Sufjan Stevens   Illinois: Special 10th Anniversary Blue Marvel Edition DOUBLE VINYL LP

RELEASE DATE DUE

1ST APRIL 2016

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AKR014LP-C2

TRACK LIST

This 10th anniversary edition of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 ‘Illinois’ album replaces balloons (which themselves replaced Superman in 2005) with rising comic book Chicago-born superhero Blue Marvel, now leader of The Ultimates and fully licensed and approved by Marvel.

Special double LP edition - disc one pressed on ‘Antimatter Blue’ coloured vinyl and disc two comes on ‘Cape White’ vinyl.

“‘Chicago’ is easily one of the five best songs of this century.” - Stereogum

“‘Illinois’ is huge, a staggering collection of impeccably arranged American tribute songs.” - Pitchfork

“The tone of subdued romanticism is balanced by a fine, seductive sense of melody and arrangement.” - LA Times

“Radiates positive energy.” - Village Voice

“‘Illinois’ contains some of the most beautiful pop you will hear all year long.” - Billboard 

Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland, Illinois

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 Till They Are Off Our Lands!”

Come On! Feel The Illinoise! / Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition / Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

John Wayne Gacy, Jr Jacksonville

A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons

Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Step- Mother!

One Last “Whoo-Hoo!” For The Pullman Chicago Casimir Pulaski Day

To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament, And It Involves An Inner Tube, Bath Mats, And 21 Able- Bodied Men

The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts

Prairie Fire That Wanders About

A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze

The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us

They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!

Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell

In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth

The Seer’s Tower

The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders / Part I: The Great Frontier / Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now

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

Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run

The Avalanche 

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