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Swordfishtrombones - CD, LP

Tom Waits

Rock | Jazz | Jazz-Rock | Lounge | Blues Rock

1983

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LP Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones

180g Vinyl

Island Records 24. August 2016 Europe

Album Reissue Remastered

Between the release of Heartattack and Vine in 1980 and Swordfishtrombones in 1983, Tom Waits changed labels and transformed himself from a jazz poet and singer into something entirely new. Swordfishtrombones is the beginning of an apparent trilogy in which Waits became a creator of soundscapes (this album was the first Waits produced himself) a...

More ID: 46705 EAN: 0042284246910 Discogs ID: 9032231

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Title	Swordfishtrombones
Artist	Tom Waits
More info	180g Vinyl
Format	LP (vinyl)
Labels	Island Records
Country of issue	Europe
Date of publication	24. August 2016
First released	1983
Weight	230 g
EAN	0042284246910
Product ID	46705
Discogs ID	9032231
Discogs reviews	4.59

Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones version on vinyl LP in Remastered edition. This particular edition was published in Europe in publishing company Island Records on 24. August 2016.

Between the release of Heartattack and Vine in 1980 and Swordfishtrombones in 1983, Tom Waits changed labels and transformed himself from a jazz poet and singer into something entirely new. Swordfishtrombones is the beginning of an apparent trilogy in which Waits became a creator of soundscapes (this album was the first Waits produced himself) and which mixes equal parts German cabaret, the patina of the old eighties and the sentimental power of John McCormack ballads. Waits began to use his voice in extraordinary ways here, from the sideshow bark of "Underground" to the coughingly syrupy strain of "Swordfishtrombone," and the instrumentation changed along with it, with new Harry Partch-inspired drums and Salvation Army brass arrangements. Looking back, hints of this sound had already appeared on Heartattack and Vine albums, but nothing prepared fans for this full-blown masterpiece. (tomwaits. com)

Album spans genres Rock, Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Lounge and Blues Rock. 180g Vinyl.

A1	Underground	1:58 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Baritone Horn Randy Aldcroft \| Drums Stephen Hodges \| Electric Guitar Fred Tackett \| Marimba [Bass Marimba] Victor Feldman \| Vocals Tom Waits
A2	Shore Leave	4:12 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Angklung [Metal Aunglongs] Francis Thumm \| Banjo, Guitar Fred Tackett \| Drums Stephen Hodges \| Marimba, Marimba [Bass Marimba], Shaker, Bass Drum [Bass Drum With Rice] Victor Feldman \| Performer [Chair], Vocals Tom Waits \| Trombone Randy Aldcroft
A3	Dave The Butcher	2:15 min
	Organ [Hammond B-3 Organ] Tom Waits \| Percussion [Bass Boo Bams] Victor Feldman
A4	Johnsburg, Illinois	1:30 min
	Bass Greg Cohen \| Vocals, Piano Tom Waits
A5	16 Shells From A 30-6	4:30 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Drum [Brake Drum], Percussion [Bell Plate], Snare Victor Feldman \| Drums Stephen Hodges \| Electric Guitar Fred Tackett \| Trombone Joe Romano (4) \| Vocals Tom Waits
A6	Town With No Cheer	4:22 min
	Bagpipes Anthony Clark Stewart \| Programmed By [Synthesizer Program] Clark Spangler \| Vocals, Harmonium, Synthesizer, Bells [Freedom Bell] Tom Waits
A7	In The Neighborhood	3:04 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Baritone Horn Randy Aldcroft \| Drum [Parade Drum], Cymbal Stephen Hodges \| Organ [Hammond B-3 Organ], Snare, Bells Victor Feldman \| Trombone Bill Reichenbach (2), Dick Hyde \| Vocals Tom Waits
B1	Just Another Sucker On The Vine	1:42 min
	Harmonium Tom Waits \| Trumpet Joe Romano (4)
B2	Frank's Wild Years	1:50 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Organ [Hammond Organ] Ronnie Barron \| Vocals Tom Waits
B3	Swordfishtrombone	3:00 min
	Acoustic Bass Greg Cohen \| Electric Bass Larry Taylor \| Marimba, Congas, Bass Drum, Drum [Dabuki Drum] Victor Feldman \| Vocals Tom Waits
B4	Down, Down, Down	2:10 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Drums Stephen Hodges \| Electric Guitar Carlos Guitarlos \| Organ Eric Bikales \| Snare, Tambourine Victor Feldman \| Vocals Tom Waits
B5	Soldier's Things	3:15 min
	Acoustic Bass Greg Cohen \| Vocals Tom Waits
B6	Gin Soaked Boy	2:20 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Drums Stephen Hodges \| Electric Guitar Fred Tackett \| Vocals Tom Waits
B7	Trouble's Braids	1:18 min
	Acoustic Bass Larry Taylor \| Bass Drum [Parade Bass Drum] Stephen Hodges \| Talking Drum [African Talking Drum] Victor Feldman \| Vocals Tom Waits
B8	Rainbirds	3:05 min
	Acoustic Bass Greg Cohen \| Glass Harmonica Francis Thumm, Richard Gibbs, Stephen Hodges \| Piano Tom Waits