Bottle Rockets

 by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
March 1993 John Keane Studios, Athens, GA – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt/ banjo],  Tom Parr [gt],  Tom Ray [bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums]. Producer: John Keane)  
001 EARLY IN THE MORNING ESD 80772  
002 GAS GIRL ESD 80772
003 TRAILER MAMA ESD 80772  
004 WAVE THAT FLAG ESD 80772  
005 KEROSENE ESD 80772
006 EVERY KINDA EVERYTHING ESD 80772  
007 GOT WHAT I WANTED ESD 80772  
008 MANHATTAN COUNTRYSIDE ESD 80772
009 RURAL ROUTE ESD 80772
010 BUD NANNEY THEME ESD 80772  
011 THE VERY LAST TIME ESD 80772  
012 HEY MOON ESD 80772  
013 LONELY COWBOY ESD 80772  
1994 [demo sessions] unknown – The Bottle Rockets
01301 THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING TO LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM AND THINKING OF YOUR FRIEND'S GIRLFRIEND AT THE SAME TIME BS 212  
01302 BUILDING CHRYSLERS BS 212  
01303 SMOKIN' 100'S ALONE BS 212
25 May 1994 [live] The Mercury Lounge, 217 E Houston St, New York City – The Bottle Rockets     
01304 WELFARE MUSIC BS 212  
01305 FARMER JOHN BS 212   
1994 Coyote Recording Studio, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman, Mark Ortmann, Tom Parr, Tom Ray + guest musicians. Producer: Eric Ambel)
014 WELFARE MUSIC ESD 81002   
015 GRAVITY FAILS ESD 81002   
016 I'LL BE COMIN' AROUND ESD 81002   
017 RADAR GUN 7-87587/ ESD 81002   
018 SUNDAY SPORTS ESD 81002   
019 POT OF GOLD ESD 81002   
019 1000 DOLLAR CAR ESD 81002   
020 IDIOT'S REVENGE ESD 81002   
021 YOUNG LOVERS IN TOWN ESD 81002   
022 TAKE ME TO THE BANK ESD 81002   
023 WHAT MORE CAN I DO? ESD 81002   
024 STUCK IN A RUT ESD 81002   
025 I WANNA COME HOME ESD 81002   
026 QUEEN OF THE WORLD ESD 81002
1996 or sooner [live] unknown – The Bottle Rockets
02601 WELFARE MUSIC Blue Plate Music BPM-307CD
Ca 1996 unknown – The Bottle Rockets
027 TRUCK DRIVIN‘ MAN Desel Only
Track above issued on album Big Rock Deluxe
1997 Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, IN / Coyote Recording Studio, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City – The Bottle Rockets  (Tom Parr [vcl/gt],  Brian Henneman [vcl/gt], Tom Ray [bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums]. Producer: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel)
028 KIT KAT CLOCK 83015-2  
029 WHEN I WAS DUMB 83015-2  
030 24 HOURS A DAY 83015-2  
031 SMOKIN’ 100’S ALONE 83015-2  
032 SLO TOMS 83015-2  
033 INDIANAPOLIS 83015-2  
034 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW 83015-2  
035 ONE OF YOU 83015-2  
036 PERFECT FAR AWAY 83015-2
037 WAITIN’ ON A TRAIN 83015-2
038 DOHACK JOE 83015-2  
039 RICH MAN 83015-2  
040 TURN FOR THE WORSE 83015-2
1998 Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, IN / Coyote Recording Studio, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, 33 1/3 Recording, Brooklyn, New York City / Cowboy Technical Services Recording Rig, New York City – The Bottle Rockets
041 GET DOWN RIVER 358 029-2  
042 DINNER TRAIN TO DUTCHTOWN 358 029-2  
043 SKIP’S SONG 358 029-2
044 COFFEE MONKEY 358 029-2
045 IF WALLS COULD TALK 358 029-2
046 FINANCING HIS ROMANCE 358 029-2  
047 MY OWN CADILLAC 358 029-2
048 CHATTANOOGA 358 029-2
049 untitled bonus track 358 029-2
