Tom Waits, Swordfishtrombones (1983)
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I’m sure nearly every Tom Waits album has been my favourite for a time – but this one became The One (for a while) on the advice of one of the great musical mentors that passed through my education at a formative time: Seamus, he of Fisheye Discs (and Tower Music before that). I was sold on Tom, and digging Blue Valen…
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