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Available with Vinyl records London. Blue Vinyl Vinyl Records Heavyweight LP Iron & Wine Ghost on Ghost is Iron & Wines fifth fulllength record and was originally released in 2013. The album found Sam Beam, the bands principle member, working once again with longtime associate Brian Deck Modest Mouse, Califone. The record marks the last time the two would work together on a journey that began with the bands second record, Endless Numbered Days. It also marked a shift for the two from working in Chicago to setting up in New York City. The idea behind the move was to tap into the creative musical community New York had to offer.The lineup that helped bring Beams vision for Ghost on Ghost to life included a whos who from the jazz community as well as the deep wells of outside art including Steve Bernstein Sex MobLevon Helm Band, Rob Burger Tin Hat Trio, Brian Blade, Curtis Fowlkes The Jazz Passengers, Tony Garnier Bob Dylan Band, Marika Hughes, Briggan Kraus, Maxim Moston, Tony Scherr The Lounge Lizards, Doug Wieselman, Kenny Wolleson Tom WatisJohn Zorn and Anja Wood. The level of talent on Ghost on Ghost far surpassed anything Beam ever imagined when he first began writing songs as Iron and Wine on his fourtrack.Upon completing the Ghost on Ghost , Beam jokingly referred to the recording process as a reward to myself after years of chasing sounds by himself. Being able have the finest in musicians in New York City perform on the record, elevating these songs into places he never imagined Beam stated, it was an honor really inspiring.
