{"product_id":"the-austin-broadcast-1978-the-1976-european-broadcast","title":"The Austin Broadcast 1978 \u0026 the 1976 European Broadcast","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most insightful songwriters to come out of America, the Tom Waits of the 70s was part Beat poet, part barfly, all heart-on-sleeve troubadour who could find humour in even the most tragic situations. Yet while his hard-drinking lifestyle threatened to catch up with him in the mid-to-late 70s, Waits was always at the top of his game as a performer, as the two TV specials included on The Austin Broadcast 1978 \u0026amp; the 1976 European Broadcast make clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The first, recorded for an Austin City Limits TV special just months after the release of his sixth studio album, Blue Valentine, plays like a fever dream from a smoky jazz club, Waits delivering the Great American Songbook classic Summertime alongside some of his finest narrative songs, including Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis and Small Change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The performance filmed in a TV studio in Denmark, on 1 June 1976, finds the fast-developing talent honing his stagecraft. Bonus Track The Piano Has Been Drinking, recorded in 1977, captures that talent exploding in hilarious wordplay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50465254801739,"sku":"2016857","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_0f3b613f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727283935","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/the-austin-broadcast-1978-the-1976-european-broadcast","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}