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Tom Waits 12/05/78
Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
Set I
Burma Shave
Annie's Back In Town
I Wish I Was In New Orleans
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
On The Nickel
Romeo Is Bleeding
Silent Night
Xmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Silent Night reprise
Small Change

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User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
tee-waii (1/5) CDR / 1 A View   TV broadcast
Angi (1/5) dvd / 1 View  
Gemini7 (1/5) CD-R / 1 View  
Notes: "Wolf Remasters, Vol. 2"
Gemini7 (1/5) DVD-R / 1 View  
Notes: BT BU 60
clutch (1/5) CDR / 1 A View  
robin (1/4.9) cdr / 1 View   see tech notes
Minor Hibbs (1/5) CDR / 1 A- View   FM/SBD
Craig Hurwitz (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
harold smith (1/5) CDR / 1 A A- View  
Notes: Wonderful show!
Arthur Sutherland (1/5) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: Very, very cool!
Todd B (1/5) CD / 1 View  
jewgrass (1/0) DVD / 1 View   Austin City Limits
Notes: Austin City Limits. A+
Robert McCauley (1/5) CD / 1 View   Bit Torrent D/L
Notes: Wolf remaster Vol.2
matt1401 (1/5) CDR / 1 View  
Martin M. Pedersen (1/3) VCD / 1 A View  
SolarGarlic (1/0) SHN / 1 A A View  
Brad (1/5) DVD / 1 A View   TV > ?? > DVD
Notes: Nice quality show. Great performance. Menu w/ chapters
Dennis Lausier (1/4.8) CD / 1 A A View  
Hierophant (1/0) shn / 1 A+ A View   cable TV>Marantz CDR-630>cdr>EAC>shn
HEDSPACE (1/5) cdr / 1 View   SBD
Notes: Missing:Small Change
Graveyard Boots (1/5) CDR / 1 A View   TV broadcast
Notes: Austin City Limits
Mark Thompson (1/5) CDR / 1 A View  
Greg (1/5) Audio CDR / 1 A+ View  
Notes: This show is from a recent rebroadcast of Tom Waits' appearance on the "Austin City Limits" television show that was originally recorded on 5 Dec 1978 in Austin, TX. It fits on one CDR, with a total time of approximately 53 minutes. Amazing performance. Thanks Mike
Greg (1/5) NTSC DVD / 1 A A View  
Notes: Singer-songwriter Tom Waits was born in 1949 in Pomona, California, but moved throughout the State as a child with his troubled family. Waits was interested in music from an early age - he was a big Bob Dylan fan - but never seriously considered it a career choice; instead, he dropped out of high school to work odd jobs in restaurants and nightclubs. After relocating to Los Angeles, Waits began performing publicly, soon attracting the attention of industry insider Herb Cohen, Frank Zappa's manager. With Cohen's help Waits signed to Asylum Records and released his debut “Closing Time�? in 1973. Like the rest of his future output, “Closing Time�? didn't garner radio play or spawn singles; rather, Waits' dark, poetic lyrics about nighthawks, barflies and outsiders earned him a cult following via strong critical praise and word-of-mouth. As his following grew, his voice grew raspier, his lyrics more spoken, his music increasingly ornate. During the 70’s he released a string of theatrical, jazz-oriented albums for Asylum. This show is from a rebroadcast of Tom Waits' appearance on the "Austin City Limits" television program that was originally recorded on December 5th 1978 in Austin, Texas. It is a lovely snapshot of the early, theatrical Waits, before the 80’s saw him move to Island Records and reinvent his sound, moving away from jazz poetry towards harder rhythms and bleak soundscapes. Pro-shot with menus and chapters, this show features a great setlist and some very interesting and long!) interpretations of classic Wait’s material. The performance is nothing short of amazing! There is also filler on the disc which includes a Son Volt appearance on ACL and a hilarious clip of Hunter S. Thompson on The Conan O’Brian Show. IMHO you can never go wrong with early Tom, and this just helps prove my theory! Awesome stuff! Thanks so much Jason!
Chris Buske (1/5) SHN / 1 View   CableTV>Marantz CDR-630>CDR
Chris Buske (1/5) MPEG / 1 View  
Mike Kellogg (1/5) VCD / 1 ex View   pro video
Lynn (1/5) dvd / 1 View  
Notes: Proshot. Also, has filler on it: 1. Son Volt appearance on ACL 2. Hunter S. Thompson on The Conan O'Brian Show
Chris Ryan (1/0) dvd / 1 View  
Notes: Video
Brad Sanders (1/5) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: Wolf HQR Remasters Vol. 2