Categories SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Tom Waits Released “Swordfishtrombones” 40 Years Ago Today Post author By MAGNET Staff Post date September 1, 2023 40 years ago today, Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones. Hanging on the wall. Read our Waits cover story from 2004: Tom Waits: It’s Last Call Somewhere In The World ← Bryan Ferry Released “The Bride Stripped Bare” 45 Years Ago Today → Essential New Music: Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense”