accordion, backing vocals, electric piano [rhodes], organ [hammond], percussion, piano [upright, wurlitzer] Jenny Conlee acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, voice, songwriter Colin Meloy backing vocals, drums, glockenspiel, percussion, vibraphone [vibes] Rachel Blumberg co-producer Adam Selzer co-producer Lawrence Crane electric bass, double bass, percussion Jesse Emerson electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, percussion, synthesizer [obermeier] Chris Funk illustration [assistant], design [assistant] Chad Crouch illustration [assistant], design [assistant] Colin Meloy illustration, design Carson Ellis mastered by John Golden producer The Decemberists Recorded at Jackpot! and The Foundry in Portland, OR February and March of 2003. Mastered in Ventura, CA.
Released in two pressings of 500. 1st: 200 on white / 300 on black; 2nd: 200 on red / 300 on black.