Tom Waits - Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood 08/16/75

Tom Waits live at the Troubadour on August 16th, 1975. Pictures are from the show!
0:00:16 On a Foggy Night
0:07:25 Better Off Without a Wife
0:11:30 Warm Beer and Cold Women
0:17:12 Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)
0:28:38 (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night
0:35:58 Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)
0:40:59 San Diego Serenade
0:44:18 Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission)
0:46:47 Drunk on the Moon
0:52:35 Diamonds on My Windshield
1:00:30 Martha
Barry Schultz: When I met Tom at the motel and coffee shop he appeared like an extreme oddball, but when I saw and heard him sing at the Troubadour that night I was so very much impressed by his talent, especially when he sang so visually about raindrops forming diamonds on his windshield, using parking meters as walking sticks and saying that he was so horny the crack of dawn had to be careful around him.
pastdaily.com: Yours truly [the site owner, not me!] recorded it, during my stint as sound-mixer at The Troubadour. We had some technical glitches to deal with - a dandy intermittent grounding problem and a Bass amp that was acting up. And there was the tape-flip that left out the applause from one song and picked up the song in progress on the other. But aside from all that, it was classic Tom Waits and the Tom Waits who was such a fixture around Hollywood in the early 70s and during a time when The Troubadour was still in the habit of booking a wide spectrum of acts.

[@garyborgen4430]

I was at this show, Tom was the opening act for Lowell George and Little Feat, what a ticket !!! Tom spoke about this show years later, remembering how he had to navigate his way through all Marshall amp stacks of Little Feat. We sat right against the stage front and center. I seen many great show and this is near the top !!

[@dixondiaz8448]

I'm a huge fan of Tom Waits' Los Angeles days. When he moved to New York in 1980 and changed his style, I can't say I liked it as much as his mid 1970s work.

[@LukeMaynard]

I wish there were more recordings of Tom from this exactly perfect period halfway between his original voice and his Small Change voice.

[@rssmith1970]

You can get all kinds of bootlegs(?) From this period on eBay and Amazon

[@rssmith1970]

My favorite period as well

[@michaelhoage6704]

on youre computer type in tom waits live a lot of good concerts

[@strangersname]

Absolutely wonderful. The man's music is a gift.

[@jpmdy]

Martha is my favorite song in my life

[@oiuser]

I thought I was the only the one ;)

[@nicojapasmusic]

What a genius. Tom will be always the best.

[@pauldonnellan9314]

Great to hear this, thanks for sharing.

[@Yantryman]

20:40 this pic became iconic 😉😎! Thank you and mr Waits for it!

[@tovenrvik6336]

He has been there for a long time, I likes him in small amounts, his Rain Dogs are known as his best Album‼️🎯JazzyT.

[@anitamerina4046]

omg! so lucky to have found this because i was at this concert! The Troubadour was such a great place for concerts. Simply amazing

[@ALEXISGNFR]

Is this the place where early formation of the eagles used to play?

[@strangersname]

Anita, any memories from that show you'd care to share?

[@trudyyhagedorn4620]

THIS ..THIS is entertainment, Thank you very much.

[@deanbagdasarian5017]

Thanx for posting this . Love recordings from Tom I aint heard before .

[@Rothgar007]

Anyone know the name of the song with lyrics: Been horny so long, crack of dawn is looking good? Thanks!

[@ahhac704]

Wat A Entertainer!❤🖤❤

[@willybluessenkiwsky3848]

@@Rothgar007 I think that line is his "throw away" lead into a song! You know he's a story-teller...

[@rodrigosaavedra2232]

W O W what a little Jewel...

[@4242Chucknorris]

Probably his best live recording of eggs and sausage in my humble opinion. This is incredible thank you for uploading it please never take it down ❤️

[@Ivanselectsongs]

thank you

[@anacardoso7455]

Sensacional e performático! 🎼❤️

[@user-gc2nr6yg8h]

めちゃくちゃいい、、、ただそれだけ、、ありがとうございます！

[@willybluessenkiwsky3848]

I been into Tom Waits since I 1st heard him, not sure if that was Capital Theater, Westchester County, or bought Closing Time whatever people think I'm weird! hahahaha

[@duster71]

Are you talking about the Capital Theatre in Port Chester NY?

[@conilmusician]

I love this. Thank you for sharing, Lynn.

[@ladidadaah]

Wow! i aint heard this recording.., ExcellenT. Cheers for postin....

[@michaelhoage6704]

great music 420 and out

[@antifolkhero]

Subaru driver here who is enjoying this. Hilarious that he shits on Subaru for some random reason.

[@georgeadams5390]

Because it's funny

[@krissantos6624]

beatnik....jazz cat...poet.....he's hip

[@Kevtron9000]

You are amazing for recording and posting this all these years later. Can you talk more about the show?

[@LynnsLiveLounge]

The bottom section is quotes about the show, you can ask the guys at pastdaily about it if you can!

[@mikehoage5261]

check out tom live in hamburg germany very xcellent

[@joebay6962]

28:53 is that a cop or a pilot on the mic?

[@mehdicharife2335]

0:44:18