Closing Time: Half-Speed 50th Anniversary Vinyl 2LP Summer_Sale_23 We approached our performances like

We approached our performances like religious rites and the music mesmerised

The Last Time

plus memories of the era from Mick Talbot (The Style Council)

Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask

“More than exceeding their usual quotient of fire guitars

Closing Time: Half-Speed 50th Anniversary Vinyl 2LP Summer_Sale_23 We approached our performances likeClosing Time foreshadows the distinctly lyrical storytelling and original blending of jazz, blues, and folk styles that would come to be associated with Waits. It is on this debut album that Waits performs enduring classics of his career Ol 55 (famously covered by the Eagles), the heartbreaking Martha and the gentle acoustic folk of I Hope That I Dont Fall In Love With You. Reissued for the first time as a double LP to commemorate the 50th anniversary