So, got shipping notification of my latest order of Tom Waits remasters...listening to the remaster of 'Closing Time' right now and holy shit. It's a significant increase in sound quality and clarity. I'm blown away.
Sorry if it was written poorly, haha. RSD next month will have the Orphans albums separately apparently, while the official store still has it listed as 'Coming 2018'. Very well could mean the RSD releases, but hoping it means the full set. Now that I think of it, with the original set I have (with book and case), the individual releases, and remasters it'll mean I'll have 3 copies of it but oh well lol.
Official store now has the Elektra remastered albums, special clear vinyl editions, as well as bundles. There goes another few hundred bucks...
Grain of salt time...
Tom is supposedly working on a new album, according to a few sources.
That is all.
Suggested retail prices for RSD are here: https://thefutureheart.com/2018/04/1...-allman-elvis/
Each TW record will be $33, equaling just under $100 for all 3 (before taxes). Someone help me decide whether to jump on it or just wait for the wide-release down the line.
OH YEAH!
That album has some damn good songs on it too, should have recognized that one.
Ok so it's basically a cover song, yeah that threw me off listening to this other dude narrating it. I guess that came from this collaboration project called Stories for Ways & Means which is a book with special art.
Apologies for the bump but this was posted to Tom's YT channel and it's FANTASTIC!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001st7l
For those interested, Iggy Pop hosts a Sunday music show on BBC6 Music, and it's usually absolutely brilliant. It took an even greater turn last Sunday when he had Tom on for 2 hours, they chatted and played a bunch of music and it was a very enjoyable couple of hours.
Mule Variations is my favorite TW album, so these unreleased interviews are gold to me!