acoustic bass Ernest Mothle
acoustic bass Simon Edwards
cello Paul Kegg
cello Roger Smith
composed by Mark Hollis
composed by Tim Friese-Greene
contrabass clarinet [contra bass clarinet] David White
drums Lee Harris
engineer Phill Brown
harmonica Mark Feltham
illustration [cover] James Marsh
management Keith Aspden
organ, piano, harmonium Tim Friese-Greene
percussion Martin Ditcham
producer Tim Friese-Greene
sleeve Peacock
sleeve Russell Uttley
trumpet, flugelhorn Henry Lowther
viola Garfield Jackson
viola Gavyn Wright
viola George Robertson
viola Jack Glickman
viola Levine Andrade
viola Stephen Tees
viola Wilf Gibson
vocals, guitar, piano, organ Mark Hollis
Pressed By EMI Records
Marketed By Polydor Ltd.
Distributed By Polydor Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Copyright (c) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Recorded At Wessex Sound Studios
Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Recorded at Wessex Studios London Sept 1990 - April 1991
U.K 847 717-1
Also available on
C.D. 847 717-2
M.C. 847 717-4
℗ 1991 Polydor Ltd UK
© 1991 Polydor Ltd UK
Place of manufacture of record as stated on label. Marketed and distributed in the UK by Polydor Ltd. 1 Sussex Place, Hammersmith, London W6 9XT. Copyright exists in all records issued by Polydor Ltd.

Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd / EMI Music Publishing Ltd
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Polydor UK Ltd

Mark Hollis' handwritten lyrics are printed on the inner sleeve.

Top edge of some copies shows same details as spine, other copies and Laughing Stock are blank.
Barcode: 042284771719 (Scanned)
Barcode: 0 42284 77171 9 (Text)
Label Code: LC 0309
Price Code: POL 281
Rights Society: BIEM
Rights Society: STEMRA
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 A-1-1-1 D (Side A, stamped, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 B-1-1- D (Side B, stamped, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 A-1-1-1 D (Side A, stamped, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 B-1-1-2 D (Side B, stamped, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 A-1-1-2 D (Side A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 8477171 B-1-1-2 D (Side B, variant 3)