Originally released in 1993 on Island Records, The Black Rider is Tom Waits' 12th studio album. The album includes songs Waits had written for a play of the same name, The Black Rider - directed by Robert Wilson and co-written by William S. Burroughs. The play was based on German folktale and premiered in 1990. Remastered for the first time ever from the original «" flat master tape. Available on 180g black vinyl.