Swordfishtrombones (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock

Swordfishtrombones (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock2023 Remaster. Tom's 1983 masterpiece. Already wayward, here Waits rethinks his sound entirely incorporating a rich and unique new sound palette including Harry Partch instruments, lots of percussion, bag pipes, marimba's, harmonium etc topped off with Waits visionary lyrical storytelling approach and incredible vocals. 22 09 2023

The singer created a modern blend of blues

immediate numbers

reissue hit the racks

The single "What's Going On" originated as a response to police brutality at a protest in Berkeley

sometimes resembling the Capitols' Cool Jerk with a call-and-response vocal arrangement - one of Simone's finest moments

While the banshee howls of Cale's viola and the percussive stab of his keyboard parts were his signature sounds on The Velvet Underground and Nico and White Light/White Heat

bassist Mike Evans and drummer Roger Powell

Highlights on this compilation not limited to: Akofa Akoussah's sultry and bittersweet crooning on "I Tcho Tchass"

which was held

the epic ballad ‘Sueños de Libertad’ is an impassioned call for freedom and the lilting ‘For All It’s Worth’ champions love over materialism

always recited in Greek

Buster Williams and more