Name: The Avalanche
Brand: Sufjan Stevens

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

akr022lp-c1

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Colour

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

On vinyl for the first time. Limited Hatchback Orange and Avalanche White Double Vinyl.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-08-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

656605366050

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

akr022

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2015-11-03

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sufjan Stevens

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Asthmatic Kitty

The little secret behind the Illinois record is that it was originally conceived as a double album, culminating in a musical collage of nearly 50 songs. But as the project began to develop into an unwieldy epic, common sense weighed in - as did the opinions of others - and the project was cut in half. but as 2005 came to a close, Sufjan returned to the old, forsaken songs on his 8-track like a grandfather remembering his youth, indulging in old journals and newspaper clippings. What he uncovered went beyond the merits of nostalgia; it was more like an ensemble of capricious friends and old acquaintances wearing party outfits, waiting to be let in at the front door, for warm drinks and interesting conversation. among them were Saul Bellow, Ann Landers, Adlai Stevenson, and a brief cameo from Henry Darger's Vivian Girls. The gathering that followed would become the setting for the songs on The Avalanche: Outtakes and extras from the Illinois album. Sufjan gleaned 21 useable tracks from the abandoned material, including three alternate versions of Chicago. Some songs were in finished form, others were merely outlines, gesture drawings, or musical scribbles mumbled on a hand-held tape recorder. most of the material required substantial editing, new arrangements or vocals. Much of the work was done at the end of 2005 or in January the following year. Sufjan invited many of the original Illinoisemakers to fill in the edges: drums, trumpet, a choir of singers. The centerpiece, of course, was the title track - The Avalanche - a song intended for the leading role on the Illinois album but eventually cut and placed as a bonus track on the vinyl release.

2LP - On vinyl for the first time. Limited Hatchback Orange and Avalanche White Double Vinyl.

The Avalanche

Music GB