Junkyard Hearts

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Junkyard Hearts
Junkyard Hearts.jpg
Cover art for reissued 2-CD
set of Volumes I-IV
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2002 (EP I)
February 28, 2002 (EP II)
March 15, 2002 (EP III)
March 28, 2002 (EP IV)
Genre Alternative rock
Length21:21 (EP I)
25:38 (EP II)
18:39 (EP III)
23:39 (EP IV)
Label Self-released
Real World Records
Producer Joseph Arthur, Ben Findlay
Joseph Arthur chronology
Come to Where I'm From
(2000)
Junkyard Hearts
(2002)
Redemption's Son
(2002)

Junkyard Hearts is a set of 4 EPs released independently by Joseph Arthur in 2002 to coincide with his first headline tour in the UK. The EPs were released on special edition CD and collectors' edition 12" vinyl (with each 12" sleeve illustrated by Joseph Arthur himself). [1] The EPs were only made available on the tour and are thus now hard to find. The set preceded his third studio album Redemption's Son .

Contents

The songs "Dear Lord," "The Termite Song," "Favorite Girl," and "Voices Will Fight" (later renamed "In the Night") appear on the album Redemption's Son . The version of "Dear Lord" on EP II features a longer outro than the version of the song found on Redemption's Son.

Real World Records reissued the four EPs onto a double CD set in July 2012, as a part of their Real World Gold series. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Arthur

EP I
No.TitleLength
1."The Coldest Sea"6:27
2."This Heart Will Swallow Us"5:08
3."Jumping In with You"2:31
4."Take Me Back Home"3:10
5."Hold On Dear"4:05
EP II
No.TitleLength
1."Marmalade Eyes"4:48
2."Queen of Brooklyn"3:02
3."Glue Sniffer"4:42
4."Dear Lord"4:38
5."Bill Wilson"6:03
6."Tiny Echoes"2:25
EP III
No.TitleLength
1."Space Needle"5:38
2."Be My Friend"3:36
3."The Termite Song"9:25
EP IV
No.TitleLength
1."Favorite Girl"6:12
2."Crackerjack Box"3:29
3."Voices Will Fight"2:22
4."Still the Same"5:24
5."In the Middle of the Night"6:02

Personnel

EP I Credits

EP II Credits

EP III Credits

EP IV Credits

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References

  1. LONELY ASTRONAUTS.com - Junkyard Hearts
  2. "Real World Records is re-releasing some of Joseph's music". 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.