Before I cool it with the Waits stuff, I thought I’d share this last bit as I’ve been in a heavy early-late ’70s Waits mode for awhile. It’s that time of year. What I love about this era is that it just bounces. There is no one doing it quite like this anymore, not even Waits. A great document from a great period, as things would soon change in terms of both the direction of the recorded material and the live shows.
Update: Some folks have had issues with the final track, “Step Right Up,” unbundling in the zip. So, here it is if ya need it. It’s a doozy.
MP3: Tom Waits :: Step Right Up (sendspace link)
Download (Zipped Folder 60 MB): Tom Waits :: Apr 27, 1979, Paris France, Palace Theater
Tom Waits :: Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits :: Till The Money Runs Out
Tom Waits :: Annieís Back In Town
Tom Waits :: I Wish I Was In New Orleans
Tom Waits :: Wrong Side Of The Road
Tom Waits :: Jersey Girl
Tom Waits :: Step Right Up
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This is great! Thanks! The You Tube clips are brilliant too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0p2JHcsQ0
1 | Mark William Wales January 11th, 2010 at 7:57 pmjust saw the new terry gilliam film, with waits playing the devil. he somehow always manages to channel that ineffable vibe of his music in his acting roles. what a guy.
2 | chad January 12th, 2010 at 9:32 amAnyone else having issues with the last track, Step Right Up? It gives an error when I try to extract and won’t play. Awesome set – thanks!
3 | brans4d January 12th, 2010 at 10:00 amthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou
4 | r.carver January 12th, 2010 at 10:13 amawesome, thanks! anyway you can repost the KPFK Folkscene one???
5 | Jorge Diaz January 12th, 2010 at 12:03 pmit’s gems like this that continue to make AD my favorite music blog. thanks so much!
6 | sam o January 12th, 2010 at 12:32 pmyou are awesome thank you so much for this!
7 | Legal Step January 12th, 2010 at 2:03 pmYep. No Step Right Up fer me neitha.
8 | Nathah January 12th, 2010 at 3:14 pmRE: Step Right Up mp3, see above….I upped it as an MP3 for those with issues w/ the zipped folder.
9 | Satisfied '75 January 12th, 2010 at 4:43 pmthanks for sharing the great live 70s-era waits! hadn’t heard this paris’79 show. i also recommend tracking down the sydney’79 and bremen’77 shows – there are some ‘wolf’ remasters that are amazing quality! email me if interested…
10 | bristone January 13th, 2010 at 10:28 amI have problems with the “Annieís Back In Town”. I think it might relate to the “í” that somehow is translatet wrong into the zip-file.
11 | Mathias S Kirkegaard January 13th, 2010 at 7:07 pmNo “Step Right Up” for me, either.
Thanks.
12 | Michael February 23rd, 2010 at 6:47 pmAny chance that Step Right Up could be reposted?
13 | Benjamin March 1st, 2010 at 9:46 pmThat mp3 of Step Right Up looks to be gone again
Great post though
14 | Pachuco Cadaver March 9th, 2010 at 7:08 pmindeed there’s a corruption in the file ‘Step Right Up’ the rest unpacks no problem.
Many thanks for the share!
15 | olli April 3rd, 2010 at 2:14 amBut… it unpacked okay, using unarchiver on Mac OS X. How do you make 405kbps mp3′s? Very good quality, I’m surprised there’s better than 320 kbps possible in mp3. I hunt mostly for FLAC’s, but I’m more than happy with this!
Meanwhile I listened to the whole Step right up, and no problem whatsoever.
16 | olli April 3rd, 2010 at 2:18 am
405kbps… That’s the result of the corruption, got it figured…
17 | olli April 3rd, 2010 at 2:39 amThanks! This made my entire weekend….and I had a damned good weekend.
18 | Stella June 12th, 2011 at 6:45 pmMore Tom Waits Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Love this period. A truly original set against the current period of dying punk, emerging new wave and the arrival of Goth. Who could not be impressed.
19 | Creatist March 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am