Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Asthmatic Kitty 2xLP
2006 US Pressing
Black Vinyl
Discogs details for this actual pressing added below for info.
Records in Near Mint Condition. Played only once.
Sleeve in Near Mint condition. 
Inserts in Near Mint condition.
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Sufjan Stevens – Illinois

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Label:

Asthmatic Kitty Records – AKR 014, Sounds Familyre – none

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Apr 22, 2006

Genre:

Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen

Style:

Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Theme 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 (5) A4 John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Backing Vocals – Shara Worden A5 Jacksonville Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) A6 A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) B7 Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! Backing Vocals – Matt Morgan Backing 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 Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) 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 Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) 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 Worden Choir – The Illinoisemaker Choir Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) D20.2 Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now Backing Vocals – Katrina Kerns, Shara Worden Ensemble – The String Quartet (5) 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

• Copyright © – Asthmatic Kitty Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 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
• Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 14855

• 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
• Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
• Layout, Design – Sufjan Stevens
• Mastered By – Alan Douches
• Oboe, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Recorder [Alto, Soprano, Sopranino, Tenor] – Sufjan Stevens
• Photography By – Denny Renshaw
• Piano, Electric 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

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 Record Technology Incorporated 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

Double gatefold cover (i.e. triple panel)
Includes photo insert with lyrics and credits

• This is the 2nd pressing, reissued with balloon artwork on the front cover (a homage to the balloon sticker used to hide the Superman artwork of the 1st pressing)
• Also, on the back cover, the police cars now have Illinois license plates "AKR014" and "A NO NO"
• Although the official album title is "Illinois", the cover art reads "Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE"

• Barcode (Sticker): 6 56605 89261 0
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, etched): AKR-014LP-A KPG@ATM 14855.1(2)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, etched): AKR-014LP-B KPG@ATM 14855.2(2)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, etched): AKR-014LP-B̶̷C KPG@ATM 14855.3(2)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, etched): AKR-014LP-D KPG@ATM 14855.4(2)