The Virginia EP explained

The Virginia EP
Type:	EP
Artist:	The National
Cover:	The Virginia EP Cover.jpg
Released:	May 20, 2008
Length:	48:39
Label:	Beggars Banquet Records
Producer:	The National and Peter Katis
Prev Title:	Boxer
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	High Violet
Next Year:	2010

The Virginia EP is an EP and compilation album by American indie rock band The National, released on May 20, 2008 on Beggars Banquet Records.^[1] The release includes B-sides, demo recordings and live recordings relating to the band's fourth studio album, Boxer (2007). The CD version of the release includes a DVD featuring the documentary film A Skin, A Night by filmmaker Vincent Moon. A vinyl edition of The Virginia EP was issued in January, 2013.

Personnel

The National

• Matt Berninger
• Aaron Dessner
• Bryce Dessner
• Scott Devendorf
• Bryan Devendorf

Additional musicians

• Sufjan Stevens (1)
• Marla Hansen (2)
• Carin Besser – vocals (7)
• Marc Meeuwissen – trombone (11 and 12)
• Tom Verschooren – trombone (11 and 12)
• John Birdsong – cornet (11 and 12)

Recording personnel

• Peter Katis – recording and mixing (1, 2, 3, 4 and 7)
• Brandon Reid – vocal recording (1, 2, 3 and 4)
• Bennett Paster – piano recording (1, 2, 3 and 4)
• Oliver Straus – recording and mixing (5)
• Aaron Dessner – recording (6 and 8)
• Bryce Dessner – recording (6)
• Patrick Stolley – sound engineering (9)
• Ed Haber – recording (10)
• Adam Goldfried – mixing (10)
• David Spelman – mixing (10)
• Stef Van Alsenoy – recording (11 and 12)
• Joel Hamburger – mixing (11 and 12)
• Noah Mintz – mastering

Artwork

• Vincent Moon – photography

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/National-A-Skin-A-Light-The-Virginia-EP/release/1361306 National, The – A Skin, A Night / The Virginia EP (CD, EP + DVD-V) at Discogs