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Stevens, Sufjan - Illinois

2x12"

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Record Details

Artist: Stevens, Sufjan
Title: Illinois
Format: 12"12" EP
Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Cat No: AKR014
Released: 2015
Country:
Genres: Folk Rock
Status Have
Added To List 17th May 2026
Disc 1 | 12"
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A Matrix:
AKR-014-A RE-1, 23137.1  
B Matrix:
AKR-014-B RE-1, 23137.2  
Disc 2 | 12" EP
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A Matrix:
AKR-014-C RE-1, 23137.3  
B Matrix:
AKR-014-D RE-1, 23137.4  

Additional Information

Comments 2015 re-plated and re-cut pressing. Sticker on front: "includes code for MP3 download"; barcode sticker on back.

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.

This pressing has balloon artwork on the front cover (a homage to the balloon sticker used to hide the Superman artwork of the original pressing). In addition, on the back cover, note that the police cars have Illinois license plates "AKR014" and "A NO NO".

Double gatefold
Includes lyric sheet

PLEASE NOTE: The title of the album is "Illinois"(see the jacket spine or Asthmatic Kitty website for confirmation).
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