TOM WAITS Rain Dogs Portugal LP VG+ vinyl ISLAND

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  ~ TOM WAITS ~ RAIN DOGS ~

1986 PORTUGAL LP ~ on ISLAND RECORDS 10.207085.50 ~

With its jarring rhythms and unusual instrumentation -- marimba, accordion, various percussion -- as well as its frequently surreal lyrics, Rain Dogs is very much a follow-up to Swordfishtrombones...The chief musical difference is the introduction of guitarist Marc Ribot, who adds his noisy leads to the general cacophony. But Rain Dogs is sprawling where its predecessor had been focused: Tom Waits' lyrics here sometimes are imaginative to the point of obscurity, seemingly chosen to fit the rhythms rather than for sense. In the course of 19 tracks and 54 minutes, Waits sometimes goes back to the more conventional music of his earlier records, which seems like a retreat, though such tracks as the catchy "Hang Down Your Head," "Time," and especially "Downtown Train" provide some relief as well as variety. Rain Dogs can't surprise as Swordfishtrombones had, and in his attempt to continue in the direction suggested by that album, Waits occasionally borders on the chaotic (which may only be to say that, like most of his records, this one is uneven). But much of the music matches the earlier album, and there is so much of it that that is enough to qualify Rain Dogs as one of Waits' better albums.  -- William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com

This Island Records Portuguese pressing was released in 1986. Includes inner sleeve with lyrics. Inner sleeve was printed in US.

Keith Richards adds guitar on 3 tracks & backing vocals on one, and Chris Spedding on one.

Side 1: Singapore, Clap Hands, Cemetary Polka, Jockey Full of Bourbon, Tango Till They're Sore, Big Black Mariah, Diamonds & Gold, Hang Down Your Head, Time.

Side 2: Rain Dogs, Midtown 9th & Hennepin, Gun Street Girl, Union Square, Blind Love, Walking Spanish, Downtown Train, Bride of Rain Dog, Anywhere I Lay My Head.

Portugal pressing on ISLAND RECORDS10.207085.50,  1986.

Original inner sleeve with lyrics/credits - all seams intact, just a couple of light creases & one small (1/4") tear on open edge.

Vinyl,  VG+      Cover, VG+ (light edge & corner wear, very faint ring scuff, small stain upper left, see photo. Back cover has 4" vertical crease along open edge with 2  1/4" tears.)

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