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After signing with Asylum Records in the early 1970s, Tom Waits recorded a series of acclaimed albums whose noir tales about the after-midnight underworld transformed the seedy into the sublime in songs laced with both dark humor and profound longing. Decades and several musical evolutions later, Waits Asylum years still hold a special place in the hearts of many fans. Waits first seven albums on Asylum have been remastered and will be re-released via Anti-Records. 1976 s Small Change is a masterpiece that contains some of Waits best early work. Classic jazz, Tin Pan Alley, and Stephen Foster filtered through Tom s unique worldview and lyrical genius. Heartbreaking, hilarious and always vivid, songs like Step Right Up, Tom Traubert s Blues, I Wish I Was in New Orleans, The Piano Has Been Drinking and Invitation to the Blues are all classics that have influenced generations of songwriters since. Recorded with a live orchestra and featuring jazz legend Shelly Manne on drums, Small Change stands as one of Tom Waits most popular recordings.