SWANS To Be Kind triple 3 lp vinyl poster YOUNG GOD Michael Gira Thor Harris

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Massive in all ways, original 2014 U.S. pressing of this all-time transcendental behemoth. All three records, tri-fold jacket & poster in excellent condition.
I'll carefully pack with records outside jacket to prevent seam splits and promptly ship.
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A1 Screen Shot Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 8:07 A2 Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett) Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira 12:20 B1 A Little God In My Hands Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 6:35 B2 Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part One Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. Vincent Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. Vincent Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira 14:41 C Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part Two Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. Vincent Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. Vincent Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira 19:32 D1 Some Things We Do Guest [Guest Musician], Strings, Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Julia Kent Guest [Guest Musician], Vocals [Duet With MG] – Little Annie Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Strings, Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Julia Kent Guest [Guest Musician], Vocals [Duet With MG] – Little Annie Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 5:09 D2 She Loves Us Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira 15:04 E1 Oxygen Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 7:59 E2 Kirsten Supine Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 10:33 F1 Nathalie Neal Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira Guest [Guest Musician], Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira 10:15 F2 To Be Kind Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira Music By – Pravdica*, Hahn*, Gira*, Westberg*, Puleo*, Harris* Words By – Michael Gira 8:23

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
• Copyright © – Young God Records
• Published By – Young God Publishing
• Published By – Mute Song
• Recorded At – Sonic Ranch Studios
• Overdubbed At – Elmwood Recording
• Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
• Lacquer Cut At – Salt Mastering

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – M. Gira*
• Artwork [Original Baby Images, With Thanks To] – Susan Martin (2)
• Artwork [Original Baby Images] – Bob Biggs
• Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Christopher Pravdica*
• Booking – Todd Cote
• Booking [At] – Leafy Green Booking
• Coordinator [Beneficient Overlord At Sonic Ranch] – Tony Rancich
• Coordinator [Travel Logistics And Sanity] – Brandon Eggleston
• Crew [Horse Wrangler] – Guillermo Tellez Gonzales "Charo"
• Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals – Phil Puleo
• Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Bells, Wind [Wind Instruments], Viola [Handmade], Vocals – Thor Harris
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Norman Westberg
• Engineer [2nd Engineer], Coordinator [Master Of Logistics At Sonic Ranch] – Charles Godfrey
• Engineer [Overdubs And Vocals Engineered By] – John Congleton
• Guest [Guest Musician], Mandolin – Rex Emerson
• Guest [Guest Musician], Piano – John Congleton
• Guest [Guest Musician], Piano, Harpsichord, Synth – Sean Kirkpatrick (3)
• Guest [Guest Musician], Trombone – David Pierce
• Guest [Guest Musician], Trumpet – Evan Weiss (3)
• Guest [Guest Musician], Violin – Daniel Hart
• Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Christoph Hahn*
• Layout – Phil Puleo
• Management [Business And Management And Young God Records Administration, At] – Virtual Label
• Management [Business And Management And Young God Records Administration] – Peter Wright (2)
• Mastered By – Doug Henderson
• Other [The Horses] – Venino, Seqario, Indio
• Performer [Honorary Swan Forever], Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Keyboards – Bill Rieflin*
• Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
• Public Relations [Publicity, Howard Wuelfing At] – Howlin' Wuelf Media
• Public Relations [Publicity] – Howard Wuelfing
• Recorded By [Little Annie Recording By] – Paul Wallfisch
• Recorded By [The Horses Recorded By] – Charles Godfrey
• Recorded By, Mixed By – John Congleton
• Technician [Supreme Intern At Sonic Ranch] – Libni E. Garcia
• Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Michael Gira

Notes

All music published by Young God Publishing (ascap) (administered by Mute Song outside North America).

Recorded at Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, Texas. 2nd engineer and all-around upstanding guy and master of logistics at Sonic Ranch: Charles Godfrey. Supreme intern at SR: Libni E. Garcia. Horse Wrangler: Guillermo Tellez Gonzales "Charo". The Horses: Venino, Seqario, Indo (recorded by Charles Godfrey). Beneficient Overlord at SR: Tony Rancich. Overdubs and vocals were executed at Elmwood Studios, Dallas, Texas, and engineered by John Congleton. This record was mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose, Berlin. Little Annie recording by Paul Wallfisch. Travel logistics and sanity: Brandon Eggleston.

M. Gira amplifiers generously supplied by Orange Amplifiers. Strings by D' Addario.

Original baby images by Bob Biggs (circa 1976), with thanks to Susan Martin.

St. Vincent appears courtesy of Loma Vista Recordings.
Cold Specs appears courtesy of Mute Artists.

℗ & © 2014 Young God Records


Housed in a tri-fold gatefold jacket. Includes download code (160kbps mp3) and poster.

Tracks E1 and E2 are printed on the artwork as E1 "Kirsten Supine" and E2 "Oxygen". The actual audio is as entered above.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned, on sticker): 658457004616
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): YG 46 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): YG 46 B Salt
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): YG 46 C
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): YG 46 D Salt
• Matrix / Runout (Side E runout, etched): YG 46 E
• Matrix / Runout (Side F runout, etched): YG 46 F Salt
• Rights Society: ASCAP