5-22 January 1999 The Studio,  Springfield, MO – The Bottle Rockets (Producer: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel [overdub sessions: 1-10 February 199 33 & 1/3, Brooklyn, New York City]
050 NANCY SINATRA 542 359 049-2  
051 ALONE IN BAD COMPANY 542 359 049-2  
052 I’VE BEEN DYING 542 359 049-2   
053 SOMETIMES FOUND 542 359 049-2   
054 HEADED FOR THE DITCH 542 359 049-2  
055 HELPLESS 542 359 049-2   
056 LET ME KNOW 542 359 049-2   
057 BRAND NEW YEAR 542 359 049-2   
058 DEAD DOG MEMORIES 542 359 049-2
059 THE BAR’S ON FIRE 542 359 049-2  
060 WHITE BOY BLUES 542 359 049-2   
061 GOTTA GET UP 542 359 049-2
062  LOVE LIKE A TRUCK 542 359 049-2   
063 ANOTHER BRAND NEW YEAR 542 359 049-2  
20-26 August 2001  The Studio, Springfield, MO – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt], Tom Parr  [gt],  Robert  Parr [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums]. Producer: Bottle Rockets and Lou Whitney)
064 FLOATWAY BS 086
065 MENDOCINO BS 086  
066 BE REAL BS 086   
067 AT THE CROSSROADS BS 086  
068 SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER BS 086   
069 LAWD, I'M JUST A COUNTRY BOY IN THE GREAT BIG FREAKY CITY BS 086  
070 NITTY GRITTY BS 086   
071 SONS OF EVERYTHING BS 086   
072 SUNDAY SUNNY MILL VALLEY GROOVE DAY BS 086  
073 STONED FACES FON'T LIE BS 086  
074 YOU CAN'T HIDE A REDNECK (UNDER THAT HIPY HAIR) BS 086   
075 I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME BS 086  
076 I'M NOT THAT KAT ANYMORE BS 086  
2003 Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, NJ – The Bottle Rockets (Producer: Warren Haynes, Michael Barbiera)
077 LUCKY BREAK 84645-2
078 MAN OF CONSTANT ANXIETY 84645-2
079 I DON'T WANNA GO BACK 84645-2
080 BAGGAGE CLAIM 84645-2
081 MEN AND WOMEN 84645-2
082 BABY'S NOT MY BABY TONIGHT 84645-2
083 CARTOON WISDOM 84645-2
084 CROSS BY THE HIGHWAY 84645-2
085 PRETTY LITTLE ANGIE 84645-2
086 BLUE SKY 84645-2
087 MOM AND DAD 84645-2
088 I.D. BLUES 84645-2
089 THE LAST TIME 84645-2
2004 [sessions for:Hard-Headed Woman / A Celebration Of Wanda Jackson] unknown - The Bottle Rockets
090 IF YOU DON'T SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BS 077
17 July 2005 [live] Bürgerhaus Heilbronn-Böckingen, GER – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt], John Horton [gt],  Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums])
09001 INTRO HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLU CD 0384  
09002 TRAILER MAMA BLU CD 0384  
09003 I WANNA COME HOME BLU CD 0384   
09004 ALONE IN BAD COMPANY BLU CD 0384   
09005 SLO TOMS BLU CD 0384   
09006 GET DOWN RIVER BLU CD 0384  
09007 I'LL BE COMING AROUND BLU CD 0384
09008 1000 DOLLAR CAR BLU CD 0384   
09009 BLUE SKY BLU CD 0384  
09010 NANCY SINATRA BLU CD 0384  
09011 WHEN I WAS DUMB BLU CD 0384  
09012 24 HOURS A DAY BLU CD 0384   
09013 WAITIN' ON A TRAIN BLU CD 0384
09014  GAS GIRL BLU CD 0384   
09015 CARTOON WISDOM BLU CD 0384  
09016 SOMETIMES FOUND BLU CD 0384   
09017 GRAVITY FALLS BLU CD 0384   
09018 KEROSENE BLU CD 0384
09019 LOVE LIKE A TRUCK BLU CD 0384
09020 INDIANAPOLIS BLU CD 0384  
09021 GOTTA GET UP BLU CD 0384  
09022 AT THE CROSSROADS BLU CD 0384  
09023 WELFARE MUSIC BLU CD 0384  
09024 HEY, HEY, MY, MY (INTO THE BLACK) BLU CD 0384  
09025  ENCORE 1 POT OF GOLD BLU CD 0384
09026 LONELY COWBOY BLU CD 0384  
09027 SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER BLU CD 0384  
