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| Released | March 1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Junk Theatre is the second studio album by Australian folk-rock band Things of Stone and Wood. The album was released in March 1995 and debuted and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Jonathan Lewis from AllMusic said "While similar in many ways to their debut The Yearning, this album had a harder musical edge, often more rock than folk... Again, social commentary was Things of Stone and Wood's main source of inspiration, although on Junk Theatre there were much fewer specific Australian references. Everything from racism to the negative effects of television are touched upon." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Junk Theatre" |
| 4:00 |
| 2. | "Churchill's Black Dog" |
| 3:14 |
| 3. | "Child No More" |
| 3:19 |
| 4. | "Wildflowers" |
| 3:40 |
| 5. | "Fingertips" |
| 3:15 |
| 6. | "Wild Man Shouting" |
| 5:14 |
| 7. | "Hello Crazy Shadow" |
| 4:35 |
| 8. | "Little Voices" |
| 1:48 |
| 9. | "Silent No Longer" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Cruel Man Power" |
| 3:43 |
| 11. | "In This Thing Together" |
| 3:05 |
| 12. | "Lullaby" |
| 6:26 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] | 8 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | March 1995 | Compact Disc | Columbia | 478346 |
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