Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (Special 10th Anniversary Blue Marvel Edition) FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
2	Casimir Pulaski Day
3	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!
4	Chicago
5	The Avalanche
6	Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream
7	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
8	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
9	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!"
10	Jacksonville
11	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
12	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell
13	Chicago (Demo)
14	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
15	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
16	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
17	To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
18	The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
19	Prairie Fire That Wanders About
20	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
21	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
22	Chicago (Demo)
23	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
24	The Seer's Tower
25	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AKR 014, none	Sufjan Stevens	Illinois ‎(2xLP, Album, Sup)	Asthmatic Kitty Records, Sounds Familyre	AKR 014, none	US	2005
AKR014, PCD-23635	Sufjan Stevens	Illinoise ‎(CD, Album)	Asthmatic Kitty Records, P-Vine Records	AKR014, PCD-23635	Japan	2005
RTRADLP250	Sufjan Stevens	Illinois ‎(2xLP, Album, Sup)	Rough Trade	RTRADLP250	Europe	2005
AKR 014	Sufjan Stevens	Illinois ‎(2xLP, Album, MP, RM, MI)	Asthmatic Kitty Records	AKR 014	US	2015
CYCLE 027	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(CD, Album)	Cycle	CYCLE 027	Benelux	2005

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Electric Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Recorder [Various Recorders], Keyboards [Casiotone MT-70], Bells [Sleigh Bells], Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Organ [Baldwin Electric Church Organ], Vocals – Sufjan Stevens
• Arranged By – Sufjan Stevens
• Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
• Backing Vocals – Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), lin Smith (tracks: B1), Katrina Kerns (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2), Matt Morgan (tracks: B1), Shara Worden (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)
• Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
• Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Katrina Kerns (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Tara McDonnell (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2), Tom Eaton (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
• Drums – James McAlister
• Handclaps – Daniel Smith (tracks: B1), Elin Smith (tracks: B1)
• Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
• Mastered By – Alan Douches
• Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
• Songwriter – Sufjan Stevens
• Technician [Set Up Drum Microphones] – James McAlister
• Trumpet – Craig Montoro
• Viola – Marla Hansen (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
• Violin – Julianne Carney (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2), Rob Moose (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
• Vocals – Craig Montoro (tracks: C5)
• Vocals, Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)

Notes

Limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. This edition features Blue Marvel on the cover instead of Superman or the balloons. The records are on "Antimatter Blue" and "Cape White" colored vinyl. A red star-shaped 12" featuring "Chicago (Demo)" is also included. The audio from this release comes from the 2014 remaster of Illinois.

Triple gatefold sleeve.
Includes printed insert with lyrics on one side and a photo of "Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers" on the other.

Digital download card offers 10% discount on a future purchase from the Asthmatic Kitty label.

© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.

Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens).
Many of the quiet parts were recorded at Sufjan's apartment in Brooklyn.
The piano was recorded in the dead of night at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
The string quartet was recorded at Marla's apartment in Washington Heights.
Matt Morgan's vocals were recorded in Redhook, brooklyn.
The electric organ was recorded at the New Jerusalem Recreational Room in Clarksboro, NJ.
The vibraphone was recorded at Carroll Music Studios, New York City.

Mastered at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 656605613017
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SAE MASTERING AKR-014-A RE-1 23137.1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SAE MASTERING AKR-014-B RE-1 23137.2
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): SAE MASTERING AKR-014-C RE-1 23137.3
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): SAE MASTERING AKR-014-D RE-1 23137.4
• Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side A runout): AKR14LP-C2 25529.1
• Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side B runout): AKR14LP-C2 25529.2
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Companies

• Copyright (c) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asthmatic Kitty Records
• Published By – New Jerusalem Music
• Recorded At – The Buddy Project
• Recorded At – St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
• Recorded At – The New Jerusalem Recreational Room, Clarksboro, NJ
• Recorded At – Carroll Music Studios, NY
• Mastered At – West West Side Music
• Mastered At – SAE Mastering
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 23137
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 25529

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