TOM WAITS' LANDMARK COLLECTION
ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS
TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL ON DECEMBER 8
LIMITED EDITION SET
SPANS SEVEN FULL LENGTH LPs
WITH SIX NEW BONUS TRACKS
TOM WAITS' gold-certified triple-disc masterpiece ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS (Anti-) will be reinvented on December 8 as a limited edition vinyl set, complete with a deluxe 12" booklet and six new bonus cuts. The collection totals 62 tracks over seven full length LPs, all pressed on 180 gram vinyl. (In the original CD collection, the package contained 30 new recordings which have now been upped to 32 with two newly recorded tracks as part of the bonus 6 on the vinyl set.)
An assemblage of rare, new and mostly unheard tracks, ORPHANS includes irreverent--or, rather, remarkably relevant-covers of songs by artists as disparate as the Ramones and Leadbelly, along with WAITS compositions originally recorded by other artists. Waits' selections dazzle as sonic experiments and twisted tales.
WAITS says, "Orphans are rough and tender tunes. Rhumbas about mermaids, shuffles about train wrecks, tarantellas about insects, madrigrals about drowning. Scared, mean, orphaned songs of rapture and melancholy. Songs that grew up hard. Songs of dubious origin rescued from cruel fate and now left wanting only to be cared for. Show that you are not afraid and take them home. They don't bite, they just need attention."
Each of the three CDs is separately grouped and sub-titled - "Brawlers," "Bawlers" and "Bastards" - to capture the full spectrum of Waits' ranging and roving musical styles. "Brawlers" is chock full of raucous blues and full-throated juke joint stomp, "Bawlers" contains Celtic and country ballads, waltzes, lullabies, piano and classic lyrical Waits songs, while "Bastards" is filled with experimental music and strange tales.
Termed "a definitive album" by Robert Christgau in Rolling Stone, the original CD release of ORPHANS was among the fastest-selling offering of WAITS' career, and a hit with critics. "Waits may call them orphans, but another artist would call this a career," noted Keith Phipps in The Onion.
In the Los Angeles Times, Richard Cromelin called ORPHANS "A fulfillment of the ideal Waits...This is one to salt away to sustain you through many winters of the soul."
Among the bonus tracks exclusive to this vinyl collectors' edition are a whimsical take on Fats Waller's "Crazy ‘Bout My Baby" and "Diamond In Your Mind," a WAITS/BRENNAN song first heard on Solomon Burke's GRAMMY-winning CD Don't Give Up On Me. Others include "Pray," Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht's "Canon Song," "No One Can Forgive Me" and "Mathie Grove."
Meanwhile, WAITS is set to release Glitter and Doom Live on November 23 both on LP and as a 2 CD set. The collection of outstanding live tracks from his 2008 sold out US and European tour features 17 live recordings from ten nights along the tour. The second CD entitled Tom Tales, holds nearly 40 minutes of Waits quixotic ruminations on topics ranging from romantic spiders to injured vultures. The live discs encapsulate Waits in all his chug, boom and steam.
On Christmas Day, WAITS hits the big screen alongside Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and the late Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. And in January, he can also be seen in the Hughes Brothers' Book of Eli with Denzel Washington.
For more on TOM WAITS and ORPHANS, check out the newly launched www.tomwaits.com
ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS
TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL ON DECEMBER 8
LIMITED EDITION SET
SPANS SEVEN FULL LENGTH LPs
WITH SIX NEW BONUS TRACKS
TOM WAITS' gold-certified triple-disc masterpiece ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS (Anti-) will be reinvented on December 8 as a limited edition vinyl set, complete with a deluxe 12" booklet and six new bonus cuts. The collection totals 62 tracks over seven full length LPs, all pressed on 180 gram vinyl. (In the original CD collection, the package contained 30 new recordings which have now been upped to 32 with two newly recorded tracks as part of the bonus 6 on the vinyl set.)
An assemblage of rare, new and mostly unheard tracks, ORPHANS includes irreverent--or, rather, remarkably relevant-covers of songs by artists as disparate as the Ramones and Leadbelly, along with WAITS compositions originally recorded by other artists. Waits' selections dazzle as sonic experiments and twisted tales.
WAITS says, "Orphans are rough and tender tunes. Rhumbas about mermaids, shuffles about train wrecks, tarantellas about insects, madrigrals about drowning. Scared, mean, orphaned songs of rapture and melancholy. Songs that grew up hard. Songs of dubious origin rescued from cruel fate and now left wanting only to be cared for. Show that you are not afraid and take them home. They don't bite, they just need attention."
Each of the three CDs is separately grouped and sub-titled - "Brawlers," "Bawlers" and "Bastards" - to capture the full spectrum of Waits' ranging and roving musical styles. "Brawlers" is chock full of raucous blues and full-throated juke joint stomp, "Bawlers" contains Celtic and country ballads, waltzes, lullabies, piano and classic lyrical Waits songs, while "Bastards" is filled with experimental music and strange tales.
Termed "a definitive album" by Robert Christgau in Rolling Stone, the original CD release of ORPHANS was among the fastest-selling offering of WAITS' career, and a hit with critics. "Waits may call them orphans, but another artist would call this a career," noted Keith Phipps in The Onion.
In the Los Angeles Times, Richard Cromelin called ORPHANS "A fulfillment of the ideal Waits...This is one to salt away to sustain you through many winters of the soul."
