TOM WAITS Closing Time 1976 UK ASYLUM PRESSING OF HIS DEBUT LP - BARELY PLAYED
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Mar 31, 2016
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TOM WAITS Closing Time 1976 UK ASYLUM PRESSING OF HIS DEBUT LP - BARELY PLAYED
TOM WAITSClosing Time
1976 UK ASYLUM (K 53030) PRESSING OF TOM WAITS’ DEBUT LP
SEEN LITTLE USE - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
MATRIX: K 53030 A1 / K 53030 B1
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GLOSSY SLEEVE "Printed and made in England by Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ"
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 band and muttered vocals, 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.
Waits' entire musical approach is stylised, of course, and at times derivative -- "Lonely" borrows a little too much from Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" -- and his lovelorn lyrics can be sentimental without being penetrating. But he also has a gift for gently rolling pop melodies, and he can come up with striking, original scenarios, as on the best songs, "Ol' 55" and "Martha," which Yester discreetly augments with strings.
Closing Time announces the arrival of a talented songwriter whose self-conscious melancholy can be surprisingly moving
Side 1:
Ol' '55 (3:55)
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You (3:52)
Virginia Avenue (3:22)
Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) (3:41)
Midnight Lullaby (3:10)
Martha (4:26)
Side 2:
Rosie (3:56)
Lonely (3:11)
Ice Cream Man (3:05)
Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love) (3:55)
Grapefruit Moon (4:46)
Closing Time (3:58)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with nothing but a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
My play-check at volume found little to fault - an odd one-off tick/ touch of low-level surface noted - nothing really - sounds great
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Slight storage wear - nothing major - all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period (@£2 for each additional LP).
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
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