art direction John Kosh bass Paul Karas composed by, producer, organ [hammond], piano [rmi, steinway], grand piano [yamaha], synthesizer [arp odyssey, string ensemble], clavinet, score, soloist [pro] Jon Lord conductor Eberhard Schoener drums, gong, bells [sleigh], shaker Pete York engineer Martin Birch engineer [assistant] Hans Menzel guitar Andy Summers illustration Michael Bryan lacquer cut by Nick Webb orchestra Philharmonia Hungarica percussion Mark Nauseef photography by Fin Costello producer, remix Martin Birch Record Company EMI Records Ltd. Published By JDL Music Phonographic Copyright (p) Purple Records Ltd. Printed By Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Recorded At Stadthalle Oer-Erckenschwick Remixed At Musicland Studios Mastered At Kendun Recorders Recorded By Dieter Dierks Mobile Die-cut sleeve with printed inner sleeve showing just a photo on one side and credits on the other.
Composed and scored between January and August 1975 in Munich, Germany.
Recorded between 3rd and 6th of September 1975 at Stadthalle Oer-Erkenschwick, near Düsseldorf, Germany. Remixed at Musicland Studios, Munich.
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California.
Runouts are stamped, just Nick W. is etched. Matrix / Runout: TPSA.7516 A (Label side A, in parentheses) Matrix / Runout: TPSA.7516 B (Label side B, in parentheses) Other: 7610 (Printer's date stamp) Matrix / Runout: TPSA 7516 A-1 Nick W. H 1 (Runout side A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: TPSA 7516 B-1 Nick W. H 1 (Runout side B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: TPSA 7516 A-1 Nick W. RΛ 1 (Runout side A, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: TPSA 7516 B-1 Nick W. PG 2 (Runout side B, variant 2)