1988 single by Tom Waits

"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"

Single by Tom Waits
from the album Big Time
B-side| "Big Black Mariah"
Released| 1988 (1988)
Recorded| August 1982 (1982-08) at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre|

* Experimental rock
* blues rock

Length| 4:10
Label| Island
Songwriter(s)| Tom Waits
Producer(s)| Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
| "Hang on St. Christopher"
(1987)  | "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six"
(1988)  | "Goin' Out West"
(1992)

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"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. In 1988, it was released as a single in support of his live performance album Big Time.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Accolades
* 2 Formats and track listing
* 3 Personnel
* 3.1 Musicians
* 3.2 Production and additional personnel
* 4 Release history
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Accolades[edit]

Year  | Publication  | Country  | Article  | Rank

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2000  | Vanity Fair | United Kingdom | Costello’s 500[2] | *
2010  | Rolling Stone | Germany | The 50 Best Songs of the 1980s[3] | *
2011  | 1001 Songs[4] | Australia |  | *

(*) designates unordered lists.

## Formats and track listing[edit]

All songs written by Tom Waits.

UK 7" single (IS 370)

1. "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" – 4:10
2. "Big Black Mariah" – 2:41

UK 12" single (12 IS 370)

1. "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" – 4:10
2. "Big Black Mariah" – 2:41
3. "Ruby's Arms" – 4:44

## Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six liner notes.[5]

* Tom Waits – vocals, production

### Musicians[edit]

* Victor Feldman – brake drum, bell plate, snare
* Stephen Hodges – drums
* Larry Taylor – acoustic bass
* Fred Tackett – electric guitar
* Joe Romano – trombone

### Production and additional personnel[edit]

* Biff Dawes – recording, mixing
* Daniel Hainey – photography

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United Kingdom  | 1988  | Island | LP | IS 370

## References[edit]

1. ^ Maginnis, Tom. "Tom Waits: 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
2. ^ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
3. ^ "The 50 Best Songs of the 1980s". Rolling Stone. 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
4. ^ Creswell, Toby (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Hardie Grant. ISBN 1742731481. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
5. ^ 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six (sleeve). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1988.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links[edit]

* "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" at Discogs (list of releases)

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Tom Waits

Studio albums|

* Closing Time
* The Heart of Saturday Night
* Nighthawks at the Diner
* Small Change
* Foreign Affairs
* Blue Valentine
* Heartattack and Vine
* Swordfishtrombones
* Rain Dogs
* Franks Wild Years
* Bone Machine
* The Black Rider
* Mule Variations
* Blood Money
* Alice
* Real Gone
* Bad as Me

Live albums|

* Big Time
* Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin
* Glitter and Doom Live

Soundtracks|

* One from the Heart
* Night on Earth

Compilations|

* Bounced Checks
* Anthology of Tom Waits
* Asylum Years
* The Early Years, Volume One
* The Early Years, Volume Two
* Beautiful Maladies
* Used Songs 1973–1980
* Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Notable songs|

* "Ol' '55"
* "Tom Traubert's Blues"
* "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)"
* "Somewhere"
* "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"
* "Come On Up to the House"
* "Romeo Is Bleeding"
* "Kentucky Avenue"
* "Heartattack and Vine"
* "Jersey Girl"
* "Jockey Full of Bourbon"
* "Downtown Train"
* "Way Down in the Hole"
* "Young at Heart"
* "Bad as Me"
* "Back in the Crowd"

Tours|

* Glitter and Doom Tour

Musicals|

* The Black Rider
* Woyzeck

Related articles|

* Discography
* Kathleen Brennan
* Greg Cohen
* Bones Howe
* Jim Jarmusch
* Rickie Lee Jones
* Marc Ribot
* Larry Taylor
* Chuck E. Weiss
* Big Time (film)
* Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
* New Coat of Paint
* Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits
* Tom Waits for No One

Authority control |

* MusicBrainz release group
* MusicBrainz work

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