tracks

Shanty For The Arethusa
Billy Liar
Los Angeles, I'm Yours
The Gymnast, High Above The Ground
The Bachelor And The Bride
Song For Myla Goldberg
The Soldiering Life
Red Right Ankle
The Chimbley Sweep
I Was Meant For The Stage
As I Rise

notes

Limited edition available only from Kill Rock Stars, bandcamp and the Decemberists' shop. Kill Rock Star's inaugural pressing of 'Her Majesty The Decemberists', printed on rose marbled vinyl. 1,000 copies were pressed.

Cover art has been updated to the original album cover, and includes a 10" x 57" poster of the full cover landscape by Carson Ellis.

Recorded at Jackpot! (tracks A2-A5,B1,B3,B5) and Type Foundry (tracks A1,B2,B4,B6) in Portland, OR, February/March 2003

© 2003

credits

Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Mike Johnson (7)
Co-producer, Engineer – Adam Selzer, Larry Crane
Design [Assistance], Illustration [Assistance] – Colin Meloy
Design, Illustration – Carson Ellis
Drums, Backing Vocals [Backing Voice], Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Glockenspiel – Rachel Blumberg (The Widow),
Electric Bass, Bass [Upright], Percussion – Jesse Emerson
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Obermeier], Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Dobro, Percussion – Chris Funk
Ensemble [Her Majesty's String Quartet], Cello – Mike Lah
Ensemble [Her Majesty's String Quartet], Viola – Bridget Callahan
Ensemble [Her Majesty's String Quartet], Violin – Emily Cox, Lucia Atkinson
Handclaps – Kenneth Erlick
Harmonica [Chromatic] – Dave Lipkind
Lacquer Cut By – Gonsalves,
Mastered By – John Golden
Organ [Hammond], Piano [Rhodes], Upright Piano, Accordion, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Backing Vocals [Backing Voice], Percussion – Jenny Conlee
Producer – The Decemberists
Trumpet, Trombone, Handclaps – Cory Gray
Vocals [Blood Curdling Scream] – Carson Ellis
Vocals [Voice], Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion – Colin Meloy
Written-By [All Songs] – Colin Meloy

companies

Recorded At – Jackpot! Recording Studio
Recorded At – Type Foundry
Lacquer Cut At – Telegraph Mastering
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated

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