Closing Time foreshadows the distinctly lyrical storytelling and original blending of jazz, blues, and folk styles that
would come to be associated with Waits. It is on this debut album that Waits performs enduring classics of his career
Ol 55 (famously covered by the Eagles), the heartbreaking Martha and the gentle acoustic folk of I Hope That I
Dont Fall In Love With You. Reissued for the first time as a double LP to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
landmark debut with newly half speed mastering at Abbey Road Studios