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Tom Waits Collection 7 CD set his first 7 Asylum albums Tom Waits , according to the esteemed American critic Robert Hilburn , is "clearly one of the most important figures of the modern pop era". Such sentiments are not mere hyperbole; in a career that now spans four decades and over 20 albums, Tom Waits has long since emerged as an extraordinary innovative force, a singular voice whose music remains determinedly-and even gloriously - well beyond the trivial fads and fashions of popular culture. The Tom Waits Collection 7 CD set collects his seven Asylum label albums in a value-priced, easy-to-purchase collection. These were his first seven releases, introducing his audiences to his rich melodies, Skid Row poetry and sandpaper vocals. Each of the seven individual CDs that comprise this collection is brand new, unopened, unplayed and still in its original factory shrink wrap. Tom Waits Closing Time (1973) His debut album showcased his jazzy melodies with sentimental, romantic lyrics. Several of the tracks became more famous when convered by other artists. 1. Ol' '55 2. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You 3. Virginia Avenue 4. Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) 5. Midnight Lullaby 6. Martha 7. Rosie 8. Lonely 9. Ice Cream Man 10. Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love) 11. Grapefruit Moon 12. Closing Time Tom Waits The Heart Of Saturday Night (1974) With a cover influenced by Sinatra 's In The Wee, Small Hours, Waits ' smokey ballads were polished by the grit found under the barstools of the last open bar in Los Angeles. 1. New Coat Of Paint 2. San Diego Serenade 3. Semi Suite 4. Shiver Me Timbers 5. Dimaonds On My Windshield 6. (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night 7. Fumblin' With The Blues 8. Please Call Me, Baby 9. Depot, Depot 10. Drunk On The Moon 11. The Ghoses Of Saturday Night (After Hours At Napoleone's Pizza House) Tom Waits Nighthawks At The Diner (1975) Recorded "live" in a studio, this jazzy excursion is punctuated by extended between-song patter telling jokes, stories and explaining the stories behind the songs. 1. Opening Intro 2. Emotional Weather Report 3. Intro to On A Foggy Night 4. On A Foggy Night 5. Intro to Eggs And Sausage 6. Eggs And Sausage 7. Intro to Better Off Without A Wife 8. Better Off Without A Wife 9. Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street) 10. Intro to Warm Beer And Cold Women 11. Warm Beer And Cold Women 12. Intro to Putnam County 13. Putnam County 14. Spare Parts (A Nocturnal Emission) 15. Nobody 16. Intro to Big Joe And Phantom 309 17. Big Joe And Phantom 309 18. Spare Parts II and Closing Tom Waits Small Change (1976) Sandpaper vocals, beat lyrics, unforgettable melodies on this Skid Row travelogue. 1. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 2. Step Right Up 3. Jitterbug Boy (Sharing A Curbstone with Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body and The Mug And Artie) 4. I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In The Ninth Ward) 5. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening With Pete King) 6. Invitation To The Blues 7. Pasties And A G-String (At The Two O'Clock Club) 8. Bad Liver And A Broken Heart (In Lowell) 9. The One That Got Away 10. Small Change (Got Rained On With His Own .38) 11. I Can't Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue) Tom Waits Foreign Affairs (1977) The cover sets the tone of the music found within - a black-and-white movie starring winos and all-night waitresses. 1. Cinny's Waltz 2. Muriel 3. I Never Talk To Strangers with Bette Midler 4. Medley: Jack & Neal/California I Come 5. A Sight For Sore Eyes 6. Potter's Field 7. Burma Shave 8. Barber Shop 9. Foreign Affair Tom Waits Blue Valentine (1978) Electric guitar and keyboards make their debut and the barstool philosopher has been pushed aside by a more polished narrative po... read more

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