Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones Vinyl LP

The seventh studio album 'Swordfishtrombones' by the American singer-songwriter is stylistically different from his previous LPs. The album moves away from the piano and string orchestra arrangements of his late 1970s releases, replacing them instead with unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract songwriting approach. Waits went from '70's-era 'bluesy, boozy' wordsmith and melodist with seven albums behind him to sound sculptor, miner of the subconscious, abstract orchestrator, sonic cubist-while retaining his innate lyricism, melodic invention, humanity.

Tracklisting

Side A

1.  Underground - Tom Waits
2.  Shore Leave - Tom Waits
3.  Dave The Butcher - Tom Waits
4.  Johnsburg, Illinois - Tom Waits
5.  16 Shells From A Thirty-ought Six - Tom Waits
6.  Town With No Cheer - Tom Waits
7.  In The Neighbourhood - Tom Waits

Side B

8.  Just Another Sucker On the Vine - Tom Waits
9.  Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits
10. Swordfishtrombone - Tom Waits
11. Down, Down, Down - Tom Waits
12. Soldier's Things - Tom Waits
13. Gin Soaked Boy - Tom Waits
14. Trouble's Braids - Tom Waits
15. Rainbirds - Tom Waits