Tracklist

1	Secret Meeting	3:44
2	Karen	3:59
3	Lit Up	2:55
4	Looking For Astronauts	3:23
5	Daughters Of The Soho Riots	3:58
6	Baby, We'll Be Fine	3:21
7	Friend Of Mine	3:25
8	Val Jester	3:00
9	All The Wine	3:15
10	Abel	3:37
11	The Geese Of Beverly Road	4:56
12	City Middle	4:27
13	Mr. November	4:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestration], Viola, Violin – Padma Newsome
• Bassoon – Rachael Elliott
• Cello – An-Lin Bardin
• Clarinet – Sara Phillips
• Design – Distant Station Ltd.
• Guitar – Nate Martinez
• Keyboards – Nick Lloyd
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Performer – Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger, Scott Devendorf
• Photography By – Mathieu Saura
• Piano, Organ – Nick Lloyd, Padma Newsome
• Recorded By – Paul Mahajan
• Recorded By [Additional], Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Peter Katis
• Vocals [Additional] – Carin Besser, Nathalie Dessner, Peter Katis
• Written-By – The National

Notes

Recorded at Drummreman Studios, Jess and Ole's House and Headgear Studios.
Additional recording and production at Tarquin Studios.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

℗©2005 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
Made in the UK.
The Japanese release is merely an OBI-wrap of the the UK Release not manufactured in japan.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (On CD back): 6 07618 02412 3
• Label Code: LC05485
• Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress Arvato logo] 51377657/BBQCD241 21
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP73
• Barcode (OBI barcode, UK Release is merely OBI-wrapped): 4 582214 506043
• Mould SID Code (Japanese release, German SID): IFPI 0794

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BBQCD 241	The National	Alligator ‎(CD, Album)	Beggars Banquet	BBQCD 241	UK	2005
none	The National	Alligator ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Playground Music Scandinavia	none	Denmark	2005
BBQCD 241	The National	Alligator ‎(CD, Album, w/o)	Beggars Banquet, Soyuz Music	BBQCD 241	Russia	2005
BBQLP 241	The National	Alligator ‎(LP, Album, RE, Lim)	Beggars Banquet	BBQLP 241	UK, Europe & US	2011
BBQCD 241	The National	Alligator ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Beggars Banquet	BBQCD 241	US	Unknown

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