Name: Foreign Affairs
Brand: Tom Waits

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

275693

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Colour

Grey

Colour details

Marbled Grey

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Exclusive split with label

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

8714092756937

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / grey

275691

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Black

180 Gram Black Vinyl with Download.

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2022-03-18

8714092756913

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

275692

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Digipack.

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2018-03-23

8714092756920

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Tom Waits

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Anti

Anti- is an American independent recorded label founded by [a=Andy Kaulkin] in 1998, their first release was Tom Waits "Mule Variations" (1999).


Tom Waits, born on December 7th, 1949 in Pomona, California, is a contemporary artist known for his lyrical and poetical songwriting and raspy gravelly voice. His first album, "Closing Time", was released in 1973. Inspired by early blues and beat poetry, Waits draws influence from artists like Howlin' Wolf and Jack Kerouac.
In addition to his music career, Waits has made a strong presence in the world of movies. He has appeared in works by renowned directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, and Robert Altman.
Prior to his success in the music industry and film industry, Waits worked as a dishwasher at Napoleone Pizza House in San Diego before being promoted to pizza chef.

Remastered and reissued on Anti. Tom Waits gives one side of his fifth album, Foreign Affairs, to his more structured, bluesy ballads and the other to his jazz raps. On side one, you get his duet with Bette Midler on the singles-bar dialogue I Never Talk to Strangers and his take on his Beat predecessors Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassidy on Jack and Neal. On side two, you find the extended observations of Potter's Field and Burma-shave. Waits' voice is becoming ever more gravelly, but his basic musical approach remains the same, and by this point he'd attracted a steady cult audience that enjoyed his verbal flights and boozy philosopher persona.

Foreign Affairs

Music GB

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