It's been 10 years since Sufjan Stevens put out his list-topping masterpiece Illinois (and about nine years since we gave up hope on his completing the 50 States project). To celebrate, he's reissuing the album with a new cover.
For those of you who weren't in diapers back in 2005, you may remember that the Illinois cover art had a bit of a controversy. The release initially featured an image of Superman on the cover, but was soon met with a cease and desist from DC Comics.
Perhaps as a fuck you to DC, the new edition of the album features Marvel character the Blue Marvel on the cover. Asthmatic Kitty confirmed that the proper permissions are in place, too — as you'll see below, the Marvel logo appears on the back cover.
The 10th anniversary edition of Illinois arrives as a double LP on April 1 via Asthmatic Kitty and will be limited to 10,000 copies. Pre-orders for the release will begin tomorrow (November 24), and it will arrive on "Antimatter Blue" and "Cape White" vinyl.
For those of you who weren't in diapers back in 2005, you may remember that the Illinois cover art had a bit of a controversy. The release initially featured an image of Superman on the cover, but was soon met with a cease and desist from DC Comics.
Perhaps as a fuck you to DC, the new edition of the album features Marvel character the Blue Marvel on the cover. Asthmatic Kitty confirmed that the proper permissions are in place, too — as you'll see below, the Marvel logo appears on the back cover.
The 10th anniversary edition of Illinois arrives as a double LP on April 1 via Asthmatic Kitty and will be limited to 10,000 copies. Pre-orders for the release will begin tomorrow (November 24), and it will arrive on "Antimatter Blue" and "Cape White" vinyl.