TOM WAITS "Closing Time" 1973 US Alternative Indie Rock Asylum LP No Barcode
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Tom Waits "Closing Time" - Asylum Records SD-5061 (1973re) (USA) ...This auction is for an early edition Record [no barcode] on (US) vinyl.
Tom Waits' debut album is a minor-key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness. Within the apparently narrow range of the cocktail bar pianistics and muttered vocals, Tom Waits and producer Jerry Yester manage a surprisingly broad collection of styles, from the jazzy "Virginia Avenue" to the up-tempo funk of "Ice Cream Man" and from the acoustic guitar folkiness of "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" to the saloon song "Midnight Lullaby," which would have been a perfect addition to the repertoires of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett.
Track listings and information listed below...
The Record and Cover [in shrinkwrap] are in excellent (Very Good++ to Mint-) condition [small mark on bottom left front corner] and will include an outer plastic sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed. For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s policies. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). NOTE: Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus usually less than $1 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $3.00 for $5.00 to $250.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)
Detailed item info:
Album Features UPC: No BarcodeArtist: Tom Waits Format: LP
Record Label: Asylum
Genre: Rock & Pop, Singer, Songwriter
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 (And Picture Postcards)
5. Midnight Lullaby
6. Martha
[Side OTwo]
1. Rosie
2. Lonely
3. Ice Cream Man
4. Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)
5. Grapefruit Moon
6. Closing Time
Details Playing Time: 46 min. Producer: Jerry Yester Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
Personnel: Tom Waits (vocals, piano); Jesse Ehrlich (cello); Tony Terran (trumpet); Arni Egilsson (bass instrument); Johnny Seiter (drums).
The 1973 album that introduced a young singer-songwriter to the world at large is a far cry from the wonderfully twisted sonic lanscape that would define SWORDFISHTROMBONES a decade later. The Waits of CLOSING TIME was a barroom balladeer too, but one who fit neatly into the early-'70s folk-rock, singer-songwriter paradigm (CLOSING TIME's opener "Ol' '55," in fact, was covered by the Eagles on their first album). The arrangements here are straightforward, piano-based affairs that present the songs with a minimum of fuss.Waits's voice isn't the deep, gravelly instrument that would bellow its way through RAIN DOGS, but a smoky, measured one, devoid of artifice. Accordingly, the song structures are simpler, and the best ("Martha," "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You") attain a timeless feel. For all his relative conventionality on this debut, though, Waits is still closer in spirit to the great American songwriters of the '40s than any '70s California rocker. Listeners looking for the eccentric, carnivalesque atmosphere that typifies Waits's work from the '80s and '90s will be surprised by the relative straightforwardness of CLOSING TIME, yet the album announces an important talent.
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