09028 ENCORE 2 CORTEZ THE KILLER BLU CD 0384
2006 Ardent Studios, Memohis, TN -The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt], John Horton [gt], Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums])
091 BETTER THAN BROKEN BS 127   
092 MIDDLE MAN BS 127  
093 I QUIT BS 127   
094 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BS 127   
095 BLIND BS 127   
096 MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB BS 127   
097 ALIGN YOURSELF BS 127   
098 SUFFERING SERVANT BS 127   
099 FEELING DOWN BS 127   
100 WHERE I'M FROM BS 127
101 ZOYSIA BS 127
2009 Cowboy Technical Services Recording Rig, 231 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, New York City – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt/dobro], John Horton [gt], Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums] + Eric Ambel [vcl/gt/ keyboards], Sammy Merendino [percussion],  Joe Flood [vcl/fiddle], Mark Spencer [el piano], Rob Arthur [piano/organ], Jim Duffy [organ]. Producer: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel)
102 THE LONG WAY BS 157
103 SHAME ON ME BS 157
104 NOTHIN' BUT A DRIVER BS 157
105 HARD TIMES BS 157
106 DONE IT ALL BS 157
107 OPEN YOUR EYES BS 157
108 NEXT DOOR BS 157
109 WAY IT USED TO BE BS 157
110 GET ON THE BUS BS 157
111 SLIP AWAY BS 157
112 SOLITAIRE BS 157
113 GIVE ME ROOM BS 157  
2009 unknown – The Bottle Rockets (Producer:Joe Schwab, Rob Wagoner)
114 THE LONG WAY EISS 007
115 SLO TOMS EISS 007
2011 [live-2 days] Lucas Schoolhouse, St. Louis, MO – The Bottle Rockets  (Brian Henneman [vcl/ac gt/ banjo], John Horton [ac gt/lap steel/ mandolin],  Kip Loui [vcl/ac gt], Mark Ortmann [bass drum/ snare drum/ hihat/ shaker])
11501 EARLY IN THE MORNING BS 187
11502 GRAVITY FAILS BS 187
11503 LUCKY BREAK BS 187
11504 PERFECT FAR AWAY BS 187
11505 ONE OF YOU BS 187
11506 I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME BS 187
11507 1000 DOLLAR CAR BS 187
11508 KIT KAT CLOCK BS 187
11509 SMOKIN' 100'S ALONE BS 187
11510 TURN FOR THE WORSE BS 187
11511 RURAL ROUTE BS 187
11512 KEROSENE BS 187
1513 MOM AND DAD BS 187
2015 Sawhorse Studios, St. Louis, MO – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt/sitar], John Horton [gt], Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums] + Eric Ambel [vcl/gt], Carl Pandolfi [organ]. Producer: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel)
116 MONDAY (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND) BS 227
117 BIG LOTSA LOVE BS 227
118 I DON'T WANNA KNOW BS 227
119 BIG FAT NUTHIN' BS 227
120 DOG BS 227
121 SOMETHING GOOD BS 227
122 BUILDING CHRYSLERS BS 227
123 SMILE BS 227
124 XOYOU BS 227
125 SHIP IT ON TO FRISCO BS 227
126 SHAPE OF A WHEEL BS 227  
January 2016 [live] WXPN, Philadelphia, PA - The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt/sitar], John Horton [gt], Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums]
12601 MONDAY (EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND)
12602 DOG
12603 XOYOU
12604 I DON'T WANNA KNOW
12605 SHIP IT ON THE FRISCO
12606 SOMETHING GOOD
12607 SHAPE OF A WHEEL
Tracks above issued on EP On Audiotree Live
21 January 2016 Horseshack, Davenport, IA - The Bottle Rockets
127 MONDAY (EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND)
128 DOG
129 XOYOU
