{"product_id":"syd-straw-surprise-german-vinyl-lp-album-record-210110-893249","title":"Syd Straw Surprise German Vinyl LP","description":"SYD STRAW Surprise (1989 German 11-track LP produced by  Van Dyke Parks, including 'Future 40's [String Of Pearls]'  guest starring Michael Stipe on vocals, also includes  contributions from Peter Blegvad, Richard Thompson, Anton  Fier, Tony Levin, Bernie Worrell, Pino Palladino, Roger Eno \u0026amp;  more, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The  sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear \u0026amp; the vinyl is Near  Mint)01   Think Too Hard  3:04    Acoustic Guitar - Marshall Crenshaw   Bass - Tony Levin   Drums - Jerry Marotta   Electric Guitar - Eric Ambel , Jody Harris   Written By Peter Holsapple  02   Heart Of Darkness  4:23    Acoustic Guitar - Peter Blegvad   Bass - Pino Palladino   Drums - Jerry Marotta   Electric Guitar - Richard Thompson   Guitar - Peter Holsapple   Organ - Matt Irving   Sounds [Miscellaneous] - Anthony Moore   Written By Anthony Moore , Syd Straw  03   Chasing Vapor Trails (His Turn To Cry)  4:13    Acoustic Guitar - Willie Aron   Bass - Don Was   Drums - Michael Blair   Guitar - Marc Ribot   Vocals - S.S.   Written By Frank Fuchs , Syd Straw  04   Almost Magic  4:14    Acoustic Guitar - John Jorgenson   Electric Guitar - Dave Alvin   Engineer - Mark Linnett   Percussion - Bobbye Hall   Piano - Benmont Tench   Pedal Steel Guitar - Greg Leisz   Written By Matthew Auerbach , Syd Straw  05   Crazy American  4:01    Chapman Stick - Tony Levin   Drums - Jerry Marotta   Electric Guitar - Jody Harris   Guitar - Eric Ambel   Keyboards - Bernie Worrell   Sounds [Miscellaneous] - Anthony Moore   Written By Anthony Moore , Syd Straw  06   Hard Times  6:59    Acoustic Guitar - Ry Cooder   Bass - Jorge Calderon   Drums - Jim Keltner   Harmonica - Tommy Morgan   Piano - Van Dyke Parks   Violin - Sid Page   Vocals - John Doe , S.S.   Written By Stephen Foster  07   Future 40's (String Of Pearls)  4:30    Acoustic Guitar [12 String] - Peter Blegvad   Bass - Chris Stamey   Drums - Anton Fier   Electric Guitar - Jody Harris   Vocals - Michael Stipe , S.S.   Written By Jody Harris , Michael Stipe , Syd Straw  08   The Unanswered Question  4:33    Bass - Chris Stamey   Drums - Anton Fier   Electric Guitar - Jody Harris   Guitar [12 String] - Peter Blegvad   Vocals - S.S.   Written By Peter Blegvad , Syd Straw  09   Sphinx  6:16    Acoustic Guitar - Peter Blegvad   Bass - Pino Palladino   Drums - Neil Conte   Electric Guitar - Richard Thompson   Organ, Accordion - Matt Irving   Piano - Van Dyke Parks   Written By Peter Blegvad , Syd Straw  10   Racing To The Ruins  3:49    Bass - J.D. Foster   Drums - Davis McLarty   Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - David Grissom   Vocals - S.S.   Written By Brook Meggs , Syd Straw  11   Golden Dreams  2:57    Musicians - Brian Eno , Daniel Lanois   Producer - Daniel Lanois   Vocals - S.S.   Written By Daniel Lanois , Syd Straw  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eEXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/collections\/syd-straw\" title=\"Click to see complete listing of Syd Straw\"\u003eSyd Straw\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for complete listing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/pages\/search-results-page?q=Syd+Straw+Surprise\" title=\"Click to see more products with the title Surprise\"\u003e Surprise\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more of the same title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Year of Release\u003c\/strong\u003e - 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e - vinyl LP album (LP record)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Label\u003c\/strong\u003e - Virgin America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/pages\/search-results-page?q=210110\" title=\"Click to see more products with the catalogue number 210110\"\u003e210110\u003c\/a\u003e (click link for more)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/collections\/german-imports\" title=\"Click to see more items from Germany\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional info\u003c\/strong\u003e - Deleted, Picture Sleeve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ca href=\"\/nl\/pages\/search-results-page?q=5012981099619\" title=\"Click to see more items with the barcode 5012981099619\"\u003e5012981099619\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). 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