cello Ken Ishii
clarinet, bass clarinet Richard Cohen
clarinet, bass clarinet Virgil Blackwell
composed by Steve Reich
cover [cover drawing] Beryl Korot
design Paula Bisacca
engineer [recording] Klaus Hiemann
lacquer cut by John Bittner
marimba, maracas Gary Schall
marimba, xylophone Bob Becker
marimba, xylophone Glen Velez
marimba, xylophone Russ Hartenberger
marimba, xylophone, piano David Van Tieghem
mastered by John Bittner
metallophone, piano James Preiss
mixed by Dr. Rudolf Werner
mixed by Klaus Hiemann
mixed by Steve Reich
performer Steve Reich And Musicians
photography by [backliner photos] Bernard Perrine
photography by [backliner photos] Betty Freeman
photography by [backliner photos] Guido Harari
photography by [backliner photos] Mary Lucier
photography by [backliner photos] Patrick Bertrand
photography by [backliner photos] Roberto Masotti
piano Nurit Tilles
piano Steve Chambers
piano, maracas Larry Karush
piano, marimba Steve Reich
producer Dr. Rudolf Werner
recording supervisor [production and recording supervision] Dr. Rudolf Werner
sleeve notes Steve Reich
violin Shem Guibbory
voice Elizabeth Arnold
voice Pamela Fraley
voice Rebecca Armstrong
voice, piano Jay Clayton
Licensed From Polydor International Gmbh
Phonographic Copyright (p) ECM Records GmbH
Copyright (c) ECM Records GmbH
Copyright (c) Steve Reich
Manufactured By Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By Reich Music Publications
Lacquer Cut At Wakefield Manufacturing
Pressed By Wakefield Manufacturing
Record Company Warner Communications
The World Premiere of Music for 18 Musicians was presented at Town Hall in New York in April 1976 and the European Premiere was presented at the Metamusik Festival in Berlin in October of the same year.
Runouts etched except for stamped Wakefield tulip logo
Cover Drawing: Weaver's Notation, Beryl Korot (1976)

© ℗ 1978 ECM Records GmbH
Manufactured under license from Polydor International GmbH
© 1978 Steve Reich

Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. a Warner Communications Company
Printed in U.S.A

This is the green label stock copy. Promotional copies also exist of this issue that are identical but have a Promotional Copy Not For Sale reflective stamp on the top left of the front cover.
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A [tulip symbol] 33678 MO#6 #1 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 1)
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Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A MO#5 [tulip symbol] 33678 #4 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B #6 [tulip symbol] 33678 MO#4 JB (Side B Runout, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129 MO#5 [tulip symbol] 33678 (Side A Runout, Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B #5 [tulip symbol] MO#2 (Side B Runout, Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A MO#5 [tulip symbol] 33678 #9 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B MO#6 JB [tulip symbol]33678 #2 (Side B Runout, Variant 4)
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Matrix / Runout: JB ECM-1-1129A MO#5 #6 [tulip symbol] 33678 (Side A Runout, Variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B JB #2 [tulip symbol] 33678 mo #5 (Side B Runout, Variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A [tulip symbol] 33678 MO#6 #8 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B MO#6 #8 JB [tulip symbol] 33678 (Side B Runout, Variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A [tulip symbol] 33678 MO#7 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: [tulip symbol] 33678 ECM-1-1129B #4 MO#7 JB (Side B Runout, Variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129A [tulip symbol] 33678 MO#7 #1 JB (Side A Runout, Variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: ECM-1-1129B #4 MO#7 JB [tulip symbol] 33678 (Side B Runout, Variant 9)
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