Behind the Trap Door

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Behind the Trap Door
Behind the Trap Door EP.jpg
EP by
T Bone Burnett
Released1984
Genre Rock
Label Demon
Producer T Bone Burnett, Reggie Fisher, Stephen Bruton, David Miner
T Bone Burnett chronology
Proof Through the Night
(1983)		Behind the Trap Door
(1984)		 T-Bone Burnett
(1986)

Behind the Trap Door is an EP by T Bone Burnett, released in 1984. [1]

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

T Bone Burnett American musician

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. Burnett rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film music, including for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Cold Mountain (2004), Walk the Line (2006), Crazy Heart (2010); and won another Grammy for producing the studio album Raising Sand (2007), in which he united the contemporary bluegrass of Alison Krauss with the blues rock of Robert Plant.

Contents

History

Behind the Trap Door features collaborations with Bono, Bob Neuwirth, and Richard Thompson. 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." [2]

Bono Irish rock musician

Paul David Hewson, KBE OL, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2.

Bob Neuwirth is an American folk music singer, songwriter, record producer and visual artist.

Richard Thompson (musician) British songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician

Richard Thompson is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Although the EP is out of print, all the songs were reissued on CD by Rhino Handmade on March 27, 2007. The double CD also includes the Trap Door EP and Proof Through the Night . [3] The double CD was issued in a numbered limited edition of 5,000. A cover of the Hank Williams (as Luke the Drifter) song "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw," recorded during an early session for the album, is also included on the CD. [2]

Rhino Entertainment American record company; subsidiary of Warner Music Group

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978. It is currently the catalog division for Warner Music Group. Its current CEO is Mark Pinkus.

<i>Trap Door</i> (EP) 1982 EP by T Bone Burnett

Trap Door is an EP by T Bone Burnett, released in 1982. It was his first release on the Warner Bros. label after leaving Takoma Records.

<i>Proof Through the Night</i> 1983 studio album by T Bone Burnett

Proof Through the Night is a 1983 album by T Bone Burnett, produced by Jeff Eyrich. Proof Through the Night was unavailable on CD for many years, though some tracks, most of them remixed, appeared on the 20/20 career compilation in May 2006. Rhino Handmade issued a CD version of the album on March 27, 2007, which also includes the Trap Door and Beyond the Trap Door EPs. The double CD was issued in a numbered limited edition of 5,000. A cover of the Hank Williams song "Be Careful of Stones that You Throw", recorded during an early session for the album, is also included on the CD.

Reception

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Music critic Brett Hartenbach of Allmusic wrote "Fans of T Bone Burnett's work will find pleasures throughout Behind the Trap Door, although it's by no means an essential piece of his catalog." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Strange Combination" (Burnett) – 3:51
  2. "Amnesia and Jealousy (Oh! Lana)" (Burnett, Larry Poons) – 4:51
  3. "Having a Wonderful Time Wish You Were Her" (Burnett, Bono) – 4:02
  4. "The Law of Average" (Burnett, Fleming, Mankiewicz) – 2:32
  5. "My Life and the Women Who Lived It (No. 1)" (Burnett, Lebensohn, Bob Neuwirth) – 5:19
  6. "Welcome Home, Mr. Lewis" (Burnett, Richard Thompson) – 3:34

Personnel

David Law Kemper is an American rock drummer who was a member of the Jerry Garcia Band (1983–1994) and Bob Dylan's band (1996–2001).

David Mansfield is an American musician and composer.

David Miner, sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of Grace Slick's The Great Society in the 1960s. He actually co-founded The Great Society along with Jerry, Darby, and Grace Slick as well as Bard Du Pont, in the sense that he was there from the start. Miner sang most of the lead vocals in the early days of the band and would also write a number of songs including "That's How It Is", "You Can't Cry", and "Daydream Nightmare Love".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hartenbach, Brett. "Behind the Trap Door > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "T Bone Burnett- Proof Through The Night & The Complete Trap Door - Press Release". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. ↑ Allmusic entry for reissue compilation Proof Through the Night & The Complete Trap Door
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