Album

Franks Wild Years

Tom Waits

1987 · Jazz, Rock

34 collectors on Gatefold own this

Franks Wild Years by Tom Waits

Franks Wild Years is a Rock album by Tom Waits, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 111 pressings tracked, owned by 34 collectors.

About

Franks Wild Years is the tenth studio album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. Subtitled "Un Operachi Romantico in Two Acts", the album contains songs written by Waits and collaborators (mainly his wife, Kathleen Brennan) for a play of the same name. The shared title of the album and the play is an iteration of "Frank's Wild Years", a song from Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. The play had its world premiere at the Briar St. Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 1986, performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

via Last.fm

The Clerk says

The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.

Start your shelf to read the full take →

Open this record in GatefoldThe full album page. Every pressing and its live price unlocks with Mosh Pit.

Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Hang On St. Christopher2:41
  2. A2Straight To The Top (Rhumba)2:27
  3. A3Blow Wind Blow3:32
  4. A4Temptation3:44
  5. A5Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)4:14
  6. A6I'll Be Gone3:10
  7. A7Yesterday Is Here2:21
  8. A8Please Wake Me Up3:28
  9. A9Franks Theme1:45

Side B

  1. B1More Than Rain3:39
  2. B2Way Down In The Hole3:26
  3. B3Straight To The Top (Vegas)3:24
  4. B4I'll Take New York4:08
  5. B5Telephone Call From Istanbul3:08
  6. B6Cold Cold Ground4:04
  7. B7Train Song3:16
  8. B8Innocent When You Dream (78)3:07

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • gritty
  • swaggering
  • smoky

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

34 collectors on Gatefold own this · 111 pressings tracked on Gatefold

View this release on Discogs →

Start your shelf.

Track your pressings of Franks Wild Years, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.