Waits, Tom - Bastards

NEW VINYL LP ON ANTI 2018

2 X 180 GRAM COLORED VINYL.

The collection of 56 songs went far beyond a simple career retrospective. It dipped back as far as 1984 with the bulk of it’s songs hailing from the mid-nineties onward. Over 2/3 of the material had never been heard when originally released in 2006 and had 30 newly recorded songs. Orphans also featured a number of songs finding a home on a Waits’ album for the first time. They included Waits’ unique interpretations of songs by such diverse talents as The Ramones, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht and Leadbelly. These outtakes, rarities and the previously unreleased material were separately grouped into themes and named, Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards. And now these titles will be released individually. Brawlers is a collection of raucous blues and full-throated juke joint stomps. Bawlers is a collection of Celtic and country ballads, waltzes, lullabies, piano and classic lyrical Waits’ songs. Bastards is a collection of experimental music and strange tales.

Tracklist

Side A
What Keeps Mankind Alive – 2:09 (from 1985 tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill)
Children’s Story – 1:42
Heigh Ho – 3:32 (from the 1988 Disney tribute album Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films)
Army Ants – 3:25
Books Of Moses – 2:49 (from the 1999 Skip Spence tribute More Oar)

Side B
Bone Chain – 1:03
Two Sisters – 4:55
First Kiss – 2:40
Dog Door – 2:43 (from 2001 Sparklehorse album It’s a Wonderful Life)
Redrum – 1:12

Side C
Nirvana – 2:12
Home I’ll Never Be – 2:28
Poor Little Lamb – 1:43
Altar Boy – 2:48
The Pontiac – 1:54 (from 1987 spoken word compilation Smack My Crack)
Spidey’s Wild Ride – 2:03

Side D
King Kong – 5:29 (from 2004 tribute album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered)
On The Road – 4:14 (from 1999 album Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road)
Dog Treat – 2:56
Missing My Son – 3:38