Gulag Orkestar (includes Lon Gisland EP)

~ Release by Beirut (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits

Many of these are because credits for both discs differ and are not track-specific (so they get lumped together on the release).

Main Album

All songs written and recorded by Zach Condon summer through winter 2005 in Albuqerque.
Additionally recorded, mixed and mastered at The Seaside Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn, December 2005.
Josh Clark: recording engineer / mixing at Seaside.
Zach Condon: trumpet, ukelele, piano, organs, percussion, accordion, mandolin
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side.
Ducks photo by Ben Goldberg.
Prague photo by Zach Condon.

Lon Gisland E.P.

Zach Condon: trumpet, ukelele, piano
Kelly Pratt: trumpet, euphonium, flugel horn
Nick Petree: percussion
Paul Collins: ukelele, percussion, organs
Kirstin Ferebee: violin
Perrin Cloutier: accordion
John Natchez: ukelele, baritone sax, clarinet
Jason Peranski: mandolin, ukelele
Josh Clark: recording engineer, Seaside Lounge -- odd, since there is no other reference to Seaside Lounge for the EP
Mixed by Zach Condon and Paul Johnson in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Mastered by Adam Nunn at Abbey Road.
Lon Gisland painting by Chris Oh.

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-19 17:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Gulag Orkestar
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1The Gulag Orkestar
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
The Gulag Orkestar
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
3.54:39
2Prenzlauerberg
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
percussion:
Jeremy Barnes and Zach Condon
violin family:
Heather Trost
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Prenzlauerberg
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
33:47
3Brandenburg
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion:
Jeremy Barnes and Zach Condon
clarinet:
Hari Ziznewski
mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
violin family:
Heather Trost
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Brandenburg
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
33:39
4Postcards From Italy
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
percussion:
Jeremy Barnes and Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Postcards From Italy
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
4.14:17
5Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
cello:
Perrin Cloutier
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
3.653:16
6Rhineland (Heartland)
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
violin family:
Heather Trost
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Rhineland (Heartland)
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
33:59
7Scenic World
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Scenic World
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon (in 2005)
composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
42:08
8Bratislava
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion and percussion:
Jeremy Barnes and Zach Condon
clarinet:
Hari Ziznewski
mandolin, organ, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
Bratislava
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
33:17
9The Bunker
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
cello:
Perrin Cloutier
clarinet:
Hari Ziznewski
percussion:
Jeremy Barnes and Zach Condon
violin family:
Heather Trost
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
The Bunker
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
33:13
10The Canals of Our City
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
The Canals of Our City
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
42:21
11After the Curtain
recorded in:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (in 2005)
recording engineer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005) and Zach Condon (in 2005)
mixer:
Josh Clark (recording engineer at Seaside Lounge) (in 2005-12)
accordion, mandolin, organ, percussion, piano, trumpet and ukulele:
Zach Condon
vocals:
Zach Condon
recording of:
After the Curtain
lyricist and composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
3.352:55
▼ CD 2: Lon Gisland E.P.
#TitleRatingLength
1Elephant Gun
sound engineer:
Josh Clark (folk music engineer and percussionist)
mixer:
Zach Condon and Paul Johnson (mixed Beirut albums "Gulag Orkestar" + "Lon Gisland")
accordion:
Perrin Cloutier
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jon Natchez
euphonium and flugelhorn:
Kelly Pratt
mandolin:
Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
organ:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut)
percussion:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut) and Nick Petree (drummer)
piano:
Zach Condon
trumpet:
Zach Condon and Kelly Pratt
ukulele:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut), Zach Condon, Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
violin:
Kristin Ferebee
vocals:
Zach Condon
recorded at and mixed at:
The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Elephant Gun
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon
composer:
Zach Condon
4.055:49
2My Family’s Role in the World Revolution
mixer:
Zach Condon and Paul Johnson (mixed Beirut albums "Gulag Orkestar" + "Lon Gisland")
accordion:
Perrin Cloutier
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jon Natchez
euphonium and flugelhorn:
Kelly Pratt
mandolin:
Jason Peranski
organ:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut)
percussion:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut) and Nick Petree (drummer)
piano:
Zach Condon
trumpet:
Zach Condon and Kelly Pratt
ukulele:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut), Zach Condon, Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
violin:
Kristin Ferebee
vocals:
Zach Condon
mixed at:
The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
My Family's Role in the World Revolution
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon
composer:
Zach Condon
3.52:08
3Scenic World
mixer:
Zach Condon and Paul Johnson (mixed Beirut albums "Gulag Orkestar" + "Lon Gisland")
accordion:
Perrin Cloutier
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jon Natchez
euphonium and flugelhorn:
Kelly Pratt
mandolin:
Jason Peranski
organ:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut)
percussion:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut) and Nick Petree (drummer)
piano:
Zach Condon
trumpet:
Zach Condon and Kelly Pratt
ukulele:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut), Zach Condon, Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
violin:
Kristin Ferebee
vocals:
Zach Condon
mixed at:
The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Scenic World
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon (in 2005)
composer:
Zach Condon (in 2005)
recording of:
Scenic World
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon
composer:
Zach Condon
revision of:
Scenic World
42:53
4The Long Island Sound
mixer:
Zach Condon and Paul Johnson (mixed Beirut albums "Gulag Orkestar" + "Lon Gisland")
accordion:
Perrin Cloutier
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jon Natchez
euphonium and flugelhorn:
Kelly Pratt
mandolin:
Jason Peranski
organ:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut)
percussion:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut) and Nick Petree (drummer)
piano:
Zach Condon
trumpet:
Zach Condon and Kelly Pratt
ukulele:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut), Zach Condon, Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
violin:
Kristin Ferebee
vocals:
Zach Condon
mixed at:
The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Long Island Sound
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon
composer:
Zach Condon
31:20
5Carousels
mixer:
Zach Condon and Paul Johnson (mixed Beirut albums "Gulag Orkestar" + "Lon Gisland")
accordion:
Perrin Cloutier
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Jon Natchez
euphonium and flugelhorn:
Kelly Pratt
mandolin:
Jason Peranski
organ:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut)
percussion:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut) and Nick Petree (drummer)
piano:
Zach Condon
trumpet:
Zach Condon and Kelly Pratt
ukulele:
Paul Collins (band member of Beirut), Zach Condon, Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski
violin:
Kristin Ferebee
vocals:
Zach Condon
mixed at:
The Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Carousels
lyricist:
Ryan Condon and Zach Condon
composer:
Zach Condon
3.54:23

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Chris Oh
photography:Zach Condon
Ben Goldberg (US clarinet player and composer)
mastering:Alan Douches
Adam Nunn
design:Rob Carmichael
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed to:4AD
licensed from:Ba Da Bing!
recorded at and mixed at:Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States (in 2005-12)
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
West West Side Music (second location 2005-2017) in New Windsor, New York, United States
Seaside Lounge Recording Studios in South Slope, New York, New York, United States (in 2005-12)
pressed at:Sonopress Arvato (Manufacturer of recorded media.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/827150 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000IJ7MCC [info]