Tracks above issued on EP Horseshack, 1/21/2016
2018 Sawhorse Studios, St. Louis, MO – The Bottle Rockets (Brian Henneman [vcl/gt/sitar], John Horton [vcl/slide gt], Keith Voegele [vcl/bass],  Mark Ortmann [drums/percussion] + Eric Ambel [vcl/gt/keyboards], Carl Pandolfi [organ]. Producer: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel)
130 BIT LOGIC BS 266
131 HIGHWAY 70 BLUES BS 266  
132 LO-FI BS 266  
133 MAYBE TOMORROW BS 266  
134 BAD TIME TO BE AN OUTLAW BS 266  
135 SAXOPHONE BS 266
136 HUMAN PERFECTION BS 266  
137 KNOTTY PINE BS 266  
138 WAY DOWN SOUTH BS 266
139 DOOMSDAY LETTER BS 266  
140 STOVALL'S GROVE BS 266  
141 SILVER RING  BS 266



ALBUMS
East Side Digital ESD 80772 The Bottle Rockets:  Early In The Morning; Gas Girl; Trailer Mama; Wave That Flag; Kerosene; Every Kinda Everything; Got What I Wanted; Manhattan Countryside; Rural Route; Bud Nanney Theme; The Very Last Time; Hey Moon; Lonely Cowboy – 12-09-93
East Side Digital ESD 81002  The Brooklyn Side: Welfare Music;  Gravity Fails;  I'll Be Comin' Around;  Radar Gun;  Sunday Sports;  Pot Of Gold;  1000 Dollar Car;  Idiot's Revenge;  Young Lovers In Town;  Take Me To The Bank;  What More Can I Do?;  Stuck In A Rut;  I Wanna Come Home;  Queen Of The World - 94  (also on TAG Recordings 92601-2)
Atlantic 83015-2 24 Hours A Day: Kit Kat Clock;  When I Was Dumb;  24 Hours A Day;  Smokin’ 100’s Alone;  Slo Toms;  Indianapolis;  Things You Didn’t Know;  One Of You;  Perfect Far Away;  Waitin’ On A Train;  Dohack Joe;  Rich Man;  Turn For The Worse – 21-07-97     
Doolittle 542 358 029-2 Leftovers: Get Down River;  Dinner Train To Dutchtown;  Skip’s Song;  Coffee Monkey;  If Walls Could Talk;  Financing His Romance;  My Own Cadillac – Chattanooga; untitled bonus track – 24-11-98
Doolittle 542 359 049-2 Brand New Year: Nancy Sinatra;  Alone In Bad Company;  I’ve Been Dying;  Sometimes Found;  Headed For The Ditch;  Helpless;  Let Me Know;  Brand New Year;  Dead Dog Memories;  The Bar’s On Fire;  White Boy Blues;  Gotta Get Up;  Love Like A Truck;  Another Brand New Year – 01-08-99 (reissued in 2004 on New West NW 6019)
Bloodshot BS 086 Songs Of Sahm: Floatway;  Mendocino;  Be Real;  At The Crossroads;  She's About A Mover;  Lawd, I'm Just A Country Boy In The Great Big Freaky City;  Nitty Gritty;  Sons Of Everything;  Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day;  Stoned Faces Fon't Lie;  You Can't Hide A Redneck(Under That Hipy Hair);  I Don't Want To Go Home;  I'm Not That Kat Anymore – 01
Sanctuary 06076-84645-2  Blue Sky: Lucky Break; Man Of Constant Anxiety; I Don't Wanna Go Back; Baggage Claim; Men and Women; Baby's Not My Baby Tonight; Cartoon Wisdom; Cross By The Highway; Pretty Little Angie; Blue Sky; Mom and Dad; I.D. Blues; The Last Time - 03
Blue Rose [GER] BLU CD0384 Live In Heilbronn Germany:  Intro Happy Birthday; Trailer Mama;  I Wanna Come Home;  Alone in Bad Company;  Slo Toms;  Get Down River;  I'll Be Coming Around; 1000 Dollar Car;  Blue Sky;  Nancy Sinatra;  When I Was Dumb; 24 Hours a Day;  Waitin' On a Train;  Gas Girl;  Cartoon Wisdom; Sometimes Found;  Gravity Falls;  Kerosene; Love Like a Truck;  Indianapolis; Gotta Get Up; At the Crossroads; Welfare Music; Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black);  Encore 1 Pot Of Gold; Lonely Cowboy;  She's About A Mover;  Encore 2 Cortez The Killer  + 2 video tracks– 12-05 (double)
