Tom Waits – Blue Valentine

Name: Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
Rating: 4.26 (19 reviews)

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Label:	Asylum Records – 53088
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Gatefold
Country:	Greece
Released:	1980
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1	Somewhere (From "West Side Story") Written-By – Stephen Sondheim	3:50
A2	Red Shoes By The Drugstore Bass – Byron Miller Drums – Rick Lawson* Electric Guitar – Roland Bautista Electric Piano [Grand] – Da Willie Gonga*	3:11
A3	Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis Electric Piano [Grand] – Da Willie Gonga* Piano – Tom Waits	4:30
A4	Romeo Is Bleeding Bass – Jim Hughart Congas – Bobbye Hall Drums – Chip White Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – Ray Crawford Organ – Charles Kynard Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari Bass – Jim Hughart Congas – Bobbye Hall Drums – Chip White Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – Ray Crawford Organ – Charles Kynard Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari	4:50
A5	$29.00 Bass – Byron Miller Drums – Rick Lawson* Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Electric Piano [Grand] – Da Willie Gonga*	8:12
B1	Wrong Side Of The Road Bass – Jim Hughart Drums – Chip White Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – Ray Crawford Organ – Charles Kynard Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari Bass – Jim Hughart Drums – Chip White Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – Ray Crawford Organ – Charles Kynard Tenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari	5:11
B2	Whistlin Past The Graveyard Bass – Scott Edwards (2) Drums – Earl Palmer Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – "Shine" Robinson Piano – Harold Battiste Tenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty* Bass – Scott Edwards (2) Drums – Earl Palmer Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – "Shine" Robinson Piano – Harold Battiste Tenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty*	3:14
B3	Kentucky Avenue Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Bob Alcivar Piano – Tom Waits	4:47
B4	A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun Bass – Scott Edwards (2) Drums – Earl Palmer Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – "Shine" Robinson Piano – Harold Battiste Tenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty* Bass – Scott Edwards (2) Drums – Earl Palmer Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Guitar – "Shine" Robinson Piano – Harold Battiste Tenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty*	5:34
B5	Blue Valentines Electric Guitar – Tom Waits Electric Guitar [Solo] – Ray Crawford	5:50

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – G.P.I. S.A.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
Lacquer Cut At – G.P.I. S.A. – W230
Marketed By – WEA Records Ltd. (2)
Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd. (2)
Printed By – Μιχάλης Ορφανός

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Engineer – Bones Howe
Engineer [Assistant] – Ralph Osborne*
Mastered By – Terry Dunavan
Photography By – Elliot Gilbert
Producer – Bones Howe
Typography [Hand Lettering] – Bill Franks
Vocals – Tom Waits
Written-By – Tom Waits (tracks: A2 to B5)

Notes

℗ 1980 MFD. by G.P.I. SA, Made in Greece.
℗ & © 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout etch side 1): ASYL 53088 A MT 410 W230
Matrix / Runout (Runout etch side 2): ASYL 53088 B MT 410 W230
Rights Society: BIEM

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Blue Valentine (Cassette, Album)	Asylum Records	453 088, K 453 088	Europe	1978
Recently Edited	Blue Valentine (LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing, Gatefold)	Asylum Records	6E-162	US	1978
Recently Edited	Blue Valentine (LP, Album, Stereo, RCA Pressing, Gatefold Sleeve)	Asylum Records	6E-162	Canada	1978
Recently Edited	Blue Valentine (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Asylum Records	K 53088	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Blue Valentine (Cassette, Album, Winchester, Dolby System)	Asylum Records	TC-5162	US	1978