The Vinyl Countdown # 1714
Tom Waits, Blue Valentine (1978)
This is the first Tom Waits album I ever heard – so it is my favourite; just for that. If I hadn’t heard this I might never have heard Rain Dogs and Swordfishtrombones and Mule Variations and all the other albums. I’ve collected all of the Tom Waits albums. I’m still put off by his latest – but maybe I’ll get there. I jus…
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