Tracklist

A1	Montezuma	3:36
A2	Bedouin Dress	4:29
A3	Sim Sala Bim	3:14
B1	Battery Kinzie	2:49
B2	The Plains / Bitter Dancer	5:53
B3	Helplessness Blues	5:03
C1	The Cascades	2:07
C2	Lorelai	4:24
C3	Someone You'd Admire	2:29
D1	The Shrine / An Argument	8:07
D2	Blue Spotted Tail	3:05
D3	Grown Ocean	4:35

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bella Union
• Copyright (c) – Bella Union
• Published By – Foxes Fellowship
• Recorded At – Reciprocal Recording
• Recorded At – Dreamland Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Bear Creek Studios
• Recorded At – Avast! Recording Co.
• Recorded At – Fort Warden Water Cistern
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• A&R – Mark Byrne , Sue Busch
• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Harp [Water] – Skyler Skjelset
• Arranged By [Strings] – Hanna Benn (tracks: A2)
• Artwork [Color] – Chris Alderson
• Artwork [Photo Collage], Design, Photography By [All] – Sean Pecknold
• Co-producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Phil Ek
• Design – Dusty Summers
• Double Bass [Upright Bass], Woodwind [Woodwinds] – Morgan Henderson
• Illustration [Cover Mind-map Illustration] – Toby Liebowitz
• Lacquer Cut By – RJ*
• Management [Legal Guardian] – James Alderman, Trey Many
• Management [Manager] – Aja Pecknold
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Other [Luthier] – Greg Pecknold
• Painting [Sunburst Painting] – Olivia Park-Sargent
• Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar – Bill Patton (tracks: D3)
• Piano, Organ [Pump], Zither [Marxophone], Musical Box [Music Box], Bass [Crumar], Synthesizer [Moog], Zither [Tremoloa], Singing Bowls [Tibetan Singing Bowls], Harmonium, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Arranged By [Additional Harmony Arrangements] – Casey Wescott
• Producer, Arranged By – Fleet Foxes
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Adam Armstrong, Brian Kornfeld, Cathy Ferrante, Davey Brozoowski, Jay Follette, Jonny Mendoza, Trevor Spencer
• Violin – Alina To (tracks: A2, D1)
• Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Fiddle, Mandolin, Dulcimer [Hammer], Harmonium, Synthesizer [Moog], Harp [Lever], Synthesizer [Prophet], Typography [Type Design], Written-By, Lyrics By – Robin Pecknold
• Vocals, Drums [Drum Kit], Percussion, Arranged By – Josh Tillman*
• Vocals, Electric Bass – Christian Wargo*

Notes

Includes two-sided foldout poster & some copies also had a free MP3 Download Card

℗&© 2011 Bella Union. Made in the EU

Studios:
Reciprocal Recording - Seattle, WA - January to December 2010
Dreamland Studios - West Hurley, NY - Twelve days in April 2010
Bear Creek Studios - Woodinville, WA - Ten days in July 2010
Avast Recording - Seattle, WA - Four weeks mixing & recording, Fall 2010

Mastering at Sterling Sound, NY

[Publishing] Administered by Chrysalis in the U.K.

Loud noises recorded at the Fort Warden Water Cistern - Port Townsend, WA

This album is dedicated to Andy Kotowicz. XO

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 02527 65491 1
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): BELLAV283 060-252-765-4911 A RJ
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): BELLAV283 060-252-765-4911 B RJ
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side C): BELLAV283 060-252-765-4911 C RJ
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side D): BELLAV283 060-252-765-4911 D RJ
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): 89215 1A STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): 89215 1B STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side C): 89215 1C STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side D): 89215 1D STERLING

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP 888	Fleet Foxes	Helplessness Blues ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Sub Pop	SP 888	US	2011
SP 888	Fleet Foxes	Helplessness Blues ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Whi)	Sub Pop	SP 888	US	2011
PCDT-37	Fleet Foxes	Helplessness Blues ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	Sub Pop, P-Vine Records	PCDT-37	Japan	2011
A&CMX036, SP 888	Fleet Foxes	Helplessness Blues ‎(CD, Album, Gat)	Arts & Crafts México, Sub Pop	A&CMX036, SP 888	Mexico	2011
SP 888	Fleet Foxes	Helplessness Blues ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, Cle)	Sub Pop	SP 888	US	2016