Swordfishtrombones
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Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from conventional piano-based songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach. The album pea…

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Released
1983
Type
Album
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Island

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AllMusic (William Ruhlmann)
5/5 stars
Houston Chronicle (Andrew Dansby – November 19, 2006)
4/5 stars
Rolling Stone (Don Shewey – November 24, 1983)
4/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – March 24, 1984)A−
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Last updated: May 24th, 2009

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