Tom Waits Releases New 78rpm Record and Record Player

Tom Waits Releases New 78rpm Record and Record Player: "

Have you been thinking recently, man where have all those good old 78rpm records gone? Well, you're in luck because on November 19th, Preservation Hall Recordings will release a limited edition run of hand-numbered 78rpm vinyl records featuring two tracks by Tom Waits and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. It's for charity and all of the proceeds will benefit the Preservation Hall Junior Jazz & Heritage Brass Band, a really good cause.

The tracks were recorded last year when Waits went down to New Orleans to record two songs with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Tootie Ma Was A Big Fine Thing” and “Corrine Died On The Battlefield.” The two tracks will come on a special limited edition record, each signed and numbered by Preservation Hall Creative Director Ben Jaffe. According to The End of Being, the first one hundred records will be accompanied by a custom-made Preservation Hall -- and you guessed it -- 78rpm record player as part of a Deluxe Donation package. The remaining 404 will be available as a standalone record for the Basic Donation package.

This Deluxe Donation Tier will run you $200 and will include the record and the custom mad record player, where as a $50 donation will get you just the limited edition record. Remember it's all for a good cause, and both packages will be available to buy at Preservation Hall in New Orleans on November 19, 2010 and also available for purchase online November 20th on their website here. 

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