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Blue ValentineTom Waits
Folk & Singer-Songwriter · 1970s
Blue Valentine
Released 1978Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Classic
A noir-ish, late-night peak of barroom ballads. Warm and acclaimed. A high point. Released in 1978, it's a key entry in Tom Waits's run.
On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.
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