Tom Waits | A Rider In The Rain | LP

Tom Waits is a songwriter born in Pomona, California, on 7 December 1949, known for his lyrical songwriting and raspy, gravelly voice. His first album, Closing Time, was released in 1973, and his work is rooted in early blues and beat poetry, with influences including Howlin' Wolf and Jack Kerouac. He has also appeared in films by Francis Ford Coppola, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam and Robert Altman.

A Rider In The Rain by Tom Waits is an unofficial single LP vinyl reissue on Parachute Recording Company, released in the UK on 7 July 2023. The recordings come from The Black Rider Sessions 1993, and the songs were broadcast by a West Coast student radio network soon after The Black Rider was released. The genres given are folk, world and country, and singer-songwriter.

Track List

Side A

1. Black Rider
2. November
3. The Right Bullets
4. The Briar and the Rose
5. George Schmid (Crossroads)
6. Chase the Clouds Away
7. Flash Pan Hunter

Side B

1. Instrumental
2. T'aint No Sin
3. In the Morning
4. Gospel Train
5. I'll Shoot the Moon
6. Instrumental
7. The Last Rose of Summer