the of mirror eye

* Tom Waits: Virginia Avenue (4.0 mb) | Tom_Waits_MP3_Part1 (59.0 mb) | Tom_Waits_FLAC_Part1 (186.0 mb)
From The KPFK Sessions : Los Angeles, CA : KPFK Radio

*Please see my note below*

This fine fellow should really need no introductions at all. Tom Waits has been singing the blues for over 30 years now. For whatever reason, I’ve really been listening to him a lot, lately. These sessions come from radio broadcasts pretty early in his career. It’s interesting to hear his voice, as it sounds almost angelic compared to the cigarette/whiskey ravaged voice that it sounds like now. Recorded in 1973, ‘74 and ‘75, there are some absolutely amazing performances on here.

Aside from the blues, he’s also released highly experimental albums full of untraditional instruments, theatrical collaborations and acted in a number of movies. If you’re unfamiliar with this fellow, definitely take the time to get to know him.

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I’m trying out a slightly new way of doing things. I’ve amassed a pretty large collection of concert recordings in my time. So, every once in a while, I’ll be posting one in its entirety. I’ll post an mp3 sample so you can see if you like it. And, I’ll post the rest using the RAR archive format.

I’ll also be posting the songs in lossless FLAC format. If you don’t know about lossless, you should embrace it. Look here for more info on an easy to use frontend for FLAC. I would encourage everyone to take advantage of the lossless format, as it’s much better (in my opinion) than the mp3.

Also note, that the *.md5 might not always match due to changing file names, so you can either edit the file name, edit the *.md5 or just use the internal checksum of the FLAC files and test them using flacfrontend