A Ghost Is Born (remastered, deluxe edition)
~ Release by Wilco (see all versions of this release, 13 available)
Annotation
Includes a deluxe 48-page hardcover book with previously unpublished photos and a new in-depth recording history of the album by Grammy-winning writer Bob Mehr.
Annotation last modified on 2025-02-08 03:57 UTC.
Tracklist
| 1CD: A Ghost Is Born (original album) |
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| 2CD: Dbpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1 |
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| 3CD: Unstitched: Outtakes / Alternates 1 |
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| 4CD: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA) |
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| 5CD: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA) | |||
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| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | I'm the Man Who Loves You
| 3:46 | |
| 2 | Poor Places
| 5:43 | |
| 3 | Spiders (Kidsmoke)
| 11:44 | |
| 4 | She's a Jar
| 5:43 | |
| 5 | A Magazine Called Sunset
| 3:08 | |
| 6 | Kingpin
| 5:05 | |
| 7 | The Late Greats
| 2:48 | |
| 8 | I'm a Wheel
| 4:54 | |
| 9 | Via Chicago
| 5:10 | |
| 10 | California Stars
| 5:33 | |
| 11 | Christ for President
| 3:11 | |
| 6CD: Fundamentals 1 & 2 |
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| 7CD: Fundamentals 3 & 4 |
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| 8CD: Fundamentals 5 & 6 |
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| 9CD: Fundamental 7 |
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Credits
Release
| art direction: | Meagan Bennett (artistic director) Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) |
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| photography: | Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album photography) Michael Schmelling Michael Schmelling (task: original album photography) |
| legal representation: | Jaime Herman (lawyer) |
| liner notes: | Bob Mehr (journalist) |
| miscellaneous support: | Karina Beznicki (Producer and coordinator, mainly for the label Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production supervision) Brandy Breaux (credited for management; aka. Brandy Breaux-Simkins) (task: management / office) Mark Greenberg (Chicago-area engineer and musician) (task: management / studio) Josh Grier (New York City entertainment lawyer) (task: management) David Holmes (Production assistance at Nonesuch) (task: production manager / production assistance) Maya Bouvier-Lyons (editorial and design manager, Nonesuch Records) (task: production manager / production assistance) Crystal Myers (credited for management; member of Tony Margherita Management, Omega Management Group) (task: management) Warner Swain (audio technician and crew) (task: management / archive) |
| executive producer: | David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017) |
| producer: | Cheryl Pawelski (task: reissue producer) Jeff Tweedy (task: reissue producer) |
| editor: | Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) Jordan McLeod Cheryl Pawelski |
| mastering: | Chris Bellman (mastering engineer) Michael Graves (Osiris Studio owner/engineer) Bob Jackson (Engineer) Brian Lee (mastering engineer, designer, editor) Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) Jordan McLeod Cheryl Pawelski |
| design: | Meagan Bennett (artistic director) Dan Nadel (task: original album design with) Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) Peter Buchanan-Smith (designer, photographer, and producer) (task: original album design) |
| publisher: | Come Here With That Music Field Code Music Jorgenstorm Music Pear Blossom Music Poeyfarre Music Titanic Majesties Music (publisher) You Want a Piece of This Music |
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| copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Nonesuch Records Inc. (not for release label use, consider using its imprint "Nonesuch" instead) |
| recorded at: | Hothouse Audio (Australian recording studios) in St Kilda, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States The Loft (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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| mixed at: | The Loft (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| mastered at: | Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| edited at: | Osiris Studio (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/33060093 [info] |
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Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Hummingbird I'm a Wheel |
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| part of: | 40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 38) (order: 38) Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 38) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 75) |
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