Tom Waits – Foreign Affairs (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1977

Foreign Affairs is an LP by Tom Waits from 1977 released on the Asylum Records label.

About this album

Foreign Affairs is a striking early Tom Waits album, sharpening his blend of beat poetry, barroom blues and late-night jazz into something vividly cinematic. Released in 1977, it followed the rough-edged confessionals of his early work and pushed further into character sketches, crooked romance and urban melancholy. Songs such as I Never Talk to Strangers and Medley: Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come show his gift for turning cluttered city detail into memorable hooks and dialogue-like narratives. The album helped establish Waits as one of American music’s most singular songwriters, already balancing wit, weariness and theatrical storytelling.

Genre: Pop & Rock