composed by British Electric Foundation composed by Glenn Gregory cover, painting Ray Smith design [packaging] British Electric Foundation tracks a2 to a4, b2 engineer Peter Walsh tracks b1, b3 to b5 engineer Steve Rance executive-producer [executive manipulator] Bob Last tracks a1 to a4 performer [introducing], bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer [guitar synthesisers] John Wilson performer [player], horns [synthetic horns] The Boys Of Buddha tracks a4 performer [player], piano Steve Travell performer [player], synthesizer [synthesisers], piano, percussion, backing vocals Martyn Ware performer [player], synthesizer [synthesisers], saxophone, percussion Ian Craig Marsh performer [player], vocals Glenn Gregory tracks a2 performer [player], vocals Josie James tracks a2 to a4, b2 producer [assistant to the producers] Peter Walsh producer [produced by] British Electric Foundation Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd. Recorded At Maison Rouge Mixed At Red Bus Studios Mixed At The Town House Mastered At The Town House Pressed By CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton Published By Dinsong Ltd. Published By Sound Diagrams Released with a printed inner sleeve of lyrics and selected Heaven 17 / B.E.F. discography.
Basic tracks for Penthouse Side recorded in Sheffield & mixed at Red Bus Studios, except Let's All Make A Bomb mixed at The Townhouse.
Basic tracks for Pavement Side recorded at Maison Rouge and mixed at The Townhouse, except (We Don't Need This) Facist Groove Thing recorded & mixed in Sheffield.
The duration listed for track B5 on the label is ∞. (The song continues in the runout until the record needle is picked up.)
Published by Dinsong Ltd / Sound Diagrams. ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited.
Runouts are etched (V-2208-A# / V-2208-B#) apart from the CBS Aston Clinton stampers and TOWN HOUSE which are stamped Matrix / Runout: V2208a (Label side A) Matrix / Runout: V2208b (Label side B) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A2 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B2 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A2 C A TOWN HOUSE (Runout side A, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B1 C A TOWN HOUSE (Runout side B, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A1 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side A, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B1 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side B, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A1 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side A, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B2 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side B, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A1 D TOWN HOUSE (Runout side A, variant 5) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B2 D 3 1 TOWN HOUSE (Runout side B, variant 5) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-A2 TOWN HOUSE A 1 1 (Runout side A, variant 6) Matrix / Runout: V-2208-B2 TOWN HOUSE A 1 1 (Runout side B, variant 6)