Rare Vintage Vinyl LP Record Tom Waits Closing Time

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Up for auction today is a great vinyl LP album.

Artist: Tom Waits

Album: Closing Time

Catalog #: SD 5061

Closing Time is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits' major releases through Asylum.

The album is noted for being predominantly folk influenced although Waits intended for Closing Time to be "a jazz, piano-led album."Upon release, the album was mildly successful in the United States, although it did not chart and received little attention from music press in the United Kingdom and elsewhere internationally. Critical reaction to Closing Time was positive. The album's only single—"Ol' '55"—attracted attention due to a cover version by Waits' better-known label mates The Eagles. Other songs from the album were covered by artists ranging from Tim Buckley to Bette Midler. The album has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom and has gained a contemporary cult following among rock fans.

Track listing:

Side One

1. "Ol' '55" 

2. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You"  

3. "Virginia Avenue"

4. "Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)"

5. "Midnight Lullaby"  

6. "Martha"  

Side Two

7. "Rosie"  

8. "Lonely"  

9. "Ice Cream Man"  

10. "Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your  

         Love)" 

11. "Grapefruit Moon" 

12. "Closing Time (Instrumental)"

Personnel:

Tom Waits – vocals, piano, guitar, harmonium, harpsichord, celeste

Delbert Bennett – trumpet

Shep Cooke – guitar; backing vocals 

Peter Klimes – guitar; pedal steel guitar 

Bill Plummer – bass guitar

John Seiter – drums; backing vocals 

Guest musicians

Arni Egilsson – bass guitar 

Jesse Ehrlich – cello 

Tony Terran – trumpet

A note on condition...

I’m not a pro or a record store owner, but I have been collecting for a long time and have done my best to describe the condition.

Condition: 

Record: This album was not play-tested, only visually graded as I am listing over 10,000 albums and cannot do every one. 

I would say EXCELLENT to NEAR MINT as there are no noticeable surface scratches, marks or defects. I do not believe I played this album very much as I listened to alot of cassettes back then.

Jacket: VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS. Light surface scratching from storage. Minimal ring wear on back and/or front. No splits of any kind - extremely minor edgewear.

Sleeve: Graphics Photos Lyrics Type

All in all, this is a great LP -- described and graded visually -- at a remarkable starting price.

Again, please remember that I am not an expert but I try to grade very fairly.  I visually grade all records. Please keep in mind that some of these records/vinyl are pre-owned and over 30 or 40 years old.  Some may have some slight surface noise and/or a crackle and/or other imperfections and will NOT sound like a “new” record, unless listed as mint/unopened.

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