Tom Waits – Nighthawks At The Diner

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Label:	Asylum Records – 7E-2008
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Stereo , - Pitman Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Vocal

Tracklist

A1	(Opening Intro)	2:59
A2	Emotional Weather Report Piano – Mike Melvoin	3:43
A3	(Intro)	2:18
A4	On A Foggy Night Guitar – Tom Waits Piano – Mike Melvoin	3:49
A5	(Intro)	1:55
A6	Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson) Electric Piano – Mike Melvoin Piano – Tom Waits	4:13
B1	(Intro)	3:22
B2	Better Off Without A Wife Electric Piano – Mike Melvoin Piano – Tom Waits	3:53
B3	Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street) Piano – Mike Melvoin	11:27
C1	(Intro)	0:55
C2	Warm Beer And Cold Women Electric Piano – Mike Melvoin Piano – Tom Waits	5:21
C3	(Intro)	0:48
C4	Putnam County Electric Piano – Mike Melvoin Piano – Tom Waits	7:34
C5	Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission) Piano – Mike Melvoin Written-By – Chuck E. Weiss	6:23
D1	Nobody Piano – Tom Waits	2:49
D2	(Intro)	0:41
D3	Big Joe And Phantom 309 Guitar – Tom Waits Written-By – Tommy Faile	6:30
D4	Spare Parts II And Closing Piano – Mike Melvoin	5:14

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Produced For – Mr. Bones Productions, Inc.
Mastered At – Elektra Sound Recorders
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording
Published By – Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
Published By – Fort Knox Music

Credits

Bass [Upright] – Jim Hughart
Drums – Bill Goodwin
Mastered By – Terry Dunavan
Producer – Bones Howe
Recorded By, Engineer – Bones Howe
Recorded By, Engineer [Excellent Assistance] – Steve Smith*
Tenor Saxophone – Pete Christlieb
Vocals – Tom Waits
Written-By – Tom Waits (tracks: A1 to D2, D4)

Notes

White Label Promotional Copy.

Auto-coupled discs.

Gatefold sleeve with white inner sleeves.

Recorded live and engineered at The Record Plant and Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood on July 30 & 31, 1975.

Promo Variations Exist:

[1] Gold-Embossed Promo Stamp on Back Cover

[2] Black Elektra/Asylum Promo Sticker on Front Cover that reads "Promotional Copy Not For Sale" with Elektra & Asylum logos.

[3] No stamp and no sticker on the cover

Runouts are etched except 'P, 3, 4' are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A1 to D2, D4): ASCAP
Rights Society (D3): BMI
Price Code (Spine): 0798
Pressing Plant ID:
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 7E-2008-A ()
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 7E-2008-B ()
Matrix / Runout (Side C label): 7E-2008-C ()
Matrix / Runout (Side D label): 7E-2008-D ()
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 7E2008A-2 CSM ESR TD 82675 B SX S 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 7E2008B-1 CSM ESR TD 82675 B SX S 2
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): 7E2008C-2 CSM SX ESR TD 82675 C SX 2
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): 7E2008D-2 CSM SX ESR TD 82675 C A S 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): P 2 S SX 7E2008 A-2 CSM ESR TD 826 75 B 3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): P 2 S SX 7E 2008 B-1 CSM ESR TD 826 75 B
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): P 1 S 7E2008-C • CSM SX ESR TD 826 75 C 4
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): P 2 S 7E2008 D-2 CSM SX ESR-TD 826 75 A

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Nighthawks At The Diner (2×LP, Album, , Gatefold)	Asylum Records	7E-2008	US	1975
New Submission	Nighthawks At The Diner (Cassette, Album)	Asylum Records	C-22008	US	1975
New Submission	Nighthawks At The Diner (2×LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold)	Asylum Records	P-5540-1Y	Japan	1975
Recently Edited	Nighthawks At The Diner (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)	Asylum Records	SYSP 903	UK	1975
Recently Edited	Nighthawks At The Diner (2×LP, Album, White Label)	Asylum Records	SYSP 903	UK	1975