Early Recordings (album series)

Early Recordings
Compilation album by My Morning Jacket
Released The Sandworm Cometh - November 15, 2004
Learning - November 23, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Indie
Length 39:58 (Chapter 1)
53:09 (Chapter 2)
Label Darla
Producer Jim James
My Morning Jacket chronology

Acoustic Citsuoca
(2004)		 Early Recordings
(2004)		 Z
(2005)
Learning
Album cover of Chapter 2: Learning album

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.

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The Sandworm Cometh: Allmusic link
Learning: Allmusic link

The Sandworm Cometh

Track listing

All tracks by Jim James except where noted

  1. "Weeks Go by Like Days" – 4:16
  2. "What Will I Do?" – 1:35
  3. "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick)– 2:29
  4. "Downtown" – 1:36
  5. "I Just Wanted to Be Your Friend" – 2:29
  6. "Time Never Gets" – 1:43
  7. "They Ran" (Acoustic) – 3:34
  8. "Evelyn" (Be-Mixed) – 2:31
  9. "Isobella" / "The White Umbrella" – 3:04
  10. "Josta Dreams and Bitter Hands" – 1:41
  11. "Sleep Walk" (Johnny Farina/Santo Farina) / "Olde Sept. Blues" (Ga-Ed Out) – 5:44
  12. "When Will They Come?" – 2:17
  13. "Somebody Cares About the Maestro" – 2:01
  14. "Rocket Man" (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) – 4:59

Learning

Track listing

  1. Tonite I Want 2 Celebrate W/ You!
  2. Just One Thing (Demo)
  3. Take My Breath Away (Giorgio Moroder/Tom Whitlock)
  4. West End Girls (Chris Lowe/Neil Tennant)
  5. Dream a Little Dream of Me (Fabian Andre/Gus Kahn/Wilbur Schwandt)
  6. Death is the Easy Way (Demo)
  7. Bermuda Hwy (Live)
  8. Nothing 2 Me
  9. I Won't Cry!
  10. Why Don't U Love Me (Hank Williams)
  11. That Someone Else Was You
  12. Tyrone (Erykah Badu/Norman Hurt)
  13. I Will Be There When You Die / Sunrides and the Girls Scream (Live)
  14. Good Nights and Happy Trails!!!!!

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