''Speed Graphic'' is the first of a three-EP series released by

Ben Folds Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the f ...

in 2003. It included a cover of "In Between Days" (originally by

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, from their 1985 album ''

The Head on the Door ''The Head on the Door'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band the Cure. It was released on 30 August 1985 by Fiction Records. Preceded by the single " In Between Days" which had reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart, ''The Head on t ...

''). It also included a piano and vocal arrangement of "Give Judy My Notice", which would later appear on '' Songs for Silverman'' in a rearranged full-band version. The final three tracks were written a long time before this release. Two of those songs, "Protection" (co-written by Ben's former wife, Anna Goodman) and "Dog" have floated around as bootlegged early demos for years, and the other one, "Wandering", was never available in any format previously, and was written by Ben Folds and his fellow

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bandmate,

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. The ending of the track "Dog" contains an impromptu call that Ben receives from his then wife Frally Hynes on his

cell phone A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones ( landline phones). This radio ...

while recording the vocal track.

Track listing

n Between Days was used in the Apple iPad introduction video.

References

2003 EPs Ben Folds EPs {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub