Tom WaitsBlue Valentine

Label:

Elektra – K 53 088

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo , Gatefold

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1 Somewhere (From "West Side Story")
Written-ByStephen Sondheim
3:50
A2 Red Shoes By The Drugstore
BassByron Miller
DrumsRick Lawson*
Electric GuitarRoland Bautista
Electric Piano [Grand]Da Willie Gonga*
3:11
A3 Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Electric Piano [Grand]Da Willie Gonga*
PianoTom Waits
4:30
A4 Romeo Is Bleeding
BassJim Hughart
CongasBobbye Hall
DrumsChip White
Electric GuitarTom Waits
GuitarRay Crawford
OrganCharles Kynard
Tenor SaxophoneFrank Vicari
4:50
A5 $29.00
BassByron Miller
DrumsRick Lawson*
Electric GuitarTom Waits
Electric Piano [Grand]Da Willie Gonga*
8:12
B1 Wrong Side Of The Road
BassJim Hughart
DrumsChip White
Electric GuitarTom Waits
GuitarRay Crawford
OrganCharles Kynard
Tenor SaxophoneFrank Vicari
5:11
B2 Whistlin Past The Graveyard
DrumsEarl Palmer
Electric GuitarTom Waits
Guitar"Shine" Robinson
PianoHarold Battiste
Tenor SaxophoneHerbert Hardesty*
3:14
B3 Kentucky Avenue
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra]Bob Alcivar
PianoTom Waits
4:47
B4 A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
DrumsEarl Palmer
Electric GuitarTom Waits
Guitar"Shine" Robinson
PianoHarold Battiste
Tenor SaxophoneHerbert Hardesty*
5:34
B5 Blue Valentines
Electric GuitarTom Waits
GuitarRay Crawford
5:50

Companies, etc.

  • Made ByWEA Musik GmbH
  • Mastered AtRecord Service Alsdorf
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media Production – B820100
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Asylum Records
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Published ByChappell & Co. Ltd.

Credits

  • Art Direction, DesignRon Coro
  • EngineerBones Howe
  • Engineer [Assistant]Ralph Osborne*
  • Lettering [Hand Lettering]Bill Franks
  • Mastered ByTerry Dunavan
  • Photography ByElliot Gilbert
  • ProducerBones Howe
  • Songwriter [Songs Written By]Tom Waits (tracks: A2 to B5)
  • VocalsTom Waits

Notes

AS 53 088 (6E-162) on spine and back cover, K 53 088 on labels.
White labels with black lettering and red/black logos.

On labels:
Chappell & Co. Ltd. [A1]
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. [A2 to B5]
℗ 1978 Asylum Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7559-60336-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 075596033619
  • Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 2648
  • Price Code (): WE 321
  • Price Code ():
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): R/S Alsdorf 755 960336-1-A4 B820100 01 A4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): R/S Alsdorf 755 960336-1-B3 B820100 01 B3

Other Versions (5 of 123)

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

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  • smeast's avatar
    smeast
    Anybody have any idea when this came out? The one I picked up has a proper NM sleeve so it's unclear if it's an old school reissue or more recent reissue.

    This evening I did a shoot-out between this and the most recent reissue. This one smoked the reissue! It really sounds stunning. But...I have not compared it to an OG first pressing. I am thinking it must be a AAA reissue.

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