Closing Time (Vinyl) Josh Niland or thuggish and warlike

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those that he considers to be the best in his whole career

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Closing Time (Vinyl) Josh Niland or thuggish and warlikeClosing Time foreshadows the distinctly lyrical storytelling and original blending of jazz, blues, and folk styles that would come to be associated with Waits. It is on this debut album that Waits performs enduring classics of his career Ol 55 (famously covered by the Eagles), the heartbreaking Martha and the gentle acoustic folk of I Hope That I Dont Fall In Love With You. Reissued for the first time as a double LP to commemorate the 50th anniversary