Down by Law is the debut studio album by Deadline, which was released on May 2, 1985, on Celluloid Records.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Paul Butterfield – harmonica (4) Olu Dara – Holztrompete and cornet (2, 4) Aïyb Dieng – congas and cowbell (1, 2), talking drums (4) Manu Dibango – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4), voice (1, 2) Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar (3, 5), fuzz bass (3) Bill Laswell – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), bass guitar (1), shortwave (3), producer Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (4) Steve Turre – didjeridoo (2, 4, 6), conch shells (2, 6) Bernie Worrell – synthesizer (1, 2, 4) Phillip Wilson – DMX (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), percussion (2, 5, 6), Balafon (3, 4, 6), cymbals (1, 4), bells (3), bass synthesizer (4), mbira (5), processed piano (6), floor toms (6), congas (6), cabasa (6), producer Technical personnel Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer, editing Robert Musso – engineering, mixing Hahn Rowe – assistant engineer Robert Stevens – engineering, processed piano (3), electric piano (6) Howie Weinberg – mastering
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1985 Celluloid CD, CS, LP CELL 6111 France 1990 Celluloid CD CELD 6111 United States 1993 Celluloid CD CELD 6111 United Kingdom 1996 Charly CD CPCD 8192
References
External links
Down by Law at Bandcamp