Home / Music / Tom Waits debuted with Closing Time in 1973Music linernotes album music tom-waitsTom Waits debuted with Closing Time in 1973Tom Waits’ debut album Closing Time was released on March 6, 1973, on Asylum Records. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesKathleen Brennan pushed Tom Waits toward the avant-gardeNighthawks at the Diner peaked at No. 164 — Tom Waits' highest chart position yetRain Dogs is Tom Waits at his most sprawling — 19 tracksTom Waits was just 25 when he recorded Nighthawks at the DinerClosing Time barely registered on release — Tom Waits' debut went largely unnoticedExploreSteely Dan cut their debut Can't Buy a Thrill at the Village RecorderCarsten Nicolai was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt in the former East GermanyMillie Jackson recorded Caught Up at Muscle Shoals and Criteria StudiosAbbey Lincoln recorded Closer Than Close at Sigma Sound Studios in PhiladelphiaTom Waits recorded his debut Closing Time at Sunset Sound StudiosPrevious Tom Waits recorded his debut Closing Time at Sunset Sound StudiosNext Tom Waits captured New York City streets on cassette for Rain Dogs
