Tom Waits - A Small Affair In Ohio: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland 1977 (Limited Edition 2 x 180g Vinyl)   Now in stock.

Live broadcast by WMMS-FM from The Agora, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, October 25, 1977

In October of 1977 Tom Waits was a busy man. Tom’s remarkable fifth album “Foreign Affairs” had been released the month before. Waits only played a handful of US dates in October ’77, four to be exact, one each in Boston and New York, and two in Ohio. This broadcast from the 25th at the well established Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, was performed in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Tom is in fine voice and in fine spirits, using his customary dry humour to keep the audience in fits throughout.

Only 1,000 pressed on heavyweight 180g Vinyl.

 

1. Standing on the Corner

2. I Never Talk To Strangers

3. The One That Got Away

4. Depot, Depot 

5. Jitterbug Boy 

6. Step Right Up 

7. Invitation to the Blues 

8. Eggs & Sausage 

9. Small Change 

10. I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work

Released by Let Them Eat Vinyl Cat: LETV207LP.
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