bass, other [beats] Yuuki Matthews
bassoon Damian Primis
cello Jody Redhage
cello Maria Bella Jeffers
clarinet Hideaki Aomori
clarinet [bass], clarinet Jay Hassler
conductor Michael Atkinson
double bass [upright] Alan Hampton
double bass [upright] Mat Fieldes
drums, percussion Matt Moran
drums, percussion, programmed by, sequenced by, synthesizer, effects [sound] James McAlister
electric guitar Casey Foubert
flute, flute [alto], flute [piccolo] Alex Sopp
flute, flute [piccolo] Sato Moughalian
french horn Theo Primis
liner notes Sufjan Stevens
mastered by Ray Janos
mixed by Sufjan Stevens
music by Sufjan Stevens
oboe Arthur Sato
performer [everything else] Sufjan Stevens
photography by Denny Renshaw
photography by [amateur] Sufjan Stevens
recorded by [additional] Casey Foubert
recorded by [additional] James McAlister
recorded by [additional] Sufjan Stevens
recorded by [assistant] Jeff Kirby
recorded by [assistant] Tyler Van Dalen
recorded by [live] Alejandro Venguer
trombone Ben Lanz
trombone Tim Albright
trumpet Josh Frank
trumpet Kyle Resnick
viola Beth Meyers
viola, vocals Marla Hansen
violin Amie Weiss
violin Hiroko Taguchi
violin Olivier Manchon
violin Rob Moose
Copyright (c) Asthmatic Kitty Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Asthmatic Kitty Records
Copyright (c) New Jerusalem Music
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mastered At Record Technology Incorporated
The BQE, is a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. It was commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Next Wave Festival in October of 2007.

©2009 New Jerusalem Music / ASCAP
©℗2009 ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS

Limited edition vinyl includes:
- The original 40-minute Motion Picture Soundtrack on 180-GRAM VINYL.
- A 32-page booklet with breathtaking scenic photos of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in all its psychedelic glory!
- Indiscriminate Existential Road Trip LINER NOTES by Sufjan Stevens.
- Original Super Teenage Hooper Heroes COMIC BOOK! (30-odd pages of awesome extraterrestrial heroines with hula hoops!)
- Neon! Laser Beams! Hyperbole! Wow!
- Illegible Futuristic Graffiti!
- Includes code for digital download (flac)

Tracks sequentially listed on back cover.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: AKR278LP-A RJ 18280.1(2) (Side 1, etched)
Matrix / Runout: AKR278LP-B RJ 18280.2(2) (Side 2, etched)
Matrix / Runout: STERLING (Both sides, stamped)
Barcode: 6 5660 - 56278 - 1 6 (From sticker on poly outer sleeve)