ELECTRIC EARL
Cargo Cult (1982)

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1.	(Ballad of An) Angry Young Man   (3:45)				MP3		lyrics	chords
2.	Checkin' Around   (2:18)				MP3		lyrics	chords
3.	Why Is It Cold?   (1:38)				MP3		lyrics	chords
4.	It's Not Over [revised version]   (4:59)				MP3		lyrics	chords
5.	Cargo Cult   (2:16)				MP3		lyrics	chords
6.	Johnny's Song   (2:30)				MP3		lyrics	chords
7.	Soldier of Fortune   (2:05)				MP3		lyrics	chords
8.	At the Edge of the Arctic   (3:21)				MP3		lyrics	-
9.	Process of Elimination   (2:11)				MP3		lyrics	chords
10.	It Happened One Time   (1:59)				MP3		lyrics	chords
11.	Tojo   (2:23)				MP3		lyrics	chords
	BONUS TRACK:
12.	Sirhan   (2:03)				MP3		lyrics	chords

Total time:   31:57

CREDITS

#	title	musicians / singers
1.	(Ballad of An) Angry Young Man	EARL: vocal, guitar
2.	Checkin' Around	EARL: vocal, guitar
3.	Why Is It Cold?	EARL: vocal, guitar
4.	It's Not Over [revised version]	EARL: vocal, guitar "It's Not Over" is a new recording of a song that had appeared on my previous album Time Bomb Kid (1981). Originally written with a rather strident rhythm, over time I found that it worked better when played at a slower tempo. Also, a guitar solo in the middle of the song made for better pacing.
5.	Cargo Cult	EARL: vocal, guitar The "Cargo Cult" song and album graphics were inspired by an article in the May 1974 issue of National Geographic, which I had found at a Volunteers of America thrift store.
6.	Johnny's Song	EARL: vocals, guitar, bass This recording originally appeared on my previous album Time Bomb Kid (1981). Back in the days when I was mostly performing cover material, "Johnny's Song" was the first original song of mine that audiences really liked. And so I stuck it on this new tape that I was selling at my shows. Johnny was my girlfriend's 5-year-old son. Besides inspiring this song, which was about the time we went flying kites on the LSU parade grounds, a few years later he loaned me the Magnus toy organ that I played on We're Not Strangers (1985). The second verse, which talks about "flying your space machine," refers to a Star Wars toy he had.
7.	Soldier of Fortune	EARL: vocal, guitar In the movie Zabriskie Point, there are scenes of political activists holding meetings and giving speeches, but the protagonist of the film actually went out and did something. Reading a copy of Soldier of Fortune magazine, I saw a parallel, people who speak with actions instead of words. "The ultimate weapon" phrase quotes the motto of the infantry training center at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where I had gone through basic training when I was in the army.
8.	At the Edge of the Arctic	EARL: vocal, guitar
9.	Process of Elimination	EARL: vocal, guitar
10.	It Happened One Time	EARL: vocal, guitar
11.	Tojo	EARL: vocal, guitar
12.	Sirhan	EARL: vocal, guitar
Featuring Electric Earl on vocals and guitar. Recorded live to 2-track, except that "Johnny's Song" has overdubbed harmony vocals and bass. Engineered by Electric Earl. Recording dates: December 1982 (track #1-5, 7-11), 12/20/1981 (track #6), 9/30/1982 (track #12) The original cassette version of this album had track #1-5 on side one, and #6-11 on side two. All words and music by Earl P. Reinhalter.