Hvarf/Heim
Hvarf/Heim is a compilation album by Sigur Rós. Its original CD release comprises two discs: "Hvarf" contains studio versions of previously unreleased songs (with the exception of "Hafsól", which was released as the B-side of "Hoppípolla" in 2005), while "Heim" contains live acoustic versions of songs already released. The songs on "Heim" are the same recordings found in the documentary "Heima". In 2008 EMI released a single-disc version in which "Heim" is simply tracklisted to follow "Hvarf". In 2012, the albums were issued on vinyl for the first time to be sold on Record Store  Day. In December 2007, American webzine "Somewhere Cold" voted "Hvarf/Heim" EP of the Year on their "2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame". Background. The cover images are pinhole polaroid photographs. The "Hvarf" cover is a handheld image of the microphone stands just before the band arrived to play in the gentle rain. The "Heim" cover is a 7-minute exposure of the stage at Gamla Borg where Sigur Rós performed an acoustic set for friends and family in April 2007. The album was released on November 5 in Europe and on November 6 in North America. Prior to  this release a limited 7" vinyl single of "Hljómalind" was released on 29 October. The album debuted at #23 in UK, #7 on the US independent chart and #83 in Spain selling over 50,000 copies in its first week worldwide. The album, , was certified Silver in the UK for 60,000+ being sold. , sales in the United States have exceeded 91,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.