The album is noted for being predominantly folk influenced although waits intended for closing time to be a jazz piano led album.
Tom waits closing time vinyl rhino.
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Since there were mastering issues with exclusive red vinyl copies rhino had to manufacture another batch of red vinyl replacement copies tom waits closing time.
Limited edition red vinyl versions of each available exclusively at tom waits official website.
Rhino will celebrate waits this december by reissuing the singer songwriter s first four asylum albums on vinyl.
Closing time the heart of saturday night nighthawks at the diner and small change will be presented on 180 gram heavy vinyl and packaged with their original artwork.
Tom waits asylum years on vinyl.
This is one of the definitive late night listening discs in my cd collection and if i had a dollar for every time i ve slipped this one on after a night at the bars i could quit my day job.
Closing time was his debut album from 1973 and in this incarnation it has never sounded better.
Closing time the heart of saturday night nighthawks at the diner and small change arrive on 180 gram vinyl december 21 from rhino.
Closing time is the debut album by 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 by asylum.
Tom waits has recently acquired the ownership of his asylum records era recordings 1973 1980 and has set about remastering them for cd and vinyl alongisde his wife kathleen brennan.
Throughout the album waits is both melancholic and amusing revealing flashes of the carefree wit and sinister humor that along with his deep gruff baritone became trademarks of his inimitable style.
Those who pre order by december 18 should have their packages arrive by december 24.
Rhino made available a further ltd edition version tom waits closing time which was available only from tom waits web site.
From the album closing time 1973 audio high quality.
This release was pressed on red vinyl.
Nearly 40 years and several musical evolutions later waits asylum years still hold a special place in the hearts of many fans.
Ahead of the general december 21 rhino retail release tomwaits com is offering limited edition 180 gram red vinyl versions of closing time the heart of saturday night nighthawks at the diner and small change.