Released May 9, 2006 Release date 9 May 2006 | Length 37:25 | |
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Gulag Orkestar is the debut album of Beirut. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Contents
It is written in the booklet that the front and back photos were found in a library in Leipzig, torn out of a book. The original photographer was unknown to the creators of the album while it was recorded, but has since been discovered to be Sergey Chilikov.
The album has received great critical acclaim and was later re-released to include the Lon Gisland EP.
The Gulag was a Soviet government agency administering forced labor camps, while orkestar is the Serbo-Croatian word for "orchestra".
Track listing
All tracks written by Zach Condon.
Personnel
Songs
1The Gulag Orkestar4:39
2Prenzlauerberg3:47
3Brandenburg3:39
References
Gulag Orkestar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA