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5-CD Anthology of Rare Radio Sessions, Studio Broadcasts, and Live Performances

The Broadcast Collection 1973–1978 captures the raw poetry and barstool jazz of Tom Waits during his most formative years. This 5-CD set compiles rare radio broadcasts, intimate studio sessions, and electrifying live performances, all recorded between 1973 and 1978. From early FM radio showcases to the legendary Paradise Theater and Austin shows, this collection is a rare glimpse into the world of one of America's most unique singer-songwriters at the height of his lyrical power and smoky stage charisma.


🎵 Album Highlights

  • Spans five years of broadcast performances from Tom Waits' early albums (Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, Small Change, and Blue Valentine)

  • Rare and atmospheric live-in-studio sets from KPFK, KCRW, and Lee Furr’s Studio

  • Includes complete Paradise Theater 1977 and Austin 1978 performances

  • A treasure trove of storytelling, spoken-word interludes, and stripped-down blues ballads

  • Beautifully packaged 5-disc set housed in a deluxe clamshell box


✔️ Key Features

  • 📀 5-CD collection of previously unreleased radio and concert broadcasts

  • 🎙️ Tracks drawn from Closing Time, Heart of Saturday Night, Small Change, and early live repertoire

  • 🎹 Features iconic performances of “Tom Traubert’s Blues,” “Eggs and Sausage,” and “Romeo Is Bleeding”

  • 🎧 Sourced from original broadcast tapes with improved sound fidelity

  • 💬 Includes spoken word segments and stories from the road

  • 📻 Features appearances on legendary stations like KPFK, KCRW, and WBCN Boston

  • 📚 Rare tracks like “Burma Shave” and “Big Joe and Phantom 309”

  • 🧳 A gritty and poetic snapshot of a young Waits navigating the dive bars and diners of America


❤️ Why You’ll Love It

  • Hear the earliest incarnations of some of Tom Waits’ most beloved songs.

  • Unfiltered, raw, and deeply intimate performances captured at their moment of creation.

  • A rare document of Waits’ gravel-voiced genius before the theatricality of later albums.

  • Ideal for collectors, audiophiles, and Tom Waits completists.


🎶 Full Tracklist

CD 1: Studio City '73 / Folk Scene 1973 / Santa Monica 1973 / Studio City '74
Live On KPFK at Studio City, CA – August 12, 1973

  1. Virginia Avenue

  2. San Diego Serenade

  3. Ol’ 55

  4. Semi Suite

  5. Fumblin' With The Blues

  6. Rosie

  7. Depot, Depot

  8. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

  9. The Heart Of Saturday Night

  10. Better Off Without A Wife

  11. On A Foggy Night

  12. Heart Of Saturday Night

Folk Scene – KPFK-FM, Los Angeles – September 21, 1973
13. Ice Cream Man
14. Big Joe And Phantom 309

KCRW Studios, Santa Monica – November 10, 1973
15. Friday’s Blues
16. Shiver Me Timbers
17. Diamonds On My Windshield
18. Gettin’ Drunk On The Bottle

Studio City – July 23, 1974
19. Semi Suite
20. Drunk On The Moon
21. San Diego Serenade
22. Rosie
23. Fumblin’ With The Blues
24. New Coat Of Paint


CD 2: Lee Furr's Studio – Tucson, AZ – March 5, 1975


  1. Diamonds On My Windshield

  2. Rosie

  3. New Coat Of Paint

  4. Tom Gets Hustled At 9 Ball

  5. Better Off Without A Wife

  6. Semi Suite

  7. On A Foggy Night

  8. (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night

  9. Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)

  10. Fumblin' With The Blues

  11. The Ghosts Of Saturday Night (After Hours At Napoleone’s Pizza House)

  12. Ice Cream Man

  13. Drunk On The Moon

  14. Big Joe And Phantom 309

  15. Ol’ 55

  16. Nobody

  17. Depot, Depot

  18. Please Call Me Baby

  19. CD 3: Nighthawks In The Studio '76 – Media Sound Studios, New York – Dec 14, 1976


    1. Emotional Weather Report

    2. A Sight For Sore Eyes

    3. Step Right Up

    4. Invitation To The Blues / Eggs And Sausage

    5. Jitterbug Boy

    6. Diamonds On My Windshield

    7. San Diego Serenade

    8. Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)

    9. New Coat Of Paint

    10. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening With Pete King)

    11. I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue)


    CD 4: Paradise Theater – Boston, MA – October 5, 1977


    1. Standing On The Corner

    2. Muriel

    3. Invitation To The Blues

    4. Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson)

    5. Pasties & A G-String (At The Two O’Clock Club)

    6. I Never Talk To Strangers

    7. Fumblin’ With The Blues

    8. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)

    9. Small Change (Got Rained On With His Own .38)

    10. I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work

    11. Bad Liver And A Broken Heart

    12. Step Right Up

    13. San Diego Serenade

    14. A Sight For Sore Eyes

    15. Big Joe And Phantom 309


    CD 5: Studio City '75 / Austin 1978
    Studio City, CA – January 12, 1975


    1. Nobody

    2. On A Foggy Night

    3. The Ghosts Of Saturday Night

    4. Fumblin' With The Blues

    5. Better Off Without A Wife

    6. Drunk On The Moon

    7. Big Joe And Phantom 309

    Zilker Park, Austin, TX – December 5, 1978
    8. Burma Shave
    9. Annie's Back In Town / I Wish I Was In New Orleans
    10. A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
    11. On The Nickel
    12. Romeo Is Bleeding
    13. Silent Night / Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
    14. Small Change


    📦 Product Info

    • Format: CD

    • Number of Discs: 5

    • Special Sleeves or Packaging: Clamshell box set with individual card sleeves

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