Arkeology (World Party album)

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

Contents

The album is composed almost entirely of previously unreleased material: 70 tracks including new songs finished as recently as 2011 ("Words", "Everybody’s Falling In Love" and "Photograph"), [4] plus an "unheard history of rare studio gems, live sessions, concert recordings, radio interviews, covers, demos and B-sides." [5]

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" (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" (Bob 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" (Guy 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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References

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  2. ↑ Staunton, Terry (July 2012). "World Party - Arkeology". Classic Rock . No. 172. pp. 106–107.
  3. ↑ SINCLAIR, PAUL (19 March 2012). "World Party / Arkeology box to be released on 28 May in the UK". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. ↑ SINCLAIR, PAUL (1 March 2012). "New World Party track but UK fans made to wait for Arkeology Box". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ↑ World Party’s ‘Arkeology’ — 5-disc box set with 70 unreleased tracks — out April 10, Slicing Up Eyeballs, 2012-02-13, retrieved 2012-04-05
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