Tag: Asylum

Tom Waits, The Heart of Saturday Night, 1974 on Asylum

Second studio album from Tom Waits, following Closing Time, and the first produced by Bones Howe. An absolute must have. Much of Waits’ catalog is now being reissued…

Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975 on Asylum

Mitchell’s seventh studio LP and third on Asylum – continuing to draw on more jazz-rock influences and more synthesizers (Moog, ARP). Some find it a step down from…

Tom Waits, Closing Time, 1973 on Asylum

Tom Waits’ debut album, after David Geffen met him performing at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. Amazing how fully-formed Waits is here, kicking off his debut album with…

Eagles, The Long Run, 1979 on Asylum

Fun fact: even though virtually everyone calls them The Eagles, it’s really just Eagles. (There was already some soul band called The Eagles). This was their sixth (and…

Bob Dylan / The Band, Before the Flood, 1974 on Asylum

This was the first released live album by Dylan, though of course since then many earlier live recordings have been released. After this came out Dylan went back…

Joni Mitchell, For The Roses, 1972 on Asylum.

Joni Mitchell, For The Roses, 1972 on Asylum. This was the follow up record after Blue – with “You Turn Me On, I’m A Radio.” There are so…

John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum.

John Prine, Bruised Orange, 1978 on Asylum. My copy is. 2021 reissue by Rhino Records – I think it’s the same pressing as in the “Asylum Albums” box…

Jackson Browne, self-titled, 1972 on Asylum.

Jackson Browne, self-titled, 1972 on Asylum. Often mistakenly called “saturate before using,” Browne’s debut includes “Jamaica Say You Will,” “Doctor My Eyes,” and ” Rock Me On The…