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Track Listings
| 1. Emotional Weather Report |
| 2. Eggs and Sausage - Intro |
| 3. Eggs and Sausage |
| 4. Better Off Without A Wife |
| 5. Semi Suite |
| 6. Spare Parts |
| 7. The Ghosts Of Saturday - The Heart Of Saturday Night |
| 8. New Coat Of Paint |
| 9. Warm Beer and Cold Women |
| 10. Virginia Avenue |
| 11. San Diego Serenade |
| 12. Putnam County |
| 13. Ol 55 |
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CD Description
It s no secret that by mid-1975 Tom Waits was drinking far too much and close to exhaustion as a result of the pressures from almost constant touring over the period since he had signed with Asylum in 72. In October of 75 the delightful Nighthawks At The Diner was released as a double album, recorded live in front of a small club audience a few months before, but containing only new songs - alongside introductory banter from Waits of a quite hilarious nature - everyone of which is now regarded as a true Waits classic. In December, Tom entered the studios of KQRS Minneapolis for his first ever FM broadcast, floated across the airwaves by that very station and syndicated by many others nationwide. Now considered the holy grail of Waits broadcasts amongst serious collectors of the great man s work, this performance featuring Tom Waits alone at his piano with just his magnificent voice as accompaniment, the way he should be heard, is nothing short of staggering. This CD contains the full KQRS broadcast in perfect FM stereo quality, during which Tom performs a range of songs taken from his first three records Closing Time , The Heart Of Saturday Night and the aforementioned Nighthawks . Bonus tracks include a further three exceptional TV broadcasts from the early to mid 1980s, and include Mr. Siegal performed on Don Lang s show in 1981, plus two 1986 Letterman broadcasts in support of his then brand new masterpiece Swordfishtrombones .
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Rare live broadcast from Minneapolis 1975 + bonus tracks from 1981 Don Lane Show & 1986 David Letterman Show. 77 minutes.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although I'm a fan of Tom Waits' entire body of work, like many people I was first introduced to his 1970s Gin Pan Alley persona. This is Tom at his 'Nighthawks At The Diner'-era best, playing stripped-down arrangements of classic songs, often with very familiar skits and sketches in-between. As a Waits fanatic, I'd call this a must-have; it provides insights into a lot of his earlier work which he himself very rarely visits (tunes of this style were conspicuously absent from his earlier compilation 'Orphans'). If you like your songs about warm beer and cold women on the corner of 9th and Hennepin, this is for you.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Superb album consisting of great songs and humour. The '75 recordings are of really good quality, the later 80's songs sound a little muffled, but are still worth a listen, especially 'Time'. If you think, "well, I've got all these songs, what's the point", the point is, they stand side by side with the studio versions, my favourite 'San Diego Serenade' is excellent, but so are the other tracks. A wonderful addition to any Waits collection.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a superb recording of Tom at his very finest. I love this period of Waits' career, and this this a truly fine live rendition of some of his greatest work. Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not worth it...
In 3 little words, I guess the title of this review says it all.
The concert is "fine", nothing compared to the vintage Nighthawks. But no idea why the producers (? Read more
The concert is "fine", nothing compared to the vintage Nighthawks. But no idea why the producers (? Read more
Published 5 months ago by PSantos
Not worth bothering with
Don't get me wrong, I am a massive Tom Waits fan, but the songs but all the songs on this live CD are pretty messy versions and only vaguely resemble the tight and well played... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. C. J. O'hanlon
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