“2016 release, the third album from the country singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson. Produced by Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth was written-beginning to end-as a letter to his first child who arrived during the summer of 2014 and features eight original songs as well as a rendition of Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom.’ Recorded primarily at Nashville’s The Butcher Shoppe, Simpson was joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Ferguson and assistant engineer Sean Sullivan. Along with members of his touring band, the album features Dave Roe on bass, Dan Dugmore on steel guitar, Dougie Wilkinson on bagpipes, Garo Yellin and Arthur Cook on cello, Jonathan Dinklage and Whitney LaGrange on violin and special guests The Dap-Kings. A Sailor’s Guide To Earth follows his break-through, Grammy-nominated 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music.” – Atlantic
- clear vinyl pressing
- housed in gatefold sleeve w/ printed insert
- limited edition, part of the Atlantic 75 series
- original release year: 2016
- music label: Atlantic 2023