Description
Behind the Trap Door is the second 12-inch vinyl EP the American singer, songwriter, and producer T-Bone Burnett, released on the British label Demon Records in 1984. The six track EP features collaborations with U2‘s Bono (track A3), Bob Neuwirth (track B2), and Richard Thompson (track B3). In the liner notes, Burnett states: “I was just starting to come out of a dark personal time, and was working these things out of my system. My original title was ‘Beneath The Trap Door’. That’s how it felt.”
12-inch vinyl EP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Strange Combination” – 3:51
A2. “Amnesia and Jealousy (Oh! Lana)” – 4:51
A3. “Having a Wonderful Time Wish You Were Her” – 4:02
Side Two
B1. “The Law of Average” – 2:32
B2. “My Life and the Women Who Lived It (No. 1)” – 5:19
B3. “Welcome Home, Mr. Lewis” – 3:34
Note: Rhino Handmade re-issued the EP on CD in March 2007, which also included the Trap Door EP as well as the Proof Through The Night LP. The double CD was issued in a numbered limited edition of 5,000.
CREDITS. Tracks A1, A3, B1, B2 co-produced by T-Bone Burnett, Reggie Fisher, and David Miner. Track A2 produced by Stephen Bruton. Track B3 produced by T-Bone Burnett For Ricardo Franco’s film In And Out. Mastered by Tim Young. Sleeve Design by Peter Bucker. Photography by Deborah Feingold.
Musicians: T Bone Burnett (Vocals, Guitar), Billy Swan (Vocals), Richard Thompson (Vocals, Guitar), Steve Berlin (Saxophone), David Ferguson (Fiddle), Stephen Bruton (Guitar), David Mansfield (Guitar, Violin), David Miner (Bass), David Kemper (Drums), Alex Acuña (Percussion).
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