SIMON JOYNER

Room Temperature

Room Temperature was recorded in the winter of 1992 in a small room above a carpet store in

Omaha, Nebraska, with two microphones and a cassette four-track recorder. Despite being his

second full-length release, this was Simon Joyner’s first fully realized album, the one that first

caught the interest of British DJ John Peel, who played it so often he single-handedly created a

European audience for the Midwest singer-songwriter. Populated with sometimes harrowing and

desperate stories of the complex workings of the human heart (in conflict with itself), the stark

record features Joyner solo on all tracks. This marks the influential album’s first appearance on

vinyl.

Folk Song for Sarah • The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is a Straight Line • Ruby Slippers • Hallelujah •

Double Joe • Ghettoblaster • Godzilla • Vegetables • Seizure • Pseudonym Song • Scribble • Homebase • Petri-dish •

The Leavenworth Cafe Blues • Grapefruit

Selling points:

1. First time on vinyl for this classic early work of one of America's most revered contemporary
singer/songwriters.

2. Has toured with Bright Eyes and Mountain Goats umpteen times in past few years.

3. Joyner's catalog maintains its sellability, as his work is timeless.

Simon Joyner “Room Temperature”

on JAGJAGUWAR, catalog no: JAG041

Release date: December 6, 2005

Format: 2xLP (VINYL NON-RETURNABLE)

Retail Price: $16.98 LP BOX LOT: 30 units

LP UPC: 656605204116

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