Narrative: Copper sourced from Chile, Peru, or Ecuador and produced in a factory in the United States; aluminum from Russia or China; polycarbonate plastic from California, South Africa, Somalia, South Korea, or Germany; boxite from Australia, and parts assembled in a factory in the United States.

Petroleum refineries; Power generation and supply; Plastics material and resin manufacturing; Coal mining; Alumina refining and primary aluminum production; Other basic organic chemical manufacturing; Oil and Gas extraction; Motor vehicle parts and manufacturing; Truck transportation; Oil and gas extraction; Iron and steel mills. Land use includes: Logging; Forest nurseries, forest products, and timber tracts; Cattle ranching and farming.

Distributed through BMG, a company that began in Germany as part of the Bertelsman, A.G. corporation. In 1979 BMG acquired Aristan Records and in 1986 they bought RCA Victor from General Electric. Bertelsman owns television and radio stations around the world, film production and distribution, and over 200 entertainment and publishing companies around the world.

I bought this CD through direct mail, moved it from Connecticut to Boston, Massachusetts, to Portland, Oregon, to New York City. I'm currently living with it in Brooklyn.