{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-the-avalanche-outtakes-extras-lp","title":"Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche (Outtakes \u0026 Extras) - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Discs: 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 2006 as a follow-up to Sufjan Stevens' 2005 Illinois, Asthmatic Kitty Records is finally releasing Avalanche on vinyl on August 31st, 2018. Initially conceived as part of a double album version of Illinois, Avalanche instead became a \"companion\" (a polite word for \"b-sides\") to Illinois. Since its release, fans have had mixed reactions. \"3 versions of Chicago?!?! Enough already,\" wrote \"biografiend\" on Sputnik. But \"cravenmonket,\" who gave the album 4.5 stars on rateyourmusic, suggests that we all \"stop thinking of The Avalanche as more Illinois. It actually owes more to Michigan.\" Cravenmonket may be right. Take \"The Mistress Witch\" or \"Saul Bellow,\" both of which could have lived on the 2003 Michigan as much as on Illinois. One can hear Sufjan's 2004 Enjoy Your Rabbit in \"The Undivided Self.\" And the band jam on \"Springfield\" looks forward to 2010's All Delighted People. Then there's \"Pittsfield,\" which, at least lyrically, foreshadows the more personal themes of 2015's Carrie \u0026amp; Lowell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll that to say, a vinyl release of Avalanche is long overdue. With gratitude, we happily present Avalanche as a 2xLP a mere twelve years after its release, complete with all 21 songs from the original release, including the three versions of \"Chicago\" (you're welcome, biografiend). THANK YOU!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA1        The Avalanche    3:14\u003cbr\u003eA2        Dear Mr. Supercomputer    4:40\u003cbr\u003eA3        Adlai Stevenson    2:34\u003cbr\u003eA4        The Vivian Girls Are Visited In The Night By Saint Dargarius And His Squadron Of Benevolent Butterflies    1:49\u003cbr\u003eA5        Chicago (Acoustic Version)    4:40\u003cbr\u003eA6        The Henney Buggy Band    3:16\u003cbr\u003eB7        Saul Bellow    2:53\u003cbr\u003eB8        Carlyle Lake    3:15\u003cbr\u003eB9        Springfield, Or Bobby Got A Shadfly Caught In His Hair    4:17\u003cbr\u003eB10        The Mistress Witch From McClure (Or, The Mind That Knows Itself)    3:24\u003cbr\u003eB11        Kaskaskia River    2:15\u003cbr\u003eC12        Chicago (Adult Contemporary Easy Listening Version)    6:06\u003cbr\u003eC13        Inaugural Pop Music For Jayne Margaret Byrne    1:25\u003cbr\u003eC14        No Man’s Land    4:45\u003cbr\u003eC15        The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake    1:38\u003cbr\u003eC16        The Pick-Up    3:23\u003cbr\u003eD17        The Perpetual Self, Or “What Would Saul Alinsky Do?”    2:24\u003cbr\u003eD18        For Clyde Tombaugh    3:43\u003cbr\u003eD19        Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder Version)    4:35\u003cbr\u003eD20        Pittsfield    6:41\u003cbr\u003eD21        The Undivided Self (For Eppie And Popo)    4:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43340611813582,"sku":"656605366081","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5027\/0926\/files\/91-4c17aoXL.jpg?v=1768348130","url":"https:\/\/www.theingroove.com\/es\/products\/sufjan-stevens-the-avalanche-outtakes-extras-lp","provider":"The 'In' Groove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}