Early Recordings is a compilation album series by Louisville, Kentucky rock band My Morning Jacket. It was released in 2004 on Darla Records. The two constituent albums, called chapters, are called The Sandworm Cometh and Learning respectively. Danny Cash created the graphic design to both albums and played bass and keyboard on the second. J. Glenn performed drums for the series and Johnny Quaid played guitar. "Two-Tone" Tommy played bass for the first album, but Quaid took over for the second.
| Early Recordings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art for Chapter 1: The Sandworm Cometh | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 15, 2004 (Chapter 1) November 23, 2004 (Chapter 2) | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1999[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:58 (Chapter 1) 53:09 (Chapter 2) | |||
| Label | Darla | |||
| Producer | Jim James | |||
| My Morning Jacket chronology | ||||
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| Learning | ||||
 Cover art for Chapter 2: Learning | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[3] |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | link |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 4/10[4] |
The Sandworm Cometh
editTrack listing
editAll tracks are written by Jim James, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Weeks Go by Like Days" | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "What Will I Do?" | 1:35 | |
| 3. | "M. White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane cover) | Grace Slick | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Downtown" | 1:36 | |
| 5. | "I Just Wanted to Be Yo Friend" | 2:29 | |
| 6. | "Time Never Gets" | 1:43 | |
| 7. | "They Ran" (Acoustic) | 3:34 | |
| 8. | "Evelyn" (Be-Mixed) | 2:31 | |
| 9. | "Isobella W/ The White Umbrella" | 3:04 | |
| 10. | "Josta Dreams and Bitter Hands" | 1:41 | |
| 11. | "Sleep Walk"/"Olde Sept Blues (Ga-Ed Out)" (Santo & Johnny cover ("Sleep Walk")) | Johnny Farina, Santo Farina ("Sleep Walk") | 5:44 |
| 12. | "When Will They Come??" | 2:17 | |
| 13. | "Somebody Cares About the Maestro" | 2:01 | |
| 14. | "Rocket Man" (Elton John cover) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 39:58 | ||
Personnel
edit- My Morning Jacket
- Jim James – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, production
- Johnny Quaid – guitar on track 1
- Two Tone Tommy – bass on track 1
- J. Glenn – drums on track 1
- Additional
- Danny Cash – graphic design
Learning
editTrack listing
editAll tracks are written by Jim James, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonite I Want 2 Celebrate W/ You!" | 2:26 | |
| 2. | "Just One Thing" (Demo) | 2:32 | |
| 3. | "Take My Breath Away!" (Berlin cover) | Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock | 5:57 |
| 4. | "West End Girls" (Pet Shop Boys cover) | Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Dream a Lil Dream O' Me" (cover of The Mamas & The Papas version) | Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Death Is the Easy Way" (Demo) | 3:13 | |
| 7. | "Bermuda Hwy" (Live) | 3:35 | |
| 8. | "Nothing 2 Me" | 3:04 | |
| 9. | "I Won't Cry!" | 2:26 | |
| 10. | "Why Don't U Love Me" (Hank Williams cover) | Hank Williams | 4:08 |
| 11. | "That Someone Else Was You" | 2:12 | |
| 12. | "Tyrone" (Erykah Badu cover) | Erykah Badu, Norman Hurt | 5:12 |
| 13. | "I Will Be There When You Die/Sunrides and the Girls Scream" (Live) | 5:15 | |
| 14. | "Good Nights and Happy Trails!!!!!" | 3:07 | |
| Total length: | 53:09 | ||
Personnel
edit- My Morning Jacket
- Jim James – vocals, guitar, production
- Carl Broemel – guitar
- Two Tone Tommy – bass
- Bo Koster – keyboards
- J. Glenn – drums
- Additional
- Danny Cash – bass, keyboards, graphic design
References
edit- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "Chapter 1 The Sandworm Cometh: Early Recordings - My Morning Jacket". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (December 15, 2004). "My Morning Jacket: Chapter 1: The Sandworm Cometh / Chapter 2: Learning Album Review". Pitchfork.
- ^ "My Morning Jacket: Chapter 1: The Sandworm Cometh: Early Recordings". PopMatters. February 17, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Horning, Rob (January 30, 2005). "My Morning Jacket: Early Recordings, Chapter 2: Learning". PopMatters. Retrieved October 22, 2021.