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Tom Waits – Foreign Affairs (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1977
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Foreign Affairs is an LP by Tom Waits from 1977 released on the Asylum Records label.
About this album
Foreign Affairs is a striking early Tom Waits album, sharpening his blend of beat poetry, barroom blues and late-night jazz into something vividly cinematic. Released in 1977, it followed the rough-edged confessionals of his early work and pushed further into character sketches, crooked romance and urban melancholy. Songs such as I Never Talk to Strangers and Medley: Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come show his gift for turning cluttered city detail into memorable hooks and dialogue-like narratives. The album helped establish Waits as one of American music’s most singular songwriters, already balancing wit, weariness and theatrical storytelling.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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Artist: Tom WaitsLabel: Asylum Records – 7E-1117Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1977Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Blues Rock
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A1 Cinny'S Waltz
A2 Muriel
A3 I Never Talk To Strangers
A4 Medley: Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come
A5 A Sight For Sore Eyes
B1 Potter'S Field
B2 Burma-Shave
B3 Barber Shop
B4 Foreign Affair