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50th Anniversary Edition 180g Vinyl LP!
Pressed on Limited Raspberry Beret Color Vinyl!
Limited edition 180g Raspberry Beret color vinyl to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Heart of Saturday Night.
Expanding beyond the folk and pop stylings of his first album, Waits' second studio release The Heart of Saturday Night established his reputation as a versatile and distinctly American songwriter. Its bluesy jazz arrangements featured bass, drums, sax and Waits on piano. The title track, a melancholy ode to Saturday night rituals, and the tenderly romantic hymn-like "San Diego Serenade" are enduring classics covered by an array of artists from Diana Krall and Nancy Griffith to folk hero Eric Anderson and Dion. The album also features "Diamonds on My Windshield," the first of what would become a signature for Waits, the spoken word-poetry song. Waits delivers these lyrics as pure beat jazz in the styings of Kerouac, Langston Hughes and Bob Kaufman.
Features
- 50th Anniversary
- Limited Edition
- 180g Vinyl LP
- Raspberry Beret Color Vinyl
Selections
Side 1:
- New Coat of Paint
- San Diego Serenade
- Semi Suite
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Diamonds on My Windshield
- (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night
Side 2:
- Fumblin' with the Blues
- Please Call Me, Baby
- Depot, Depot
- The Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone's Pizza House)