Album: The Early Years, Volume 1 by Tom Waits (1991)
Genre: Experimental | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Moody
Format: Compilation

Description: The Early Years is a two-part retrospective album series of Tom Waits songs, consisting of recordings made before Waits's actual debut album Closing Time. Volume One was released in 1991 and Volume Two was released in 1993 on Bizarre/Straight. The recordings were made between July and December 1971. Some of the songs on the album appear on the early albums Waits recorded for Asylum Records.

Artist Background: Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car." With this trademark growl, his incorporation of pre-rock music styles such as blues, jazz, and vaudeville, and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music, Waits has b... Part of the California, USA music scene. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the California, USA music scene. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Experimental, Rock/Pop, Moody, 1990s, Compilation


The Early Years is a two-part retrospective album series of Tom Waits songs, consisting of recordings made before Waits's actual debut album Closing Time. Volume One was released in 1991 and Volume Two was released in 1993 on Bizarre/Straight. The recordings were made between July and December 1971. Some of the songs on the album appear on the early albums Waits recorded for Asylum Records.

The Early Years, Volume 1

Tom Waits

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