On February 10, 1998, “Merge Records” label released “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”, the second and final Neutral Milk Hotel studio album. It was recorded from July to September 1997, at “Pet Sounds Studio” in Denver, and was produced by Robert Schneider. ”NME” magazine ranked it at number 98th on its list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Jeff Mangum– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ, floor tom, tape, shortwave radio, art direction
• Julian Koster– Wandering Genie organ, singing saw, bowed banjo, accordion, white noise
• Jeremy Barnes– drums, organ
• Scott Spillane– trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, euphonium, horn arrangements
• Robert Schneider– piano, home organ, air organ, bass, backing vocals, horn arrangements
• Laura Carter– zanzithophone
• Rick Benjamin – trombone
• Marisa Bissinger – saxophone, flugelhorn
• Robert Schneider, Scott Spillane – horn arrangements
• James Guyatt – percussion
• Michelle Anderson – Uilleann pipes
• Chris Bilheimer – art direction
• Brian Dewan– illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Mangum, except where noted.

1. The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One
2. The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three – Jeremy Barnes, Julian Koster, Jeff Mangum, Scott Spillane
3. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
4. Two-Headed Boy
5. The Fool – Scott Spillane, Robert Schneider
6. Holland, 1945
7. Communist Daughter
8. Oh Comely
9. Ghost
10. Untitled
11. Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two