design Julie Vlasak
liner notes Charles Schwab
liner notes Hal Willner
liner notes Jon Landau
photography by [book covers] Gijsbert Hanekroot
photography by [cd label] Philip Gould
photography by [digi cover] Cynthia Macadams
tracks 1 to 6, 8 to 16 producer [original recordings] Bones Howe
tracks 7 producer [original recordings] Jerry Yester
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
vocals Tom Waits
written-by Tom Waits
Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra Entertainment Group
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Remastered At DigiPrep
Published By Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
Pressed By Cinram, Olyphant, PA
Compilation of selections from earlier Tom Waits albums and compilations.
Tracks 1, 9, 10 originally released on Heartattack & Vine, September 1980. Recorded at Filmways/Heider Studio B, Hollywood, CA (6/16/80-7/15/80).
Track 2 originally released on Nighthawks At The Diner, October, 1975. Recorded live at The Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA (7/30/75-7/31/75). Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Tracks 3, 5, 8, 14 originally released on Foreign Affairs, September, 1977. Recorded live [to 2-track] at Filmways/Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA (7/28/77-8/15/77).
Tracks 4, 11, 12, and 15 originally released on Blue Valentine, October 1978. Recorded live [to 2-track] at Filmways/Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA (7/24/78-8/26/78).
Tracks 6 and 16 originally released on Small Change, October 1976. Recorded live [to 2-track] at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA (7/15/76-7/29/76).
Track 7 originally released on Closing Time, May 1973. Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Track 13 originally released on The Heart Of Saturday Night, October 1974. Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, CA (5/13/74-5/22/74).

All selections published by Fifth Floor Music, Inc. (ASCAP).
Original Recordings ℗ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records. This Compilation ℗ 2001 Elektra Entertainment Group. © 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company.

Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A.

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