| The Virginia EP | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 48:39 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
| Producer | The National and Peter Katis | |||
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The Virginia EP is an EP and compilation album by American indie rock band The National, released on May 20, 2008 on Beggars Banquet Records.[1] The release includes B-sides, demo recordings and live recordings relating to the band's fourth studio album, Boxer (2007). The CD version of the release includes a DVD featuring the documentary film A Skin, A Night by filmmaker Vincent Moon. A vinyl edition of The Virginia EP was issued in January, 2013.
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.3/10)[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by The National, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You've Done It Again, Virginia" | 3:09 | |
| 2. | "Santa Clara" | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "Blank Slate" | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "Tall Saint" (Demo) | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Without Permission" | Caroline Martin | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Forever After Days" (Demo) | 3:01 | |
| 7. | "Rest of Years" (Demo) | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "Slow Show" (Demo) | 3:28 | |
| 9. | "Lucky You" (Daytrotter Session) | 3:56 | |
| 10. | "Mansion on the Hill" (Live) | Bruce Springsteen | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Fake Empire" (Live) | 3:41 | |
| 12. | "About Today" (Live) | 8:25 |
Personnel
The National
Additional musicians
- Sufjan Stevens (1)
- Marla Hansen (2)
- Carin Besser – vocals (7)
- Marc Meeuwissen – trombone (11 and 12)
- Tom Verschooren – trombone (11 and 12)
- John Birdsong – cornet (11 and 12)
Recording personnel
- Peter Katis – recording and mixing (1, 2, 3, 4 and 7)
- Brandon Reid – vocal recording (1, 2, 3 and 4)
- Bennett Paster – piano recording (1, 2, 3 and 4)
- Oliver Straus – recording and mixing (5)
- Aaron Dessner – recording (6 and 8)
- Bryce Dessner – recording (6)
- Patrick Stolley – sound engineering (9)
- Ed Haber – recording (10)
- Adam Goldfried – mixing (10)
- David Spelman – mixing (10)
- Stef Van Alsenoy – recording (11 and 12)
- Joel Hamburger – mixing (11 and 12)
- Noah Mintz – mastering
Artwork
- Vincent Moon – photography
References
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