“Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. 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
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- housed in full color gatefold jacket w/ printed insert
- music label: Atlantic 2016