Bloodshot BS 127 Zoysia: Better Than Broken;  Middle Man;  I Quit;  Happy Anniversary;  Blind;  Mountain To Climb;  Align Yourself;  Suffering Servant;  Feeling Down;  Where I'm From – Zoysia – 06-06-06
Bloodshot BS 157 Lean Forward: The Long Way; Shame On Me; Nothin' But A Driver; Hard Times; Done It All; Open Your Eyes; Kid Next Door; Way It Used To Be; Get On The Bus; Slip Away; Solitaire; Give Me Room – 11-08-09
Bloodshot BS 187  Not So Loud/ An Acoustic Evening With The Bottle Rockets: Early In The Morning; Gravity Fails; Lucky Break; Perfect Far Away; One Of You; I Don't Want To Go Home; 1000 Dollar Car; Kit Kat Clock; Smokin' 100's Alone; Turn For The Worse; Rural Route; Kerosene; Mom and Dad – 16-08-11
Bloodshot BS 212 Bottle Rockets The Brooklyn Side: [Bottle Rockets:] Early In The Morning; Gas Girl; Trailer Mama; Wave That Flag; Kerosene; Every Kinda Everything; Got What I Wanted; Manhattan Countryside; Rural Route; Bud Nanney Theme; The Very Last Time; Hey Moon; Lonely Cowboy; [Brian Henneman- Acoustic Demos With Uncle Tupelo:] Indianapolis; Manhattan Countryside; Wallflower; Idiot's Revenge [Brian Henneman - Acoustic Demos, Date And Source Unknown:] Dead Dog Memories; [The Bottle Rockets- Acoustic Performance:] Hey Moon; Get Down River; [Chicken Truck- Tareytons Take The Cake 5 Song EP Cassette:] White Trash; Radar Gun; Lonely Cowboy; Coffee Monkey; Wave That Flag; [Chicken Truck Hickory Holidays 2 Song Christmas Holiday Cassette:] Brand New Year; [The Brooklyn Side:] Welfare Music;  Gravity Fails;  I'll Be Comin' Around;  Radar Gun;  Sunday Sports;  Pot Of Gold;  1000 Dollar Car;  Idiot's Revenge;  Young Lovers In Town;  Take Me To The Bank;  What More Can I Do?;  Stuck In A Rut;  I Wanna Come Home;  Queen Of The World; [Acoustic Demos For The Brooklyn Side:] This Is What It Sounds Like When You're Listening To Lindsey Buckingham And Thinking Of Your Friend's Girlfriend At The Same Time; Building Chryslers; Smokin' 100's Alone;     Truck Driving Man (Unreleased Track) [Live 05/25/1994 At The Mercury Lounge:] Welfare Music; Farmer John – 19-11-13 (double)
Bloodshot BS 227 South Broadway Athletic Club: Monday (Every Time I Turn Around); Big Lotsa Love; I Don't Wanna Know; Big Fat Nuthin'; Dog; Something Good; Building Chryslers; Smile; XOYOU; Ship It On To Frisco; Shape Of A Wheel – 02-10-15
Bloodshot BS 266 Bit Logic:  Bit Logic;  Highway 70 Blues;  Lo-Fi;  Maybe Tomorrow;  Bad Time To Be An Outlaw;  Saxophone;  Human Perfection;  Knotty Pine;  Way Down South;  Doomsday Letter;  Stovall's Grove;  Silver Ring – 12-10-18

EPS
Daytrotter no # Horseshack 1/21/2016: The Bottle Rockets – Horseshack 1/21/2016
The Bottle Rockets - Horseshack 1/21/2016: Monday (Everytime I Turn Around); Dog; XOYOU – 01-16
Audiotree no # The Bottle Rockets on Audiotree Live:  Monday (Every Time I Turn Around); Dog;  XOYOU; I Don't Wanna Know;  Ship It On The Frisco; Something Good;  Shape Of A Wheel – 30-01-16
Hatbox no # Sittin', Laughin', Talkin' (Live '95):  Talk #1;  I'll Be Comin' Around;  Talk #2;  Truck Drivin' Man (Give It All I Can);  Talk #3  – 23-11-20 (live, 1995, not in sessions)


SINGLES
Atlantic
7-87587 [Jim Lauderdale:]  Always On The Outside / [The Bottle Rockets:] Radar Gun – 94 (also on Diesel Only DO 8435)
Euclid
EISS 007 The Long Way / Slo Toms - 09