Among the bonus tracks exclusive to this vinyl collectors' edition are a whimsical take on Fats Waller's "Crazy ‘Bout My Baby" and "Diamond In Your Mind," a WAITS/BRENNAN song first heard on Solomon Burke's GRAMMY-winning CD Don't Give Up On Me. Others include "Pray," Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht's "Canon Song," "No One Can Forgive Me" and "Mathie Grove."
Meanwhile, WAITS is set to release Glitter and Doom Live on November 23 both on LP and as a 2 CD set. The collection of outstanding live tracks from his 2008 sold out US and European tour features 17 live recordings from ten nights along the tour. The second CD entitled Tom Tales, holds nearly 40 minutes of Waits quixotic ruminations on topics ranging from romantic spiders to injured vultures. The live discs encapsulate Waits in all his chug, boom and steam.
On Christmas Day, WAITS hits the big screen alongside Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and the late Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. And in January, he can also be seen in the Hughes Brothers' Book of Eli with Denzel Washington.
For more on TOM WAITS and ORPHANS, check out the newly launched www.tomwaits.com
Glitter and Doom Live hits stores on November 24th and is currently available for pre-order in a whole slew of different bundles! Take a look below to see everything that's offered!
Glitter and Doom Live CD, T-Shirt and Tour Book
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Limited edition 'True Confessions' Tour Book
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live LP, T-Shirt and Tour Book
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 gram vinyl
- Limited edition 'True Confessions' Tour Book
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live CD and T-Shirt
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live LP and T-Shirt
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 Gram Vinyl
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Also Available:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 gram vinyl
Also, be sure to stop by the all new TomWaits.com. Glitter and Doom Live in stores November 24th!
Glitter and Doom Live CD, T-Shirt and Tour Book
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Limited edition 'True Confessions' Tour Book
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live LP, T-Shirt and Tour Book
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 gram vinyl
- Limited edition 'True Confessions' Tour Book
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live CD and T-Shirt
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Glitter and Doom Live LP and T-Shirt
This Bundle Includes:
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 Gram Vinyl
- Limited edition, exclusive t-shirt
Also Available:
- Glitter and Doom Live CD
- Glitter and Doom Live Double LP on 180 gram vinyl
Also, be sure to stop by the all new TomWaits.com. Glitter and Doom Live in stores November 24th!
TOM WAITS TO RELEASE ‘GLITTER and DOOM LIVE’ NOVEMBER 24 ON CD AND VINYL
EACH INCLUDES 17 SONGS FROM THE SOLD OUT TOUR OF EUROPE AND THE US IN THE SUMMER OF 2008
TOMWAITS.COM TO GO LIVE ON 10/12
EACH INCLUDES 17 SONGS FROM THE SOLD OUT TOUR OF EUROPE AND THE US IN THE SUMMER OF 2008
TOMWAITS.COM TO GO LIVE ON 10/12
TOM WAITS is set to release Glitter and Doom Live, a collection of outstanding live tracks from his 2008 sold out US and European tour. This two CD set contains 17 live recordings from ten nights along the tour including, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Tulsa, Knoxville, Atlanta, Paris, Milan, Jacksonville, Dublin and Columbus. The second CD entitled, Tom Tales holds nearly 40 minutes of Waits quixotic ruminations on topics ranging from romantic spiders to injured vultures. The CD will also come with a booklet of live photos.
The vinyl version of Glitter and Doom Live will feature gatefold sleeve with live photos from the tour and contain all 17 tracks but no Tom Tales. Inside the LP, Anti- is providing a card w/mp3 download instructions, which will enable the buyer to download Tom Tales as well.
Musically, the live discs encapsulate Waits in all his chug, boom and steam. His shamanistic vocals, innovative arrangements, visionary lyrics, pounding rhythms and emotional melodies are all here. There are dark swampy tribal rhythms, ominous hymns, and cautionary tales all swirling around Waits’ unmistakable howl and croon. The CD has a dead man singing to his widow, a convict’s last words, an instructional dance number, lamenting sword swallowers and bragging pirates. All of the tracks were personally selected and sequenced to give you the feeling of one great night on tour.
On October 12, www.tomwaits.com is set to go live. You are invited to wander and roam through the first ever official website for all things Waits: news, updates on recordings, new releases, tours, films and more. A resource for lyrics, photos, wit and wisdom, strange but true tales, and more imponderables on topics as far ranging as the origin of consciousness, the sexuality of Christ and the lonely journey of the male seahorse.
Track listing is as follows:
1. Lucinda / Ain't Goin Down (Birmingham - 07/03/08) - 5:37
2. Singapore (Edinburgh - 07/28/08) - 5:00
3. Get Behind The Mule (Tulsa - 06/25/08) - 6:26
4. Fannin Street (Knoxville - 06/29/08) - 4:16
5. Dirt In The Ground (Milan - 07/19/08) - 5:18
6. Such A Scream (Milan - 07/18/08) - 2:51
7. Live Circus (Jacksonville - 07/01/08) - 5:04
8. Goin' Out West (Tulsa - 06/25/08) - 3:48
9. Falling Down (Paris - 07/25/08) - 4:21
10. The Part You Throw Away (Edinburgh - 07/28/08) - 5:07
11. Trampled Rose (Dublin - 08/01/08) - 5:06
12. Metropolitan Glide (Knoxville - 6/29/08) - 3:10
13. I'll Shoot The Moon (Paris - 07/24/08) - 4:25
14. Green Grass (Edinburgh - 07/27/08) - 3:20
15. Make It Rain (Atlanta - 07/05/08) - 3:58
16. Story (Columbus - 06/28/08) - 2:02
17. Lucky Day (Atlanta - 07/05/08) - 3:47