Iconic US singer-songwriter Tom Waits has announced a vinyl reissue of his fourth studio album, 'Small Change', to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The album, originally released in 1976, is set to be reissued on October 2.
The announcement was accompanied by rare archive footage, including a clip of Waits performing 'The Piano Has Been Drinking' on Martin Mull’s late-’70s TV show, Fernwood Tonight.
'Small Change' features classic songs such as 'Tom Traubert's Blues', 'Step Right Up', and 'The Piano Has Been Drinking'. Waits previously explained that his evolving style around the time of the album's release was influenced by working as a doorman at an LA nightclub and listening to conversations in all-night coffee shops.
In related news, Waits recently released the spoken word track 'The Fly', which is the B-side to 'Boots On The Ground', his collaboration with Massive Attack. Both tracks will be released together on 12-inch vinyl on September 4.