Walnut Whales is the self-distributed debut EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.- Early life :Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California...

. It was released on CD-R

CD-R

A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....

 in 2002. Though the majority of the tracks were re-recorded, with very slightly altered lyrics, for her debut full length album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 The Milk-Eyed Mender

The Milk-Eyed Mender

The Milk-Eyed Mender is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on March 23, 2004 on the Drag City label ....

, three of the songs — "Erin", "Flying a Kite", and "The Fray" — are otherwise unreleased. Being a limited edition release, it is now unavailable outside of file-sharing networks and second-hand exchanges.

Track listing

All songs written by Joanna Newsom.

1. "Erin" – 3:38
2. "Cassiopeia" – 4:00
3. "Peach, Plum, Pear" – 3:27
4. "Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie" – 3:52
5. "Flying a Kite" – 6:34
6. "The Fray" – 3:22
7. "En Gallop!" (Spelled without an "!" on The Milk-Eyed Mender
   The Milk-Eyed Mender
   The Milk-Eyed Mender is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on March 23, 2004 on the Drag City label ....
   
   ) – 6:26
8. "The Book of Right-On" – 4:40