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The Early Years is a two-part retrospective album series of Tom Waits songs, consisting of recordings made before Waits's debut album, Closing Time. Volume one was released in 1991 and volume two was released in 1993 on Bizarre/Straight. The recordings were made between July and December 1971. Some of the songs on the album appear on the early albums Waits recorded for Asylum Records. In 2010, both volumes of The Early Years were released on vinyl by Manifesto Records.

The Early Years

Compilation album series by Tom Waits
Released	Volume One - July 16, 1991 Volume Two - January 19, 1993
Recorded	August 1971-December 1971
Genre	Rock
Length	43:35 & 44:11
Label	Manifesto
Producer	Robert Duffey

Volume Two

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	(Volume One) link
Allmusic	(Volume Two) link

Volume One

All tracks composed by Tom Waits.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Goin' Down Slow"	2:48
2.	"Poncho's Lament"	4:17
3.	"I'm Your Late Night Evening Prostitute"	3:16
4.	"Had Me a Girl"	5:32
5.	"Ice Cream Man" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	3:11
6.	"Rockin' Chair"	3:15
7.	"Virginia Ave." (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	2:41
8.	"Midnight Lullaby" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	3:26
9.	"When You Ain't Got Nobody"	3:23
10.	"Little Trip to Heaven" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	3:02
11.	"Frank's Song"	1:56
12.	"Looks Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again"	3:03
13.	"So Long I'll See Ya"	3:30

Volume Two

All tracks composed by Tom Waits.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	5:01
2.	"Ol' '55" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	4:07
3.	"Mockin' Bird"	3:27
4.	"In Between Love"	3:01
5.	"Blue Skies"	2:13
6.	"Nobody" (A different recording later appeared on Nighthawks at the Diner (1975))	2:47
7.	"I Want You"	1:22
8.	"Shiver Me Timbers" (A different recording later appeared on The Heart of Saturday Night (1974))	3:48
9.	"Grapefruit Moon" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	4:36
10.	"Diamonds on My Windshield" (A different recording later appeared on The Heart of Saturday Night (1974))	3:10
11.	"Please Call Me, Baby" (A different recording later appeared on The Heart of Saturday Night (1974))	3:43
12.	"So It Goes"	2:31
13.	"Old Shoes" (A different recording later appeared on Closing Time (1973))	4:24

"Ice Cream Man", "Virginia Avenue", "Midnight Lullaby", "Little Trip to Heaven", "Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You", "Grapefruit Moon", "Ol' '55" and "Old Shoes" (as Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)) were re-recorded on Closing Time.
"Shiver Me Timbers", "Please Call Me, Baby" and "Diamonds on My Windshield" re-recorded on The Heart of Saturday Night.
"Blue Skies" was re-recorded and released as a stand-alone single in October 1974
"Nobody" was re-recorded for Nighthawks at the Diner.

v t e Tom Waits
Studio albums	Closing Time The Heart of Saturday Night Nighthawks at the Diner Small Change Foreign Affairs Blue Valentine Heartattack and Vine Swordfishtrombones Rain Dogs Franks Wild Years Bone Machine The Black Rider Mule Variations Blood Money Alice Real Gone Bad as Me
Live albums	Big Time Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin Glitter and Doom Live
Soundtracks	One from the Heart Night on Earth
Compilations	Bounced Checks Anthology of Tom Waits Asylum Years The Early Years, Volume One The Early Years, Volume Two Beautiful Maladies Used Songs 1973–1980 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Notable songs	"Ol' '55" "Tom Traubert's Blues" "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)" "Somewhere" "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" "Come On Up to the House" "Romeo Is Bleeding" "Kentucky Avenue" "Heartattack and Vine" "Jersey Girl" "Jockey Full of Bourbon" "Downtown Train" "Way Down in the Hole" "Young at Heart" "Bad as Me" "Back in the Crowd"
Tours	Glitter and Doom Tour
Musicals	The Black Rider Woyzeck
Related articles	Discography Kathleen Brennan Greg Cohen Bones Howe Jim Jarmusch Rickie Lee Jones Marc Ribot Larry Taylor Chuck E. Weiss Big Time (film) Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits New Coat of Paint Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits Tom Waits for No One

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The Early Years — сборник автора-исполнителя Тома Уэйтса, состоящий из двух частей, вышедших соответственно в 1991 и 1993 годах. Песни представляют собой записи, сделанные до выхода дебютного альбома Тома Closing Time, в период с августа по декабрь 1971 года. Некоторые из них, заново записанные, вышли на студийных альбомах 70-х. В 2010 году The Early Years был издан на виниле.

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