Recorded January 24, 25 and 26, 2008
Mixed January 27 – 30, 2008
Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA

Released October 12, 2010

SIDE A
Bill Barrett: Chromatic Harmonica
Wayne Peet: Organ
Jon Brion: Electric Piano, EMS Synthi, Voice
Jeremy Drake: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Banjo, Ukelele
Glenn Taylor: Pedal Steel Guitar
Devin Hoff: Contrabass, Bass Guitar
Scott Amendola: Drumset, Percussion, Loops/Electronics
Danny Frankel: Percussion, ½ Drumset
Nels Cline: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Effects, Megamouth, Quintronics Drum Buddy
Ed Ruscha: Acrylic, Oil, Canvas, Museum Board Paper, Raw Linen

SIDE B
Vinny Golia: Flutes, Clarinets, Saxophones
Dan Clucas: Trumpet, Flutes
Jeff Gauthier: Violin
Jessica Catron: Cello
Jeremy Drake: Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Devin Hoff: Contrabass, Bass Guitar, Cigarbox Guitar
Brad Dutz: Vibraphone, Xylophones, Frame Drum, Bongos
Scott Amendola: Drumset, Percussion, Loops/Electronics
Alex Cline: Percussion
Nels Cline: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Lap Steel, Cigarbox Guitar, Effects
Ed Ruscha: Bleach, Acrylic, Oil, Rayon-Covered Board, Linen-Covered Board, Raw Linen, Linen, Canvas

Produced by David Breskin

Composed and Arranged by Nels Cline

Recorded and Mixed by Ron Saint Germain
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt Mastering
Session Photos by Peak
Ed Ruscha Photos by Paul Ruscha
Design by Spottswood Erving

This music was recorded January 24, 25 and 26, 2008, but then mixed to nice fat juicy one-inch analog tape over the next four days at Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA, where Saint was assisted by ALBERT MATA. Straightaway, the righteously mad master of mastering, JOE GASTWIRT, took things into his own hands on Rhapsody Drive. Much music was copied by GAVIN TEMPLETON, who also played alto sax on B.14. PAUL RUSCHA took the pictures of Ed’s pictures, and GREGG HEINE oiled the Ruscha Studio engine to keep things from seizing up. All the session photos (except those of Jon, Bill, Glenn, Wayne, Danny and the various axes) were made by PEAK. Ye Olde SPOTTSWOOD ERVING did the album design and GERETH JIFFEAU layed the sucker out. WALTER THURMAN printed the half-recycled, half-sustainably-forested dead-tree pages you currently cradle. ANDREAS VON IMHOFF angelically rescued the ignored infant in Germany. JEFF GAUTHIER is Da Big Cheese. CHELSEA HADLEY got the thang started.

The complete and full realization of DIRTY BABY, stuffed with gloriously generous reproductions of Ed’s 66 pics and enough ghazals (both printed and recorded) to gas a Phillips station, if not a Standard, and including tragically hilarious guest appearances by Nels as Saddam Hussein and Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is available at surviving bookstores, museum shoppes, and the usual online purveyors, from DelMonico Books / Prestel (prestel.com) and sports this ISBN: 978-3-7913-5083-7.