Vinyl Spins: Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits, 1975
We played this double album a lot when hanging out with friends at our house on Seymour Street in the late 70's. It stayed on or near my turntable for a very long time. It was recorded in a studio before a small audience to have the mood of a jazz club atmosphere “live album”. This record certainly captured that feel of his live shows… just like I remembered it.
The first time I saw Tom Waits perform was in a small Philly club in 1973. I had never heard of him before that day. He was touring on his first album and my friend John was excited to see him and since I was in town on a weekend leave after a long overseas deployment I was game. I first heard his album on cassette as we drove downtown to the club. It was a great show and we had a table directly in front of the stage. We loved his hipster banter with the crowd and he took his vagabond persona so seriously we could smell his BO from our seats. Just added to the ambience of the show.
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