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Tom Waits Franks Wild Years New Vinyl LP M\M
US $21.75
ApproximatelyS$ 27.84
Was US $29.00 (25% off)
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Located in: Milford, Connecticut, United States
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Estimated between Mon, 18 Aug and Thu, 21 Aug
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eBay item number:335930590974
Item specifics
- Condition
- New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Features
- Sealed
- Style
- Folk Rock, Contemporary Jazz
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Record Size
- 12"
- Material
- Vinyl
- Record Grading
- Mint (M)
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- Type
- LP
- Sleeve Grading
- Mint (M)
- Inlay Condition
- Mint (M)
- Language
- English
- Catalog Number
- B0037071-01
- Case Type
- Cardboard Sleeve
- Speed
- 33 RPM
- Color
- Black
- UPC
- 0602448898333
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Product Information
Originally released in 1987 on Island Records, Franks Wild Years is Tom Waits’ 10th studio album. Titled for a play of the same name and authored by Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan, Franks Wild Years was performed by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1986. Franks Wild Years is an iteration of the track “Frank’s Wild Years” from Waits’ 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. The album divides the story neatly into two acts and although titled “un operachi romantic”, there is no opera in Franks. There is a hilarious touch of operatic styling by Waits himself in the song “Temptation.” His vocal character varies wildly throughout the work’s 17 songs, and is no more impressive than when the gruff, growly singer turns to impeccable Sinatra-esque phrasing on the Vegas number, “Straight To The Top.” While Franks featured a 14-member cast on stage, the album is all-Waits—yet suggests a multitude of characters by virtue of his chameleon vocals. The album is a startling group of lost dreams, bad dreams, dreams that might not even be dreams. The music is nightmarish, ethereal, beautiful. Think broken calliopes played by genius children, horns played at dawn in a graveyard, banjos leaking through practice room walls. Titles evoke Frank’s dime-store Odyssey: “Straight To The Top,” “Blow Wind Blow,” “Temptation,” “I’ll Be Gone.” NME ranked the work the number five album of 1987. Newly remastered for the first time ever from the original ½” flat master tape and personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering under the guidance of Waits’ longtime audio engineer, Karl Derfler. The album packaging has also been restored. Franks Wild Years includes tracks such as “Cold Cold Ground,” “Way Down In The Hole” – versions of which were used as the theme music of HBO’s series The Wire – and “Temptation.” Available on 180g black vinyl. Tom Waits —"Frank's Wild Years"
Product Identifiers
Record Label
Island, Isl
UPC
0602448898333
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12061936200
Product Key Features
Release Year
2023
Format
Record
Genre
Rock
Artist
Waits, Tom
Release Title
Franks Wild Years
Dimensions
Item Height
0.20 in
Item Weight
0.91 lb
Item Length
12.35 in
Item Width
12.30 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks
17
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Tracks
1.1 Hang On St Christopher 1.2 Straight To The Top (Rhumba) 1.3 Blow Wind Blow 1.4 Temptation 1.5 Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) 1.6 I'll Be Gone 1.7 Yesterday Is Here 1.8 Please Wake Me Up 1.9 Franks Theme 2.1 More Than Rain 2.2 Way Down In The Hole 2.3 Straight To The Top (Vegas) 2.4 I'll Take New York 2.5 Telephone Call From Istanbul 2.6 Cold Cold Ground 2.7 Train Song 2.8 Innocent When You Dream (78)
Number of Discs
1
Notes
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered for the first time ever from the original ½" flat master tape and personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Originally released in 1987 on Island Records, Franks Wild Years is Tom Waits' 10th studio album. Titled for a play of the same name and authored by Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan, Franks Wild Years was performed by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1986. Franks Wild Years is an iteration of the track "Frank's Wild Years" from Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones.
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- j***u (1634)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat 45 rpm record that plays well. Packaged secure. Is as described. Highly recommend this seller.
- d***a (495)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseARRIVED BEFORE DUE DATE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION …A+++++++++++++++++++++
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- j***u (1634)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat 45 rpm record that plays well. Packaged secure. Is as described. Highly recommend this seller.
- d***a (495)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseARRIVED BEFORE DUE DATE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION …A+++++++++++++++++++++
- k***n (2123)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasethanks