Home / Music / Tom Waits recorded Swordfishtrombones at Sunset Sound in Hollywood.Music linernotes album music tom-waitsTom Waits recorded Swordfishtrombones at Sunset Sound in Hollywood.The album was recorded in August 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesKathleen Brennan pushed Tom Waits toward the avant-gardeNighthawks at the Diner peaked at No. 164 — Tom Waits' highest chart position yetRain Dogs is Tom Waits at his most sprawling — 19 tracksTom Waits was just 25 when he recorded Nighthawks at the DinerClosing Time barely registered on release — Tom Waits' debut went largely unnoticedExploreBrian Jones played mellotron, sitar, and recorder on Their Satanic Majesties RequestRobert Wyatt's vocals were spliced and looped into Music for Airports'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' is among Mingus's most covered piecesThe Midnight in Paris soundtrack features Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker, and Cole PorterSunny Afternoon packs classic Kinks hits into one stage musicalPrevious Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones arrived in 1983 on IslandNext Tom Waits loaded Swordfishtrombones with banjo, marimba, calliope, and harmonium