On October 21, 1975, “Asylum” label released “Nighthawks at the Diner”, the third Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded in July 1975, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

• Tom Waits – vocals, piano, guitar
• Mike Melvoin – piano, electric piano, guitar
• Jim Hughart – upright bass
• Bill Goodwin – drums
• Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Waits, except where noted.

1. Opening Intro
2. Emotional Weather Report
3. Intro
4. On a Foggy Night
5. Intro
6. Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson)
7. Intro
8. Better Off Without a Wife
9. Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)
10. Intro
11. Warm Beer and Cold Women
12. Intro
13. Putnam County
14. Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission) – Tom Waits, Chuck E. Weiss
15. Nobody
16. Intro
17. Big Joe and Phantom 309 – Tommy Faile
18. Spare Parts II and Closing