A Ghost Is Born (remastered, deluxe edition)

~ Release by Wilco (see all versions of this release, 12 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Includes a deluxe 48-page hardcover book with previously unpublished photos and a new in-depth recording history of the album by Grammy-winning writer Bob Mehr.

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Ghost Is Born (original album)
2▼CD: Dbpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1
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1At Least That's What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
At Least That’s What You Said
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:13
2Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Hell Is Chrome
writer:
Mikael Jorgensen and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Jorgenstormusic and Words Ampersand Music
3:46
3Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:47
4Muzzle of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Muzzle of Bees
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
writer:
Jim O’Rourke and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
5:09
5Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Hummingbird (Wilco song)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:52
6Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Handshake Drugs
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
7:47
7Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Wishful Thinking
writer:
Glenn Kotche and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Pear Blossom Music and Words Ampersand Music
4:41
8Company in My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
miscellaneous support:
Michael Graves (task: restoration)
engineer:
Finn Keane
recording of:
Company in My Back
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
4:22
9I'm a Wheel (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
I’m a Wheel
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
2:36
10Theologians (3/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Theologians
writer:
Chris Girard, Mikael Jorgensen and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Chaoticgoodmusic, Jorgenstormusic and Words Ampersand Music
3:26
11Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Less Than You Think
writer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, Jim O’Rourke, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Come Here With That Music, Field Code Music, Jorgenstormusic, Pear Blossom Music, Poeyfarre Songs and Words Ampersand Music
2:57
12The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
The Late Greats
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Words Ampersand Music
3:47
13Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Kicking Television (Wilco song)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
2:59
14The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
The High Heat
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
3:03
15Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Panthers (Wilco song)
writer and composer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
3:55
16Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)
additional mixer:
Tom Schick
recording of:
Diamond Claw
writer:
Leroy Bach, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
3:29
17Bob Dylan's 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
2:22
18More Like the Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
More Like the Moon
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
6:34
19Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)
recording of:
Improbable Germany
writer:
Jeff Tweedy
version of:
Impossible Germany
3:40
3▶CD: Unstitched: Outtakes / Alternates 1
4▶CD: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA)
5▶CD: The Hook at the Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA)
6▶CD: Fundamentals 1 & 2
7▶CD: Fundamentals 3 & 4
8▶CD: Fundamentals 5 & 6
9▶CD: Fundamental 7

Credits

Release

art direction:Meagan Bennett
Peter Buchanan-Smith
photography:Peter Buchanan-Smith (task: original album photography)
Michael Schmelling
Michael Schmelling (task: original album photography)
legal representation:Jaime Herman
liner notes:Bob Mehr
miscellaneous support:Karina Beznicki (task: production manager / production supervision)
Brandy Breaux (task: management / office)
Mark Greenberg (task: management / studio)
Josh Grier (task: management)
David Holmes (task: production manager / production assistance)
Maya Bouvier-Lyons (task: production manager / production assistance)
Crystal Myers (task: management)
Warner Swain (task: management / archive)
executive producer:David Bither
producer:Cheryl Pawelski (task: reissue producer)
Jeff Tweedy (task: reissue producer)
editor:Michael Graves
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
mastering:Chris Bellman
Michael Graves
Bob Jackson
Brian Lee
Bob Ludwig
Jordan McLeod
Cheryl Pawelski
design:Meagan Bennett
Dan Nadel (task: original album design with)
Peter Buchanan-Smith
Peter Buchanan-Smith (task: original album design)
publisher:Come Here With That Music
Field Code Music
Jorgenstorm Music
Pear Blossom Music
Poeyfarre Music
Titanic Majesties Music
You Want a Piece of This Music
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Nonesuch Records Inc.
recorded at:Hothouse Audio 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 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:The Loft in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mastered at:Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:Osiris Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33060093 [info]