Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2xLP, Album, RE) (2023) [New Vinyl]

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Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Comments:
Brand New Sealed

Catalog #: AKR 014
Country:    US  
Released:  2023
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Folk Rock

Tracklist:
A1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 2:08
A2. 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!" 2:17
A3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream 6:49
A4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 3:22
A5. Jacksonville 5:29
A6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons 0:48
B1. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! 3:07
B2. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman 0:06
B3. Chicago 6:09
B4. Casimir Pulaski Day 5:57
B5. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament 1:43
C1. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 6:26
C2. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 2:14
C3. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze 0:20
C4. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! 5:30
C5. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! 5:17
C6. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell 0:41
C7. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth 0:35
D1. The Seer's Tower 4:10
D2. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part I: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now 7:13
D3. 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 0:47
D4. Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run 4:28
D5. The Avalanche 3:26

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
Backing Vocals - Elin K. Smith
Backing Vocals - Katrina Kerns
Backing Vocals - Matt Morgan
Backing Vocals - Shara Worden
Cello - Maria Bella Jeffers
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] - Beccy Lock
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] - Jennifer Hoover
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] - Katrina Kerns
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] - Tara McDonnell
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] - Tom Eaton
Drums - James McAlister
Handclaps - Daniel Smith
Handclaps - Elin K. Smith
Lacquer Cut By - Ian Dillon
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
Violin - Julianne Carney
Violin - Rob Moose
Vocals - Craig Montoro
Vocals, Handclaps - The Illinoisemaker Choir


Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode 656605892610
Matrix / Runout V1283081 A I.S.D "Tribe of Superior Men"
Matrix / Runout V1283081 B "Hog Butcher For The World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads"
Matrix / Runout V1283082 C "By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing" I.S.D
Matrix / Runout V1283082 D "Land of Lincoln"

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Copyright (c) Sufjan Stevens 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
Pressed By Microforum Services Group