Elephant's Graveyard
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Elephant's Graveyard is a special collection of B-sides and rarities from singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...

. The collection was made available as a digital download only in the UK, and as a hard-to-find promo only 2CD set in the US (released by Astralwerks Records). The collection spans roughly 5 years of music, some of which had been previously unreleased.

Ed also posted a track-by-track discussion of the collection on his website.

Part 1

  1. "The Unlucky One" – 4:46
  2. "T Bone Tombstone" – 3:14
  3. "Here Be Monsters" – 4:43
  4. "I've Become Misguided" – 5:37
  5. "When Americans Come to London" – 5:05
  6. "Alligator Boy" – 5:29
  7. "Weary and Bleary Eyed" – 5:27
  8. "Last of the Troubadors" – 4:22
  9. "Little Silver Bullet" – 3:06
  10. "Sleepyhead" – 3:55
  11. "Coal Black Heart" – 4:54
  12. "Blackwoods Back Home" – 5:12
  13. "Still I Dream of It
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    "Still I Dream of It" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. The song was originally intended to be on the "Adult/Child" album although when the album was aborted the song sat in the archives for many years. It was released on The Beach Boys' 1993 box set Good...

    " (Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson
    Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...

    ) – 5:24
  14. "The Ghosts Parade" – 5:36

Part 2

  1. "Angels on Your Body" – 4:13
  2. "The Hammer and the Nail" – 5:18
  3. "She Put a Curse on Me (Parts I & II)" – 6:07
  4. "The Iceman Cometh" – 4:29
  5. "Asleep at the Helm" – 3:50
  6. "Sugarbomb" – 3:12
  7. "Paid to Get Drunk" – 3:45
  8. "Atlantic City
    Atlantic City (song)
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    " (Bruce Springsteen
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    ) – 3:45
  9. "Deathsexmarch" – 1:17
  10. "Mysteriously" – 3:34
  11. "Only Happy When You're High" – 4:21
  12. "Breathe a Little Softer" – 4:56
  13. "Every Night" – 2:53
  14. "Epitaph" – 2:14

Credits

Part 1:
  • Track 1: previously unreleased
  • Tracks 2-3: from "Something in My Eye" single (June 11, 2001)
  • Tracks 4-5: from "She Fell Into My Arms" single (September 10, 2001)
  • Tracks 6-9: from "Apple of My Eye" single (January 21, 2002)
  • Track 10: from a magazine compilation CD
  • Tracks 11-12: from "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" (February 3, 2003)
  • Tracks 13-14: from "Still I Dream of It" single (October 28, 2002)
  • Track 13: Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson
    Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...

     cover

Part 2:
  • Track 1: bonus track from the Japanese pressing of From Every Sphere
    From Every Sphere
    From Every Sphere is the second album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, released in 2003. Heavenly Records labelmate Jimi Goodwin of Doves plays tambourine on the first single "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed."-Track listing:...

  • Track 2: bonus track from the US pressing of From Every Sphere
    From Every Sphere
    From Every Sphere is the second album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, released in 2003. Heavenly Records labelmate Jimi Goodwin of Doves plays tambourine on the first single "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed."-Track listing:...

  • Tracks 3-5: previously unreleased
  • Tracks 6-7: from "Watching the Sun Come Up" single (May 19, 2003)
  • Track 8: Bruce Springsteen
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    Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...

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  • Tracks 9-10: from "This One's for You" single (August 30, 2004)
  • Tracks 11-12: from "Born in the '70s" single (November 1, 2004)
  • Tracks 13-14: from "Loneliness" single (February 14, 2005)
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