℗ 1987 UMG Recordings; An Island Records release
| Released | July 12, 2023 |
| Originated | August 17, 1987 |
| Duration | 55m 50s |
| Record Label | Island Records |
| Genre | Rock |
Frank’s Wild Years (2023 Remaster)
Tom Waits
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Hang On St. Christopher (2023 Remaster)
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2:41 | |||
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1.2
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Straight To The Top (Rhumba / 2023 Remaster)
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2:27 | |||
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1.3
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Blow Wind Blow (2023 Remaster)
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3:32 | |||
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1.4
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Temptation (2023 Remaster)
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3:44 | |||
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1.5
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Innocent When You Dream (Barroom / 2023 Remaster)
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4:14 | |||
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1.6
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I'll Be Gone (2023 Remaster)
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3:10 | |||
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1.7
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Yesterday Is Here (2023 Remaster)
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2:29 | |||
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1.8
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Please Wake Me Up (2023 Remaster)
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3:28 | |||
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1.9
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Franks Theme (2023 Remaster)
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1:45 | |||
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1.10
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More Than Rain (2023 Remaster)
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3:52 | |||
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1.11
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Way Down In The Hole (2023 Remaster)
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3:26 | |||
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1.12
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Straight To The Top (Vegas / 2023 Remaster)
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3:24 | |||
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1.13
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I'll Take New York (2023 Remaster)
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4:00 | |||
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1.14
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Telephone Call From Istanbul (2023 Remaster)
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3:08 | |||
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1.15
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Cold Cold Ground (2023 Remaster)
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4:04 | |||
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1.16
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Train Song (2023 Remaster)
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3:19 | |||
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1.17
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Innocent When You Dream (78 / 2023 Remaster)
Tom Waits |
3:07 |
Franks Wild Years is the tenth studio album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. Subtitled "Un Operachi Romantico in Two Acts", the album contains songs written by Waits and collaborators (mainly his wife, Kathleen Brennan) for a play of the same name. The shared title of the album and the play is an iteration of "Frank's Wild Years", a song from Waits' 1983 album Swordfishtrombones.
The play had its world premiere at the Briar St. Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on June 22, 1986, performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Various versions of "Way Down in the Hole" were used as the theme music for the HBO series The Wire, including Waits' original version for the second season.
This 2023 remaster presents the classic album in stunning modern clarity for new audiences and old fans alike!
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Island Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-17 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-17 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.00 -7.48 to -0.37 | -22.48 -26.98 to -17.64 | -19.56 -23.70 to -16.00 | 13 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | Hang On St. Christopher (2023 Remaster) | -0.37 | -17.64 | -16.0 | 13 |
| 2 | Straight To The Top (Rhumba / 2023 Remaster) | -2.10 | -18.69 | -16.9 | 12 |
| 3 | Blow Wind Blow (2023 Remaster) | -4.24 | -25.08 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 4 | Temptation (2023 Remaster) | -1.16 | -20.27 | -17.6 | 13 |
| 5 | Innocent When You Dream (Barroom / 2023 Remaster) | -0.75 | -21.54 | -18.5 | 14 |
| 6 | I'll Be Gone (2023 Remaster) | -0.88 | -21.93 | -18.9 | 14 |
| 7 | Yesterday Is Here (2023 Remaster) | -2.02 | -22.90 | -20.8 | 14 |
| 8 | Please Wake Me Up (2023 Remaster) | -6.73 | -26.98 | -23.7 | 14 |
| 9 | Franks Theme (2023 Remaster) | -7.48 | -26.69 | -23.2 | 13 |
| 10 | More Than Rain (2023 Remaster) | -5.41 | -23.99 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 11 | Way Down In The Hole (2023 Remaster) | -2.70 | -22.11 | -19.3 | 14 |
| 12 | Straight To The Top (Vegas / 2023 Remaster) | -1.71 | -21.22 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 13 | I'll Take New York (2023 Remaster) | -3.30 | -22.22 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 14 | Telephone Call From Istanbul (2023 Remaster) | -0.79 | -20.55 | -17.6 | 14 |
| 15 | Cold Cold Ground (2023 Remaster) | -2.14 | -22.26 | -19.9 | 15 |
| 16 | Train Song (2023 Remaster) | -1.76 | -22.31 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 17 | Innocent When You Dream (78 / 2023 Remaster) | -7.42 | -25.75 | -22.2 | 12 |