Cover Photo: Scott Garber

"BALLAD OF A THIN LINE MAN"


 

ZIPPO 199?
CD
ZONG CD 013
 
UK
 

Executive Producer Jeff Wood
Produced By Eric Westfall and Giant Sand
Engineered By Eric Westfall  with 2nd Engineer Connie Hill (except 6 - Engineered by John McGowan)
Mixed By Eric Westfall at Granny's House (except 6 - Mixed by Jeffrey Wood)
Recorded At Baby-O, Hollywood,CA (1/86) /  3 & 8 at Granny's House, Reno, NEV (5/86) /
6 at West 3, London, UK (7/86)
Photos by Alan Reevell
All songs By Howe Gelb
except: 2 - Bob Dylan
4 - Gelb/Garber/Seeger/Sedlmeyer
6 - Johnny Thunders
9 - Gelb/Brown


 


 
1 Thin Line Man 7:34
2 All Along The Watchtower 4:22
3 Graveyard 2:09
4 Body Of Water 3:33
5 Last Legs 3:41
6 You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory 3:15
7 A Hard Man To Get To Know 6:08
8 Who Am I 2:00
9 The Chill Outside 3:53
10 Desperate Man 5:25
 


 

Howe Gelb Vocals/Guitar/Piano
Scott Garber Bass/Harmonies
Paula Jean Brown Guitar 
Tom Larkins Drums
with
Iain Shedden Drums (6)
Hans Reumschuessel Cello (2)
Sue & Keith Evans
(Courtesy of The Bandaleers)
Backing Vocals (3)

  
Howe Gelb - Iain Shedden - Scott Garber - Paula Jean Brown

(L-R: Howe Gelb - Iain Shedden - Scott Garber - Paula Jean Brown)
 



Thanks to MAD DOG STUDIOS for help throughout.... and to KEVIN FOLLEY (courtesy of TRUE BELIEVERS) and IAN BAILEY for drum help on the road... and to JONATHAN L. (good luck in Phoenix)... and to LISA + JUDY ROSEN... and to the COUCHES OF THE WORLD; BROTHER RICK, MARY-MARY (LA) PATTY & RAINER and LINDSEY (Az) ALICE & SHELLEY & LYNETTE and PATRICE (Austin) DEBORAH & ALAN VENNES (Atlanta) and ANN FORD (London)... sorry for the mess. Thanks to ANDY CHILDS for understanding and support and yahoo to JUDY PLAPPINGER, BOBBY LAMBERT, FRED BOURGOISE, JAY BELL and RICKY REYNOLDS, and yikes to PHIL, MARK & MIKE at A.T.B