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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Closing Time is the debut record by Tom Waits and it foreshadows the distinctly lyrical storytelling and original blending of jazz, blues and folk styles that would come to be associated with the artist. Waits performs enduring classics of his career such as Ol' 55 (covered by the Eagles), the heartbreaking InchMarthaInch and the gentle acoustic folk of InchI Hope I Don't Fall In Love With YouInch. Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits' major releases by Asylum. The album is noted for being predominantly folk influenced although Waits intended for Closing Time to be Incha jazz, piano-led album.Inch Album Tracks 1. Ol' 55 2. I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You 3. Virginia Avenue 4. Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) 5. Midnight Lullaby 6. Martha 1. Rosie 2. Lonely 3. Ice Cream Man 4. Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love) 5. Grapefruit Moon 6. Closing Time
