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

1▼CD: Gulag Orkestar
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1The Gulag Orkestar
recorded in:
Albuquerque (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)
3.454:39
2Prenzlauerberg
recorded in:
Albuquerque (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)
3.153:47
3Brandenburg
recorded in:
Albuquerque (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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)
3.153:17
9The Bunker
recorded in:
Albuquerque (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)
3.13:13
10The Canals of Our City
recorded in:
Albuquerque (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 (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
2▶CD: Lon Gisland E.P.

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mastering:Alan Douches