Sufjan Stevens - Illinois flac mp3 download

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A1	Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
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!" Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir
Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
A3.1	Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
A3.2	Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream Ensemble – The String Quartet
A4	John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Backing Vocals – Shara Worden
A5	Jacksonville Backing Vocals – Katrina KernsEnsemble – The String Quartet
A6	A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons Ensemble – The String Quartet
B7	Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! Backing Vocals – Matt MorganBacking Vocals, Handclaps [Clap] – Daniel Smith, Elin Smith*Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir
B8	One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman
B9	Go! Chicago! Go! Yeah! Choir – The Illinoisemaker ChoirEnsemble – The String Quartet
B10	Casimir Pulaski Day Backing Vocals – Shara Worden
B11	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
C12	The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir
C13	Prairie Fire That Wanders About Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
C14	A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
C15	The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
C16	They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! Choir – The Illinoisemaker ChoirEnsemble – The String Quartet Vocals [Sings] – Craig Montoro
C17	Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bloomington-Normal
C18	In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
D19	The Seer's Tower Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden
The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders
D20.1	Part I: The Great Frontier Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara WordenChoir – The Illinoisemaker ChoirEnsemble – The String Quartet
D20.2	Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara WordenEnsemble – The String Quartet
D21	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
D22	Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
D23	The Avalanche Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden

Companies, etc.

• 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
• Lacquer Cut At – AcousTech Mastering
• Pressed By – United Record Pressing

Credits

• Accordion, Vibraphone – Sufjan Stevens
• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Banjo – Sufjan Stevens
• Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
• Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock, Jennifer Hoover, Katrina Kerns, Tara McDonnell, Tom Eaton
• Drums [Drum Kit], Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Bells [Sleigh] – Sufjan Stevens
• Drums [Sophisticated Drum Parts] – James McAlister
• Ensemble [The String Quartet], Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers
• Ensemble [The String Quartet], Viola – Marla Hansen
• Ensemble [The String Quartet], Violin – Julianne Carney, Rob Moose
• Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
• Mastered By – Alan Douches, KG*
• Oboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Recorder [Alto, Soprano, Sopranino, Tenor] – Sufjan Stevens
• Photography By – Denny Renshaw
• Piano, Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Casiotone MT-70], Electric Organ – Sufjan Stevens
• Recorded By, Engineer, Producer – Sufjan Stevens
• Songwriter [All Songs By], Arranged By, Composed By – Sufjan Stevens
• Trumpet – Craig Montoro
• Vocals [Hoots And Hollers], Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir

Notes

Tracks are numbered consecutively regardless of sides (as they appear on the release)
Full-length titles from back cover are used
Abbreviated titles are given on the vinyl labels and the insert
D23 is a vinyl bonus track

©℗ 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
AcousTech Mastering and United Record Pressing credits taken from runouts

• 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

Disc 1 - 125g
Disc 2 - 135g
Double gatefold cover (i.e. triple panel)
Includes photo insert with lyrics and credits

• This is the 1st pressing, which has Superman on the front cover (see photos)
• Due to a copyright infringement, the Superman was hidden with a sticker of 3 colored balloons prior to release
• Although the official album title is "Illinois", the cover art reads "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE"

All of the phrases etched in the runouts refer to Illinois and are only on this LP version:
• Side 1 - False etymology / loose translation of "Illinois"
• Side 2 - From the Carl Sandburg (b. Galesburg, IL) poem "Chicago"
• Side 3 - Lyrics from Illinois state song
• Side 4 - State slogan of Illinois

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Sticker): 6 56605 89261 0
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched): AKR 014 LP A
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched): AKR 014 LP B
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3, Etched): AKR 014 LP C
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4, Etched): AKR 014 LP D
• Matrix / Runout (All Sides, Etched): KG@ATM ⓤ
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched): Tribe Of Superior Men
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched): Hog Butcher For The World, Tool Maker, Stacker Of Wheat, Player With Railroads
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3, Etched): By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4, Etched): Land Of Lincoln
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
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	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(2xLP, Album, MP, RP, Tri)	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
RTRADCDP250	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise ‎(CDr, Album, Promo, Sup)	Rough Trade	RTRADCDP250	Europe	2005

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