TOM WAITS Rain Dogs 1985 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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Nov 8, 2013
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TOM WAITS Rain Dogs 1985 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT
w/LYRIC INNER, LOVELY COPY, ONCE/TWICE PLAYED
TOM WAITSRain Dogs
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9803) FIRST PRESSING (October 1985) OF "Rain Dogs"
ONCE/TWICE PLAYED - WONDERFUL RECORD
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9803 A-1U - 1 - 1 - x1 (etched 'GRAEME') / ILPS 9803 B-1U - 1 - 1 -
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A LIGHT GLOSS FINISH
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE PRINTED ON LIGHLY TEXTURED SOFT WHITE CARD
With its jarring rhythms and unusual instrumentation -- marimba, accordion, various percussion -- as well as its frequently surreal lyrics, Rain Dogs is very much a follow-up to Swordfishtrombones, which is to say that it sounds for the most part like The Threepenny Opera being sung by Howlin' Wolf.
The chief musical difference is the introduction of guitarist Marc Ribot, who adds his noisy leads to the general cacophony.
But Rain Dogs is sprawling where its predecessor had been focused: Tom Waits' lyrics here sometimes are imaginative to the point of obscurity, seemingly chosen to fit the rhythms rather than for sense.
In the course of 19 tracks and 54 minutes, Waits sometimes goes back to the more conventional music of his earlier records, which seems like a retreat, though such tracks as the catchy "Hang Down Your Head," "Time," and especially "Downtown Train" provide some relief as well as variety.
Rain Dogs can't quite surprise as Swordfishtrombones had, and in his attempt to continue in the direction suggested by that album, Waits occasionally borders on the chaotic (which may only be to say that, like most of his records, this one is uneven).
But much of the music matches the earlier album, and there is so much of it that that is enough to qualify Rain Dogs as one of Waits' best albums
Side 1: Singapore / Clap Hands / Cemetery Polka / Jockey Full Of Bourbon / Tango Till They're Sore / Big Black Mariah / Diamonds And Gold / Hang Down Your Head / Time
Side 2: Rain Dogs / Midtown / 9th And Hennepin / Gun Street Girl / Union Square / Blind Love / Walking Spanish / Downtown Train / Bride Of Rain Dogs (instrumental) / Anywhere I Lay My Head
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with just one/two spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just some harmless wispy brush marks from the lyric inner
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Lovely clean copy and my play-check at loud volume found no real audio issues of note (just an impossibly minor odd touch of static - of new vinyl - which will no doubt disappear after a few spins)
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The sleeve is clean and unmarked with little wear to speak of
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with just a small bump to one corner and a small central split to one side edge
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £4.50 (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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