Tom Waits The Early Years, Vol. 2 10/14/08 Noble Scales

Noble Scales

a thrilling document of a band with an ever-changing muse

Beneath the Blood Wolf Moon

for Steven Ellison

neon-lit synths and crashing

Tom Waits The Early Years, Vol. 2 10/14/08 Noble ScalesRecorded in Los Angeles, California in 1971. Like its predecessor, The Early Years, Vol. 2 consists of demos recorded by Tom Waits in 1971, two years before he released his debut album, Closing Time. "Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You," "Ol' 55," "Grapefruit Moon," and "Old Shoes" later turned up on that album, while "Shiver Me Timbers," "Diamonds on My Windshield," and "Please Call Me Baby" appeared on Waits' second album, The Heart of Saturday