SUPERMAN EDITION Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise LP

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 ‎– Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel The Illinoise Label:  ‎– AKR014,  ‎– none Format: 2 × , LP, Album, Superman Cover 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist A1Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IllinoisA2The 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!"A3Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A DreamA4John Wayne Gacy, Jr.A5JacksonvilleA6A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good ReasonsB1Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!B2One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The PullmanB3ChicagoB4Casimir Pulaski DayB5To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your PredicamentC1The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our HeartsC2Prairie Fire That Wanders AboutC3A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey MazeC4The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!C5They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!C6Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In BushnellC7In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The EarthD1The Seer's TowerD2The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings NowD3Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A FewD4Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I RunD5The Ava Lanche Credits Artwork By – Divya Srinivasan Backing Vocals –  (tracks: A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2),  (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2) Cello –  (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2) Choir –  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) Drums –  Mastered By –  Trumpet –  Viola –  (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2) Violin –  (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2),  (tracks: A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2) Vocals [The Illinoisemaker Choir], Handclaps –  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2),  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2),  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2),  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2),  (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2) Written-By, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Oboe, Saxophone [Alto], Banjo, Flute, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Vibraphone, Drums, Shaker, Tambourine, Triangle, Synthesizer [Casiotone Mt-70], Organ [Electric Church], Bells [Slight], Recorder [Various] –  Notes 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 Red Hook, Brooklyn, minutes before the firemen arrived, wielding their axes, in order to address the problem of the gas leak. 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. 

Double gatefold cover. Contains photo insert with lyrics and credits. 

This is the first pressing with 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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 6 56605 89261 0 Matrix / Runout: Side 1: AKR 014 LP A, Tribe Of Superior Men Matrix / Runout: Side 2: AKR 014 LP B, Hog Butcher Is The Word Toolmaker Stage Of Wheat Player With Railroads Matrix / Runout: Side 3: AKR 014 LP C, By The Rivers Gently Flowing O'er The Prairies Verdant Growing Matrix / Runout: Side 4: AKR 014 LP D, Land Of Lincoln

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