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SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits
Folk & Singer-Songwriter · 1980s
Swordfishtrombones
Released 1983Folk & Singer-Songwriter
Essential
A radical reinvention into clanking, experimental art-song that redefined his career. Bold and strange. A pivotal record. Released in 1983, 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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