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Illinois (Special 10th Anniversary Blue Marvel Edition)
| A1 | Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois | |
| 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!" | |
| A3 | Come On! Feel The Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream | |
| A4 | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. | |
| A5 | Jacksonville | |
| A6 | A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons | |
| B1 | Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! | |
| B2 | One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" For The Pullman | |
| B3 | Chicago | |
| B4 | Casimir Pulaski Day | |
| B5 | To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament | |
| C1 | The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts | |
| C2 | Prairie Fire That Wanders About | |
| C3 | A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze | |
| C4 | The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! | |
| C5 | They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! | |
| C6 | Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell | |
| C7 | In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth | |
| D1 | The Seer's Tower | |
| D2 | The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part 1: The Great Frontier Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now | |
| 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 | |
| D4 | Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run | |
| D5 | The Avalanche | |
| E | Chicago (Demo) | |
| F | Chicago (Demo) |
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 (B1)
Backing Vocals – lin Smith (B1)
Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2)
Backing Vocals – Matt Morgan (B1)
Backing Vocals – Shara Worden (A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)
Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Jennifer Hoover (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Katrina Kerns (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Tara McDonnell (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Tom Eaton (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Drums – James McAlister
Handclaps – Daniel Smith (B1)
Handclaps – Elin Smith (B1)
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 (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Violin – Julianne Carney (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Violin – Rob Moose (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Vocals – Craig Montoro (C5)
Vocals, Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Arranged By – Sufjan Stevens
Artwork – Divya Srinivasan
Backing Vocals – Daniel Smith (B1)
Backing Vocals – lin Smith (B1)
Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns (A1, A3, A5, C2, C4, D1, D2)
Backing Vocals – Matt Morgan (B1)
Backing Vocals – Shara Worden (A1, A3, A4, B4, C4, D1, D2)
Cello – Maria Bella Jeffers (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Beccy Lock
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Jennifer Hoover (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Katrina Kerns (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Tara McDonnell (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Choir [The Illinoisemaker Choir] – Tom Eaton (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Drums – James McAlister
Handclaps – Daniel Smith (B1)
Handclaps – Elin Smith (B1)
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 (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Violin – Julianne Carney (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Violin – Rob Moose (A3, A5, A6, B3, C5, D2)
Vocals – Craig Montoro (C5)
Vocals, Handclaps – The Illinoisemaker Choir (A2, B1, B3, C1, C5, D2)
Limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. This edition features Blue Marvel on the cover instead of Superman or the balloons. The records are on "Antimatter Blue" and "Cape White" colored vinyl. A red star-shaped 12" featuring "Chicago (Demo)" is also included. The audio from this release comes from the 2014 remaster of Illinois.
Triple gatefold sleeve.
Includes printed insert with lyrics on one side and a photo of "Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers" on the other.
Digital download card offers 10% discount on a future purchase from the Asthmatic Kitty label.
© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.
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 Redhook, 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.
Mastered at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ.
Triple gatefold sleeve.
Includes printed insert with lyrics on one side and a photo of "Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers" on the other.
Digital download card offers 10% discount on a future purchase from the Asthmatic Kitty label.
© ℗ 2005 Asthmatic Kitty Records
All songs © 2005 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
All songs recorded/engineered/produced Fall 2004 - Winter 2005.
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 Redhook, 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.
Mastered at West West Side Music, Tenafly, NJ.
Barcode – 656605613017
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-A RE-1 23137.1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-B RE-1 23137.2
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-C RE-1 23137.3
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-D RE-1 23137.4
Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side A runout) – AKR14LP-C2 25529.1(2)
Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side B runout) – AKR14LP-C2 25529.2(2)
Rights Society – ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-A RE-1 23137.1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-B RE-1 23137.2
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-C RE-1 23137.3
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout) – SAE MASTERING AKR-014-D RE-1 23137.4
Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side A runout) – AKR14LP-C2 25529.1(2)
Matrix / Runout (Bonus 12'' side B runout) – AKR14LP-C2 25529.2(2)
Rights Society – ASCAP