#franks wild years

[tomwaitsvisualdictionary]

Forty years ago, Tom Waits’ transformative creative breakthrough, Swordfishtrombones, was released into the wild, ushering in a new and critically acclaimed era for Waits and his longtime songwriting and production partner, Kathleen Brennan.

To honor this metamorphic period, Waits’ spectacular middle-period albums – released on Island Records between 1983 and 1993 – have been newly remastered from the original tapes for reissue on vinyl and CD via Island/UMe, personally overseen by Waits and Brennan.  Swordfishtrombones (1983), its sprawling and superb sequel, Rain Dogs (1985), and the trilogy-completing, tragi-comic stage musical, Franks Wild Years (1987), kick off the series today with their new vinyl releases.

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TW

[hauntedgardenking]

There’s rumbling in the distance from the west

And it sounds like Frank’s Wild Years

To think I’m two steps from cigarettes

Summertime fever roiling in my throat

After a decade of perfecting béchamel

This Year has been dope sick sunsets

At the back of the prep station

An infatuation with Eastern Ember hair

And palmistry in forest fires

[hannibal-or-maybe-just-rex]

1988: Tom Waits, Big Time.

[bizarrobrain]

"Cold Cold Ground" by Tom Waits - From "Franks Wild Years" (1987)

[misterparadigm]

Been listening to a LOT of Waits lately. I've been going album by album and curating a Spotify playlist of the best tunes, which I've titled "Derelict Gypsy Gospel." Even made a cover for it for Spotify. You can check it out at the link below, if you're a Waits fan.

[beatdisc]

Tom Waits Island Records Remasters

At long last, the Tom Waits Island Records albums are being remastered and pressed again on vinyl!

Due out 22/09 Swordfishtrombones (1983) Rain Dogs (1985) Franks Wild Years (1987)

Due out 06/10 Bone Machine (1992) The Black Rider (1993)

Get in touch to pre-order. All LPs are $70 each.

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Personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Waits spectacular middle-period albums–released on Island Records between 1983 and 1993—have been newly remastered from the original tapes and will be reissued on vinyl and CD this fall via Island/UMe.

Waits’ transformative creative breakthrough, Swordfishtrombones (1983), its sprawling and superb sequel, Rain Dogs (1985), and the trilogy-completing, tragi-comic stage musical, Franks Wild Years (1987), will kick off the series September 22, ushering in a new and critically acclaimed musical era for Waits and his longtime songwriting and production partner, Brennan. The epic song-cycle, Bone Machine (1992) and the Waits (with Robert Wilson and William S. Burroughs) musical fable, The Black Rider (1993), will follow October 6.

September, incredibly, marks the 40th anniversary of Swordfishtrombones, and the 30th of The Black Rider.

[girlmikeyway]

both mikey way and dallon weekes have sparkly basses!!! and they're not even allowed to justifiably bash anyone's heads in with them, what gives >:(

[rastronomicals]

12:20 AM EDT June 6, 2024:

Tom Waits - "Straight To The Top" From the album Frank's Wild Years (August 17, 1987)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★

I'm like a champagne bubble pop pop pop

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[babymorte]

i freaking love tyler the creator so much 🤩😂

[gamesyoushouldbeplaying]

Jacob Geller wasnt kidding, that time loop can nihilism

[femmeterypolka]

this seems to be the latest-career character-focused lying-for-fun interview he did, or at least that i’ve seen

[anothersuperstition]

the fact that i’m instagram mutuals with gabe saporta’s photographer brother ricardo is one of the weirdest little facts about my life. he followed me after the jersey shows and it was just like hello?? welcome i guess??

[nando161mando]

#Orcas Pummel Boat After Crew Tries To Deter Them With Heavy Metal Music

Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.