477, VG 71477	Greece	1988