TOM WAITS Closing Time LP ASYLUM 1973 CAN 2nd press SD5061 w/SHEP COOKE Debut LP
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TOM WAITS
with BILL PLUMMER, SHEP COOKE, JOHN SEITER, PETER KLIMES, DELBERT BENNETT, etc.
In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, low-life characters with a persona that seemed
to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the '80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in Southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled FrankZappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as The Early Years and The Early Years, Vol. 2. His formal recording debut came with Closing Time (1973) on Asylum Records, an album that contained "Ol' 55," which was covered by labelmates the Eagles for their On the Border album. Waits attracted critical acclaim and a cult audience for his subsequent albums, The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), the two-LP live set Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Small Change (1976), Foreign Affairs (1977), Blue Valentine (1978), and Heart Attack and Vine (1980). His music and persona proved highly cinematic, and, starting in 1978, he launched parallel careers as an actor and as a composer of movie music..."CLOSING TIME"
(released in the U.S.A. in 1973, but first published in canada in 1974)
LP ASYLUM RECORDS SD5061 STEREO
PRINTED IN CANADA 1975 SECOND PRESSING
[Label variant in front of the original 1974 Canadian pressing]
SINGLE COVER
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
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LABEL: ASYLUM - BLUE LABEL w/CLOUDS + LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover : (rear & spine) SD5061
Catalog on labels: SD 5061 C (ST-AS-73273 RI) / SD 5061 (ST-AS-732732 RI)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ST-AS-732731R1-1A-2HZ: DM
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ST-AS-732732R1-1A-2HZ: DM
On labels: rim text reads "Manufactured....by WEA Music of Canada Ltd.....a Warner Communications Company ?"
All elections written by Tom Waits
? 1973 Asylum Records
On back cover: Produced by Jerry Yester for Third Story Productions
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood
? © 1973 Asylum Records
On spine: Printed in Canada
tracklisting
Side A: OL' 55 - I HOPE THAT I DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
VIRGINIA AVENUE - OLD SHOES (& PICTURE POSTCARDS)
MIDNIGHT LULLABY - MARTHA
Side B: ROSIE - LONELY - ICE CREAM MAN - LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN (ON THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE)
GRAPEFRUIT MOON - CLOSING TIME
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Tom Waits' debut album is a minor-key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness. Within his chosen narrow range of the cocktail bar pianistics and muttered vocals, Waits and producer Jerry Yester manage to deliver a surprisingly broad collection of styles, from the jazzy "Virginia Avenue" to the uptempo off-kilter funkiness of "Ice Cream Man." The acoustic guitar folkiness of the tender "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" is an upside-down take on the Laurel Canyon sound, while the saloon song "Midnight Lullaby" would have been a perfect addition to the repertoires of Frank Sinatra and/or Tony Bennett. The frameworks of most of the songs come from the songwriter's literary obsessions with Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. Waits also has a gift for gentle, rolling pop melodies; his original scenarios are strikingly visual on the best songs, such as "Martha" -- which Yester discreetly augments with strings -- and the now iconic "Ol' 55." Waits' original version is far superior in conveying the early-morning emotions after leaving a lover's room to the Eagles' hooky hit cover -- which ultimately guaranteed Waits an income for life. Closing Time quietly announces the arrival of a talented songwriter whose self-consciousness, wry barroom humor, and solitary melancholy made him a standout from virtually all of his peers, and difficult to pigeonhole...(AllMusic)
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