Skip to content
  1. 🚚 Free Shipping on Orders over $99 to Continental US
  2. 10% OFF 4️⃣ or MORE Records Every Day! details
  3. 🔴 Save On Audio Gear shop gear specials

Fourth Of July (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 7"

Asthmatic Kitty RecordsSKU lp-13173

2 prev-unheard versions of Sufjan's ballad from the Carrie & Lowell LP
Write a review
| Ask a question
sale Current Price$11.95 Original Price$13.95
TTL Rewards icon Earn up to 119 Reward Points with this purchase! Read more
  • Get more info on our FREE SHIPPING terms
  • 📦 Standard Shipping ships within 1-3 Business Days
  • 🌎 International Shipping Experts, Fully Tracked
  • ⇨ Need a gear recommendation or a customized package?
  • Contact our support team for all your questions!

    Contact support for recommendations or customization questions

    We answer requests Mon-Fri 10am-6pm EST

  • Lab Overview
  • 🔊Tracklist
  • Review & Q+A

Lab Overview

"On July 1, his birthday, Sufjan Stevens is releasing two alternate versions of his song, 'Fourth of July.' Both versions were recorded around 2014: 'Fourth of July (April Base Version)'' was recorded in Eau Claire, WI at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio, and 'Fourth of July (DUMBO Version)' was recorded in Sufjan’s old studio in Brooklyn, NY. The original version of 'Fourth of July' appeared on Sufjan’s 2015 album, Carrie & Lowell. As is (and was) his custom, Sufjan would often rework different versions of his songs while recording an album, and 'Fourth of July' was no exception. (Other versions & remixes of the song were released on 'The Greatest Gift' mixtape and on the 'Exploding Whale' 7” single.) These two latest versions were recently found on old hard drives. The refrain of the song, 'We’re all gonna die,' invokes a meditation on human mortality and fragility, even as it acts as an anchor of stoic hope. It's solemnity invites listeners to feel comfort, connection — even joy — wrought from great pain and loss. The song has recently had a resurgence with listeners — which may speak to a deep national grief and sense of loss. This 7-inch in red will ship in December 2022, which marks the 10-year anniversary of Carrie’s death." - Asthmatic Kitty

  • two previously-unreleased alternate versions of Sufjan Steven's 'Fourth Of July', recorded in Justin Vernon's Wisconsin studio + Sufjan's Brooklyn studio
  • red colored 7" vinyl pressing
  • limited edition
  • music label: Asthmatic Kitty 2022
UPC: 729920165513

🔊Tracklist

Review & Q+A

Labheads Also Viewed