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. Vinyl is NM , cover is NM 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.
