Arkeology (World Party album)

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Arkeology
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ReleasedApril 10, 2012
Genre Rock
Label Seaview
Producer Karl Wallinger
World Party chronology
Best in Show
(2007)
Arkeology
(2012)
Live!
(2014)
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Arkeology is a box set by World Party released on April 10, 2012 in the US and on May 28, 2012 in the UK. [3]

Contents

Overview

The box set is composed almost entirely of previously unreleased material: 70 tracks include an "unheard history of rare studio gems, live sessions, concert recordings, radio interviews, covers, demos and B-sides." [4]

The newly recorded songs include "Words" (2011), [5] "Everybody's Falling In Love" (2011), "Photograph" (1994-2011) and "Waiting Such a Long Time" (2008). [3]

The previously released album tracks include "All The Love That's Wasted" from the original release of Dumbing Up and "Kuwait City", a hidden track from the early pressings of Bang! . [6]

Despite the amount of tracks in the box, a number of b-sides was overlooked for the release like the covers of "No.9 Dream" and "Penny Lane" from "Beautiful Dream" single. [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

Disc 1

  1. "Waiting Such a Long Time" – 3:58
  2. "Nothing Lasts Forever" – 4:04
  3. "Everybody's Falling in Love" – 3:49
  4. "Where Are You Going When You Go?" – 2:29
  5. "Photograph" – 4:52
  6. "Everybody Dance Now" – 5:23
  7. "Closer Still" – 1:07
  8. "I Want to Be Free" – 2:51
  9. "I'm Only Dozing" – 4:27
  10. "No More Crying" – 4:20
  11. "Interview/Sweet Soul Dream radio appearance" – 8:45

Disc 2

  1. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) – 2:28
  2. "The Good Old Human Race" – 3:25
  3. "Put the Message in the Box — live 1993" – 4:34
  4. "Trouble Down Here" – 4:59
  5. "Basically" – 4:47
  6. "Silly Song" – 0:37
  7. "Man We Was Lonely" (Paul McCartney) – 2:57
  8. "She's the One — live 1996" – 4:33
  9. "Ship of Fools — live" – 5:53
  10. "Mystery Girl radio session" – 3:07
  11. "This Is Your World Speaking" – 9:03
  12. "All the Love That's Wasted" – 4:32
  13. "Lost in Infinity" – 6:13
  14. "New Light — demo" – 1:38

Disc 3

  1. "Words" – 5:28
  2. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, McCartney) – 3:04
  3. "Call Me Up radio session" – 4:31
  4. "Like a Rolling Stone — live 1993" (Bob Dylan) – 8:02
  5. "Sooner or Later — live 1994" – 5:47
  6. "Love Street — live 2006" – 5:04
  7. "Time on My Hands" (Dave Catlin-Birch) – 4:37
  8. "Who Are You — live 2007" – 4:35
  9. "Sweetheart Like You" (Dylan) – 5:25
  10. "Another World" – 3:27
  11. "You're Beautiful, But Get Out of My Life" – 3:46
  12. "Living Like the Animals" – 4:03
  13. "Stand! — live 1991" (Sylvester Stewart) – 4:09
  14. "Thank You World — pre-edit" – 6:30

Disc 4

  1. "Break Me Again" – 9:26
  2. "Baby" – 5:23
  3. "Ship of Fools live 1990" – 6:44
  4. "Put the Message in the Box — live 2006" – 4:08
  5. "When Did You Leave Heaven?" (Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock) – 3:11
  6. "Nature Girl" – 4:21
  7. "It's a Pity You Don't Let Go" – 3:32
  8. "My Pretty One" – 2:23
  9. "De Ho De Hay" – 0:52
  10. "We Are the Ones" – 4:47
  11. "World Groove / Mind Guerilla" – 2:47
  12. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:30
  13. "Kuwait City" – 3:11
  14. "Do What I Want" – 3:58
  15. "All We Need Is Everything — demo" – 3:36
  16. "Outro" – 2:41

Disc 5

  1. "Mystery Girl" – 3:33
  2. "What Is Love All About (Alt. Drums)" – 6:56
  3. "I Hope It All Works Out for You — demo" – 3:39
  4. "And God Said — long version" (Guy Chambers, Wallinger) – 0:58
  5. "It Ain't Gonna Work" – 4:56
  6. "Another One" – 6:09
  7. "I Am Me" – 6:00
  8. "It's Gonna Be Alright" – 1:52
  9. "In Another World" – 3:33
  10. "Thank You World — live 1991" – 7:32
  11. "Cry Baby Cry" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:04
  12. "Temple of Love" (Chambers) – 3:06
  13. "Fixing a Hole" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:43
  14. "Way Down Now — live 1991" – 6:50
  15. "Change the World — demo" – 1:46

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