Heartworm Press

Heartworm Press is an independent publisher based in Los Angeles, USA. It specializes in limited editions of books by music-related artists.
Founded in 2003 by the musician Wesley Eisold, Heartworm began with zines and cassettes, before transitioning to Poetry collections, Novels and fine-artbook editions. Eisold states that he was influenced by other publishers such as Grove Press, New Directions Publishing, Hanuman and 2.13.61.
Heartworm Press also releases musical output by related artsist such as Eisold's own Cold Cave.
Heartworm Press has given cataloged different artistic mediums as releases. Heartworm #20 was a video recorded performance that was placed on YouTube, and featured readings from Eric Paul and Wesley Eisold that was shown behind the two authors as they read poetry at Rutgers University in 2008. . Heartworm #37 was a one-off live event comprising spoken-word and musical performances at Santos Party House in New York City on August 8, 2009 and featured Cold Cave, Boyd Rice, Thee Majesty/ Genesis P-Orridge, Jamie Stewart, Eric Paul, Prurient,Chris Leo, , Kid Congo Powers, and Howie Pyro.
In February 2013 Genesis P-Orridge announced that Heartworm Press would be publishing “Collected Lyrics and Poems of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge - Volume One 1961 to 1971."
In March 2013 Heartworm Press announced the release of two Cold Cave singles, "God Made the World" and "Black Boots". In April of 2013 Pitchfork Media called the release "God Made The World" a "Best New Music" track.
Heartworm Press authors
* Genesis P-Orridge
* Boyd Rice
* Wesley Eisold
* Eric Paul
* Max G. Morton
* Chris Leo
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Deathbeds
In 2007, Wesley Eisold released a "176 page perfect-bound paper back collection of Eisold's work from 1999-2007" which was limited to 1,000 copies. In 2012, to celebrate the five year anniversary of the company's first "perfect-bound release, Deathbeds," the company re-released a thousand copies.
Pressings to Date
Heartworm #00 - Go On Get Left At An Altar by Wesley Eisold
Heartworm #0 - A Seatbelt Between the Breasts by Wesley Eisold
Heartworm #01 - XO Skeletons - Live from Planet Death
Heartworm #02 - Spacehorse - Ghosts of a Civil Living
Heartworm #03 - Dear Friends, Lovers, Suckers by Wesley Eisold & Charles Rowland
Heartworm #04 - Depressed Skull by Wesely Eisold
Heartworm #05 - Lascivious Facts by Wesley Eisold
Heartworm #06 - Ye Olde Maids
Heartworm #07 - Sex, Meaningless by Wesley Eisold
Heartworm #08 - Three After Midnight by Anthony Smyrski
Heartworm #09 - Nisennenmondai
Heartworm #10 - hardcore zine by Weseley Eisold
Heartworm #11 - Deathbeds by Wesley Eisold
Heartworm #12 - Where There Are Two There Are Three by J.W. Buckley
Heartworm #13 - Indestructible Wolves of the Apocalypse Junkyard by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #14 - Indestructible Wolves Poster
Heartworm #15 - You Will Never Look This Good Again, You Will Never Be This Young Again by Max G. Morton & Mike Martinez
Heartworm #16 - I Offered Myself As The Sea by Eric Paul
Heartworm #17 - Stuck On The Map by Dan Murphy f name"The Heartworm"></ref>
Heartworm #18 - Integrity In The Workplace by William Pym
Heartworm #19 - Suicidal Tennants by William Boone
Heartworm #20 - Performance 3/26/08 by Eric Paul and Wesley Eisold </ref>
Heartworm #21 - Narcisa: Our Lady of Ashes by Jonathan Shaw
Heartworm #22 - Scarecrow by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #23 - 23 by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #24 - WOUND by Mark McCoy
Heartworm #25 - ROSE PILLAR by Prurient
Heartworm #26 - Relaxing Time is Over by T.A.S.K.
Heartworm #27 - Feathers like Leather by Chris Leo
Heartworm #28 - Love in the Monkey Cage by Eric Paul
Heartworm #29 - ???
Heartworm #30 - Coma Potion by Cold Cave
Heartworm #31 - Juanita and Juan's
Heartworm #32 - Looking for the Magic by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #33 - NO by Boyd Rice
Heartworm #34 - Cold Cave - Electronic Dreams CS
Heartworm #35 - Love Comes Close by Cold Cave
Heartworm #36 - Reading by Max G Morton and Boyd Rice
Heartworm #37 - An Evening with: NON, PRURIENT, COLD CAVE, Genesis P-Orridge, Jonathan Shaw, Jamie Steward, Eric Paul, Chris Leo, Kid Congo Powers
Heartworm #38 - Love Songs To The Dead by Jonathan Shaw
Heartworm #39 - The History of Love by Max G. Morton & A. De Beneditti
Heartworm #40 - After Dark / Dreaming is Free by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #41 - Night Flights / Embers by Max G. Morton and Sammy Winston
Heartworm #42 - Initiation by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #43 - Ye Old Maids - God Blesses Us, Mother Dresses Us
Heartworm #44 - Mentholated Suburbia by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #45 - Carousel of Progress/Knights in Satan's Service by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #46 - New Wave Hookers by Max G. Morton
Heartworm #47 - Cloud Removal by Matthew Adis
Heartworm #50 - Bluem by Robert Lotzko
Heartworm #51 - This Life’s Behind Glass by Nikolay Saveliev
Heartworm #54 - A Little Death to Laugh 7″ by Cold Cave
Heartworm #55 - Black Boots 7″ by Cold Cave
Heartworm #56 - Oceans With No End(Digital) by Cold Cave
Heartworm #57 - God Made The World 7″ by Cold Cave

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