{"product_id":"stevens-sufjan-avalanche-2xlp-ltd-ed-colored-lp-65660536605","title":"Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche [LP]","description":"\u003cp\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, Avalancheinstead 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. All 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\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Avalanche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Mr. Supercomputer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdlai Stevenson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vivian Girls Are Visited in the Night By Saint Dargarius and His Squadron of Benevolent Butterfl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago (Acoustic Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Henney Buggy Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaul Bellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarlyle Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpringfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in His Hair 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mistress Witch from McClure (Or, the Mind That Knows Itself) 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaskaskia River 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago (Adult Contemporary Easy Listening Version) 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInaugural Pop Music for Jane Margaret Byrne 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Man's Land 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pick-Up 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Perpetual Self, or \"What Would Saul Alinsky Do?\" 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Clyde Tombaugh 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago (Multiple Personality Disorder Version) 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePittsfield 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Undivided Self (For Eppie and Popo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"598","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50569333997864,"sku":"65660536605","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3808276.jpg?v=1763988351","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/stevens-sufjan-avalanche-2xlp-ltd-ed-colored-lp-65660536605","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}