Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (CD, Album, RE, RP) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  2006
Genre:       Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style:         Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Theme

Comments:
Does not appear to have been played.
 

Notes:

Although the official album title is "Illinois", the cover art reads "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE" 

©℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
© 2005 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP
Asthmatic Kitty is distributed by arrangement with Sounds Familyre

All songs recorded/engineered/produced by Sufjan Stevens (Fall 2004 - Winter 2005)
James McAlister had a lot to do with the way the drums sound because he set up the microphones
All arrangements (painstakingly composed) by Sufjan Stevens
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ
Manufactured By and Made By credits derived from matrix

• Most of the songs were recorded at The Buddy Project (Astoria, Queens) with gratefulness to Kieran Kelly
• 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 Red Hook, 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

Pressing information:
• This is the 3rd US issue
• Reissue of artwork with balloons on the front cover (a homage to the balloon sticker of [r=2829350) 
• On the artwork inlay, the police cars now have Illinois license plates "AKR014" and "A NO NO"
• This version is a repress from the same glass master (IFPI L483) as the original issue

Issued in a standard clear tray jewel case with a 12-panel folded booklet.

 

1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 2:09
2. 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!" 2:14
. Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 3:19
5. Jacksonville 5:24
6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons 0:47
7. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! 3:03
8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman 0:06
9. Chicago 6:04
10. Casimir Pulaski Day 5:54
11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament 1:40
12. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 6:17
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 2:11
14. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze 0:19
15. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! 5:23
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! 5:09
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell 0:40
18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth 0:35
19. The Seer's Tower 3:54
. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
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 0:46
22. Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run 4:21

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 6 56605 89262 7
Rights Society ASCAP
Matrix / Runout 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code IFPI L483
Mould SID Code IFPI 7711
Matrix / Runout 3DL61<7205>AKR014 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code IFPI L483
Mould SID Code IFPI 8125

 

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
Manufactured By www.BellwetherMfg.com
Made By Americ Disc

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