Island publish Tom Waits’ first live album : ‘Big Time’ (1988)

Tom Waits‘ ‘Big Time’ is his first live album released in September 1988 by Island.

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1 . Cold Cold Ground (1987)

2 . Way Down In the Hole

3 . Rain Dogs

4 . Clap Hands

Track listing : 1.16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six (Tom Waits) – 04:18 . 2.Red Shoes (Tom Waits) – 04:19 . 3.Underground (Tom Waits) – 02:34 . 4.Cold Cold Ground (Tom Waits) – 03:27 . 5.Straight to the Top (Tom Waits, Greg Cohen) – 02:48 . 6.Yesterday Is Here (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:40 . 7.Way Down in the Hole (Tom Waits) – 04:43 . 8.Falling Down (Tom Waits) – 04:15 . 9.Strange Weather (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:35 . 10.Big Black Mariah (Tom Waits) – 02:59 . 11.Rain Dogs (Tom Waits) – 03:36 . 12.Train Song (Tom Waits) – 04:29 . 13.Johnsburg, Illinois (Tom Waits) – 01:29 . 14.Ruby’s Arms (Tom Waits) – 04:54 . 15.Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits) – 04:17 . 16.Clap Hands* (Tom Waits) – 04:57 . 17.Gun Street Girl (Tom Waits) – 04:01 . 18.Time (Tom Waits) – 04:10 .

Musicians : Tom Waits – Lead Vocals, Piano, Guitar On (4 – 9), Organ On (8), Percussion On (1) . Marc Ribot – Lead Guitar, Banjo, Trumpet . Fred Tackett – Guitar On (8) . Greg Cohen – Electric Bass, Basstarda, Alto Horn . Larry Taylor – Double Bass On (8) . Ralph Carney – Saxophone, Clarinets, Baritone Horn . Willy Schwarz – Accordion, Hammond Organ, Sitar, Conga . Michael Blair – Drums, Percussion, Bongos, Brake Drum . Richie Hayward – Drums On (8) .

Production Produced by Chris Blackwell, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits . Catharins Masters – additional production . Biff Dawes – engineer, mixer .

Recorded in November 1987 at The Warfield (San Francisco) and Wiltern Theatre(Los Angeles) .

Released in September 1988 by Island.