{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-exploding-whale","title":"Sufjan Stevens - Exploding Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis song was released just after Carrie \u0026amp; Lowell and was originally intended to be a tour-only 7\", but was later distributed online by Asthmatic Kitty in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the exploding whale incident.\u003cbr\u003eLike many songs on Carrie \u0026amp; Lowell, this song has references to Oregon.\u003cbr\u003eThe Exploding Whale Incident was a famous “epic fail” incident that happened in Florence, Oregon in 1970, when a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach.\u003cbr\u003eIt began to smell horrible so the Highway Department took it upon themselves to solve the problem by attempting to disintegrate the whale carcass with dynamite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asthmatic Kitty Records","offers":[{"title":"7\" Vinyl","offer_id":58302840144204,"sku":"BLX-10043","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/2738\/3884\/files\/0656605613123.jpg?v=1785922188","url":"https:\/\/badlands.co.uk\/products\/sufjan-stevens-exploding-whale","provider":"Badlands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}