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The Decemberists

Picaresque

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Tracklist

  1. Picaresque
  2. A1 The Infanta 5:07
  3. A2 We Both Go Down Together 3:04
  4. A3 Eli, The Barrowboy 3:11
  5. A4 The Sporting Life 4:38
  6. B1 The Bagman’s Gambit 7:02
  7. B2 From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea) 3:42
  8. B3 16 Military Wives 4:52
  9. B4 The Engine Driver 4:15
  10. C1 On The Bus Mall 6:04
  11. C2 Mariner’s Revenge Song 8:45
  12. C3 Of Angels And Angles 2:27
  13. Picaresqueties
  14. D1 The Bandit Queen (With “Dialogue” And “Tap Dancing”) 4:19
  15. D2 Bridges And BalloonsNewsom 3:13
  16. D3 Constantinople 3:34
  17. D4 The Kingdom Of Spain (Version Prescott) 3:43
  18. D5 The Bandit Queen (Version Prescott) 4:26

Musicians

Also credited

Also credited. Written-By: Joanna Newsom. Artwork (Dolphin Head): Midori Hirose. Artwork (Makeup): Alicia J. Rose, Marta Heitz. Lighting (Design): Alicia J. Rose, Jeff Smith. Photography By: Alicia J. Rose. Design (Costume): Bernadette Spear. Design (Tree Costume): Carson Ellis, Seann McKeel. Set Designer: Carson Ellis. Illustration: Carson Ellis. Layout: Mike King, Rob Jones. Design: Mike King, Rob Jones. Photography By (Assistant): Jeff Smith, Chloe Richard. Mastered By: Ed Brooks. Mastered By (Vinyl): Roger Seibel. Other (The Worm Hole): Carson Ellis, Dawn Barger, John Roderick, Mike Squire, The Decemberists. Translated By (French Translator): May Barruel-Brussin. Mixed By: Troy Tietjen.

Release notes

Recorded August-September 2004 at the Prescott Church, Portland, Oregon and Hall of Justice, Seattle, Washington. Mixed at Avast!, Seattle, Washington. “Picaresqueties” mixed at Hall of Justice. Mastered at RFI. Mastered for the vinyl format at SAE.

Special 180g gatefold vinyl edition with a bonus “Picaresqueties” side featuring unreleased tracks and versions. Also includes full color 24-page booklet with all new photographs.

Pre-order version on coloured vinyl, limited to 500 copies. Disc one is on clear blue vinyl and disc two is on clear maroon vinyl.