I'm filling in my TW collection. Bizarrely I don't have Closing Time, though I have the rest of his early stuff. I keep seeing "Used Songs" going cheap on CD, is this worth having? The songs I already have on Heart of, Small Change, Nighthawks, etc, but if these are alternate takes then I'll get it. If however it's just a compilation of what I already have on the albums I'll pass.
Tom Waits, Used Songs
- Thread starter stevec67
- Start date
misterc6
Wasted and wounded, it ain’t what the moon did
I’ve not heard “Used Songs” but I like “The Early Years”, volumes 1 & 2. They’re not super cheap, but have alternate versions of many great songs.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000005DDY/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000002NVJ/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000005DDY/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000002NVJ/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
This site contains affiliate links for which pink fish media may be compensated.
guey
pfm Member
Discogs says a straight compilation of previously released tracks.
I'll second the recommendation for The Early Years albums.
I'll second the recommendation for The Early Years albums.
Thanks, I will go with "Early Years". I sampled the MP3 version of Used Songs and what I recognised was identical to the album versions, so this fits.
I've also got a copy of "Closing Time" coming, which is a winner. I think this completes my collection of early TW albums, I have the set up to the Swordfish trilogy, and one or two after that, but TBH after Swordfish, Blue Valentines and, erm, Frank's Wild Years (?) I don't play them. Small Change, Heart of and Nighthawks are regularly on though.
The soundtrack he did with Crystal Gayle gets a good writeup, worth having? One from the Heart iirc.
I've also got a copy of "Closing Time" coming, which is a winner. I think this completes my collection of early TW albums, I have the set up to the Swordfish trilogy, and one or two after that, but TBH after Swordfish, Blue Valentines and, erm, Frank's Wild Years (?) I don't play them. Small Change, Heart of and Nighthawks are regularly on though.
The soundtrack he did with Crystal Gayle gets a good writeup, worth having? One from the Heart iirc.
gavreid
Pretty Words...
Used Songs on CD is particularly well mastered, there's something about it that really sounds terrific to my ears. I have this 2001 release in the digipak.
guey
pfm Member
I like it - their voices go together surprisingly well; and the songs are great obv.