{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-illinoise-2x-vinyl-mint-m-mint-m","title":"Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (2x VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAsthmatic Kitty Records – AKR 014, Sounds Familyre – AKR 014\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Balloon Sticker Over Superman\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCountry:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUS\u003cbr\u003e\r\nReleased:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nNov 2005\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGenre:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRock, Pop, Stage \u0026amp; Screen\u003cbr\u003e\r\nStyle:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFolk Rock, Indie Pop, Theme\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1        Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2        The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You're Going To Have To Leave Now, Or, \"I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCome On! Feel The Illinoise!    \u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3.1        Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3.2        Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA4        John Wayne Gacy, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA5        Jacksonville\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA6        A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB7        Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Step Mother!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Matt Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals, Handclaps [Clap] – Daniel Smith, Elin Smith*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHandclaps, Vocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB8        One Last \"Whoo-Hoo!\" For The Pullman!!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB9        Go! Chicago! Go! Yeah!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB10        Casimir Pulaski Day\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB11        To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament, And It Involves Tube Socks, A Paper Airplane, And Twenty-Two Able-Bodied Men.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC12        The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC13        Prairie Fire That Wanders About\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC14        A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC15        The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC16        They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Sings] – Craig Montoro\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC17        Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bloomington-Normal\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC18        In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD19        The Seer's Tower\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders    \u003cbr\u003e\r\nD20.1        Part I: The Great Frontier\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nVocals [Hoots And Hollers] – The Illinoisemaker Choir\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD20.2        Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble – The String Quartet (5)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD21        Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD22        Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD23        The Avalanche\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDistributed By – Sounds Familyre\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopyright © – Asthmatic Kitty Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopyright © – New Jerusalem Music\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhonographic Copyright ℗ – Asthmatic Kitty Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded At – The Buddy Project\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMastered At – West West Side Music\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLacquer Cut At – AcousTech Mastering\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPressed By – United Record Pressing\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAccordion, Vibraphone, Vocals – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAcoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Banjo – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nArtwork – Divya Srinivasan\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDrums [Drum Kit], Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Bells [Sleigh] – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDrums [Sophisticated Drum Parts], Engineer [Drum Mics] – James McAlister\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble [The String Quartet], Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble [The String Quartet], Viola – Marla Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEnsemble [The String Quartet], Violin – Julianne Carney, Rob Moose\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLacquer Cut By – KPG*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLayout, Design – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMastered By – Alan Douches\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Alto Recorder, Soprano Recorder, Sopranino Recorder, Tenor Recorder – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPerformer [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Tara McDonnell, Tom Eaton\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhotography By – Denny Renshaw\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPiano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Casiotone MT-70], Electric Organ [Baldwin] – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSongwriter [All Songs By], Arranged By, Composed By – Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTrumpet – Craig Montoro\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTracks are numbered consecutively regardless of sides (as they appear on the release)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFull-length titles from back cover are used\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAbbreviated titles are given on the vinyl labels and the insert\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD23 is a vinyl bonus track\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e©℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\n© 2005 New Jerusalem Music \/ ASCAP\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAsthmatic Kitty is distributed by arrangement with Sounds Familyre\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll songs recorded\/engineered\/produced by Sufjan Stevens (Fall 2004 - Winter 2005)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nJames McAlister had a lot to do with the way the drums sound because he set up the microphones\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAll arrangements (painstakingly composed) by Sufjan Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAcousTech Mastering and United Record Pressing credits taken from runouts\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens) with gratefulness to Kieran Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Many of the quiet parts were recorded at Sufjan's apartment in Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• The piano was recorded in the dead of night at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• The string quartet was recorded at Marla's apartment in Washington Heights\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Matt Morgan's vocals were recorded in Red Hook, Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• The electric organ was recorded at the New Jerusalem Recreational Room in Clarksboro, NJ\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• The vibraphone was recorded at Carroll Music Studios, New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 1 - 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Galesburg, IL) poem \"Chicago\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Side 3 - Lyrics from Illinois state song\u003cbr\u003e\r\n• Side 4 - State slogan of Illinois\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBarcode (Sticker): 6 56605 89261 0\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: FOLK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: 2xLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/22\/2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"- FOLK *SEALED*","offer_id":49255579844850,"sku":"ACSE6T-ZJ2G-BM","price":26.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/sufjan-stevens-illinoise-2-lps_UmTe2.jpg?v=1779659713","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/sufjan-stevens-illinoise-2x-vinyl-mint-m-mint-m","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}