Tom Waits
Swordfishtrombones LP vinyl

Eighth studio album from Pomona, CA's Tom Waits. Swordfishtrombones was originally recorded in 1982 after Waits had gotten rid of his manager, his producer, and his record company. It was his first album that he produced himself and marked a move away from the piano and string orchestra arrangements of his previous releases. Waits employed a junkyard's worth of unusual instrumentation and took a more surreal approach to his songwriting. This was the album that showed the world what the gnarled singer-songwriter was really capable of. Includes the songs: "Underground," "16 Shells From A 30-6," "In The Neighborhood," and "Soldier's Things." Fifteen tracks in all. 

NEW / Released in 1983 / Reissue

Tracklist:

A1 Underground

A2 Shore Leave

A3 Dave The Butcher

A4 Johnsburg, Illinois

A5 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six

A6 Town With No Cheer

A7 In The Neighborhood

B1 Just Another Sucker On The Vine

B2 Frank's Wild Years

B3 Swordfishtrombone

B4 Down, Down, Down

B5 Soldier's Things

B6 Gin Soaked Boy

B7 Trouble's Braids

B8 Rainbirds