The Early Years (album series)
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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 had been previously released in polished form.
Reissued on vinyl in 2010 by Manifesto Records
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits 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."...
songs, consisting of recordings made before Waits's actual debut album Closing Time
Closing Time (album)
Closing Time is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits's major releases through Asylum, the final being Heartattack...
. Volume One was released in 1991 and Volume Two was released in 1993 on Bizarre
Bizarre Records
Bizarre Records was a record label formed for artists discovered by rock musician Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen.Bizarre was originally formed as a production company...
/Straight
Straight Records
Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion label, Bizarre Records. Straight and Bizarre were manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by...
. The recordings were made between July and December 1971. Some of the songs on the album had been previously released in polished form.
Reissued on vinyl in 2010 by Manifesto Records