arranged by, performer, liner notes Peter Hammill artwork [cd package] Phil Smee coordinator [cd reissue co-ordination], research [tape research] Mark Powell tracks 12, 13 engineer Nick Gomm engineer [analogue to digital transfers] Kathy Bryan engineer [analogue to digital transfers] Mark Powell engineer [at the desk], mixed by [sounds at mix] Pat Moran lacquer cut by Arun Chakraverty layout Rocking Russian photography by [for bowtie studios] Dan Kirk tracks 12, 13 producer John Etchells tracks 1 to 11 producer Peter Hammill reissue producer, compiled by Mark Powell reissue producer, compiled by Peter Hammill remastered by [digital remastering] Peter Hammill saxophone, flute David Jackson violin Graham Smith tracks 1 to 7, 10 to 13 written-by Peter Hammill Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd. Copyright (c) Virgin Records Ltd. Marketed By EMI Distributed By EMI Recorded At Sofa Sound Mixed At Rockfield Studios Remastered At Sofa Sound Published By Static Music Ltd. Published By G & M Brand Publications Ltd. Lacquer Cut At Master Room Glass Mastered At Mediamotion Pressed By Mediamotion Original album released as Charisma CAS 1146 in October 1979.
Recorded at Sofa Sound and mixed at Rockfield. Cut at the Master Room. Special thanks to these three (Smith, Jackson, Moran) and to Gail and Hilary.
Tracks 12 and 13 recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1. First transmission 24th September 1979.
Digital remastering at Sofa Sound. Analogue to digital transfers at Abbey Road Studios, London. Grateful thanks to Cary Anning at Abbey Road Tape Library and to Paschal Byrne and Ben Wiseman at The Audio Archiving Company for their invaluable help.