The Early Years, Vol. 1 [Digipak]

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Album: The Early Years, Vol. 1 [Digipak]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Goin' Down Slow
2)	Poncho's Lament
3)	I'm Your Late Night Evening Prostitute
4)	Had Me a Girl
5)	Ice Cream Man
6)	Rockin' Chair
7)	Virginia Avenue
8)	Midnight Lullaby
9)	When You Ain't Got Nobody
10)	Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)
11)	Frank's Song
12)	Looks Like I'm up Shit Creek Again
13)	So Long I'll See Ya

Album: The Early Years, Vol. 1 [Digipak]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Goin' Down Slow
2)	Poncho's Lament
3)	I'm Your Late Night Evening Prostitute
4)	Had Me a Girl
5)	Ice Cream Man
6)	Rockin' Chair
7)	Virginia Avenue
8)	Midnight Lullaby
9)	When You Ain't Got Nobody
10)	Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)
11)	Frank's Song
12)	Looks Like I'm up Shit Creek Again
13)	So Long I'll See Ya

Performer Notes

Recorded in Los Angeles, California between July & December 1971.
Personnel: Tom Waits (vocals, guitar, piano).
Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (08/1971-12/1971).
While it's a fascinating, ultimately satisfying listen, THE EARLY YEARS provides reassuring proof that Waits didn't start out as a genius. These 1971 demos of a 21-year-old Waits show a huge talent still in an embryonic state. All the elements of his artistry were solidly in place; the blues, jazz and beat poetry influences, the Hoagy Carmichael/Irving Berlin compositional sensibility, but they were only just beginning to gel. A couple of these tunes would turn up in revamped versions on Waits' 1973 debut, but most are transitional pieces that never would have seen the light of day, had Bizarre/Straight not delved into its archives. Waits neophytes should probably start with the official releases, but hardcore fans will be fascinating by this opportunity to see a world-class artist in a developmental stage.

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Q (9/91) - 3 Stars - Good - "..offers..a fascinating glimpse of a now well-known character and style at a more sketchy, amorphous stage of development..."

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