Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones

NME (Magazine): Ranked #16 among The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.
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item number:  HE9R
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CD Details

  • Released: June 1, 1989
  • Originally Released: 1990
  • Label: Island

Entertainment Reviews:

Q - 10/92, p.100
5 Stars - Indispensable - "...one of the pivotal albums of the '80s...an American melting-pot music such as had never been heard before..."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.77
5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n album that shifted gloriously in mood....SWORDFISHTROMBONES continues to amaze."
NME (Magazine) - 9/25/93, p.19
Ranked #16 among The 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.

Tracks:

  • 1.Underground
  • 2.Shore Leave
  • 3.Dave The Butcher - (TRUE instrumental)
  • 4.Johnsburg, Illinois
  • 5.16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
  • 6.Town With No Cheer
  • 7.In The Neighborhood
  • 8.Just Another Sucker On The Vine - (TRUE instrumental)
  • 9.Frank's Wild Years
  • 10.Swordfishtrombone
  • 11.Down, Down, Down
  • 12.Soldier's Things
  • 13.Gin Soaked Boy
  • 14.Trouble's Braids
  • 15.Rainbirds - (TRUE instrumental)

Product Info

  • UPC: 042284246927
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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