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Artist: | Tom Waits |
Title: | Tom Waits Frank's Wild Years remastered 180GM VINYL LP |
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Released: | 22/09/2023 |
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Format: | 180GM VINYL LP |
Country | EU/US |
Barcode: | 602448898333 |
Catalogue number: | 4889833 |
Store location: | INDIE ALTERNATIVE |
SKU: | WLF12503 |
Condition: | BRAND NEW & SEALED |
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Genre: | Folk Rock , Lounge , Folk Rock , Blues Rock , Blues Rock , Lounge , Avantgarde , Rock , Contemporary Jazz , Jazz |
Categories: | Vinyl / Box Sets Ship in 24-48 Hours , Gifts Under $100 |
Originally released in 1987 on Island Records, Franks Wild Years is Tom Waits’ 10th studio album. Titled for a play of the same name and authored by Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan, Franks Wild Years was performed by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1986. Franks Wild Years is an iteration of the track “Frank’s Wild Years” from Waits’ 1983 album Swordfishtrombones.
The album divides the story neatly into two acts and although titled “un operachi romantic”, there is no opera in Franks. There is a hilarious touch of operatic styling by Waits himself in the song “Temptation.” His vocal character varies wildly throughout the work’s 17 songs, and is no more impressive than when the gruff, growly singer turns to impeccable Sinatra-esque phrasing on the Vegas number, “Straight To The Top.” While Franks featured a 14-member cast on stage, the album is all-Waits—yet suggests a multitude of characters by virtue of his chameleon vocals. The album is a startling group of lost dreams, bad dreams, dreams that might not even be dreams. The music is nightmarish, ethereal, beautiful. Think broken calliopes played by genius children, horns played at dawn in a graveyard, banjos leaking through practice room walls. Titles evoke Frank’s dime-store Odyssey: “Straight To The Top,” “Blow Wind Blow,” “Temptation,” “I’ll Be Gone.” NME ranked the work the number five album of 1987.
Newly remastered for the first time ever from the original ½” flat master tape and personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering under the guidance of Waits’ longtime audio engineer, Karl Derfler. The album packaging has also been restored. Franks Wild Years includes tracks such as “Cold Cold Ground,” “Way Down In The Hole” – versions of which were used as the theme music of HBO’s series The Wire – and “Temptation.” Available on 180g black vinyl.
ACT I | ||
1 | Hang On St. Christopher Alto Horn, Arranged By [Horns], Composed By - Greg Cohen Drums - Michael Blair Effects [Leslie Bass Pedals] - William Schimmel Guitar - Marc Ribot Tenor Saxophone - Ralph Carney |
2:44 |
2 | Straight To The Top (Rhumba) Congas - Michael Blair Congas, Organ [Optigon] - Tom Waits Double Bass - Larry Taylor Effects [Leslie Bass Pedals], Songwriter - Greg Cohen Organ [Pump] - William Schimmel Saxophone - Ralph Carney |
2:30 |
3 | Blow Wind Blow Alto Horn - Greg Cohen Glockenspiel - Michael Blair Organ [Pump] - Francis Thumm Organ [Pump] - Tom Waits |
3:34 |
4 | Temptation Arranged By [Vocals] - Kathleen Brennan Bass, Arranged By [Horns] - Greg Cohen Guitar - Jeff Moris Tepper Guitar - Marc Ribot Guitar - Tom Waits Organ [Optigon] - Tom Waits Percussion, Congas, Maracas - Michael Blair Saxophone - Ralph Carney |
3:53 |
5 | Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) Bass - Greg Cohen Organ [Pump] - Tom Waits Piano - William Schimmel Violin - Ralph Carney |
4:15 |
6 | I'll Be Gone Accordion - William Schimmel Baritone Horn - Ralph Carney Bass - Greg Cohen Guitar - Jeff Moris Tepper Marimba - Michael Blair Performer [Rooster] - Tom Waits Songwriter - Kathleen Brennan |
3:12 |
7 | Yesterday Is Here Bass - Larry Taylor Guitar, Tambourine - Tom Waits Songwriter - Kathleen Brennan |
2:31 |
8 | Please Wake Me Up Baritone Horn - Ralph Carney Bass - Greg Cohen Bass - Jay Anderson Composed By - Kathleen Brennan Mellotron, Organ [Optigon] - Tom Waits |
3:35 |
9 | Frank's Theme Organ [Pump] - Tom Waits |
1:50 |
ACT II | ||
10 | More Than Rain Accordion - William Schimmel Baritone Horn - Ralph Carney Bass - Greg Cohen Bells [Orquestra] - Michael Blair Guitar - Jeff Moris Tepper Keyboards [Optigon] - Tom Waits Piano [Prepared] - Francis Thumm |
3:52 |
11 | Way Down In The Hole Backing Vocals - Angela Brown Backing Vocals - Leslie Holland Backing Vocals - Lynne Jordan Bass - Greg Cohen Guitar - Marc Ribot Percussion - Michael Blair Saxophone - Ralph Carney |
3:30 |
12 | Straight To The Top (Vegas) Composed By, Arranged By, Bass - Greg Cohen Drums - Michael Blair Piano [Cocktail] - William Schimmel Tenor Saxophone - Ralph Carney Vocals [Vocal Stylings] - Tom Waits |
3:24 |
13 | I'll Take New York Bass - Greg Cohen Drums - Michael Blair Organ [Pump] - William Schimmel Saxophone - Ralph Carney |
4:00 |
14 | Telephone Call From Istanbul Banjo - Marc Ribot Bass - Greg Cohen Drums - Michael Blair Guitar - Jeff Moris Tepper Keyboards [Farfisa], Drums - Tom Waits |
3:12 |
15 | Cold Cold Ground Accordion - David Hidalgo Bass - Larry Taylor Guitar - Tom Waits |
4:07 |
16 | Train Song Accordion - David Hidalgo Alto Horn - Greg Cohen Bass - Larry Taylor Piano, Organ [Pump] - Tom Waits |
3:20 |
17 | Innocent When You Dream (78) | 3:00 |
dispatched in | 24 hours |
format | vinyl |
year of release | 2023 |
condition | new |
genre | Jazz |
artist | Tom Waits |
label | Island Records |
Country | EU/US |
Recently In Stock | No |
Forthcoming | No |
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