cover [cover concept], design concept [cover concept] David Sylvian
design Steve Joule
drums, percussion, percussion [electronic], synthesizer [keyboard percussion] Steve Jansen
engineer [engineered by] Steve Nye
fretless bass, flute [african flute], suona [dida] Mick Karn
keyboards, programmed by [keyboard programming], tape [tapes] Richard Barbieri
keyboards, programmed by [keyboard programming], tape [tapes], guitar, vocals David Sylvian
photography by Fin Costello
producer [produced by] Japan
producer [produced by] Steve Nye
violin Simon House
vocals Yuka Fujii
written-by David Sylvian
tracks b3 written-by Mick Karn
tracks a4, b2 written-by Steve Jansen
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Virgin Records Ltd.
Pressed By CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Published By Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At Utopia Studios
℗ + © 1981 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD.
℗ 1981 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD

Publishers: Chadwick-Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Some initial pressings included a limited edition free poster with slightly different matrix #s on the vinyl: Tin Drum. Furthermore, some copies were incorrectly manufactured with the A-side label on both sides.
Matrix / Runout: V2209A (Side A, label)
Matrix / Runout: V2209B (Side B, label)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ :〕I (Side A, runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·3 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·4 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ :〕:〕 (Side A, runout, etched, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·5 Λ I (Side B, runout, etched, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ I :〕 (Side A, runout, etched, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·6 Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·4 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ :〕:〕 (Side A, runout, etched, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·5 Λ :〕 (Side B, runout, etched, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ :〕 (Side A, runout, etched, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209.B·6 Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-A.3 ƱTOPIA 45 Λ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B.3 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-A6 ƱTOPIA ⋀ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B-3 ⋀ ƱTOPIA (Side B, runout, etched, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: V·2209-A4 ƱTOPIA D DG (Side A, runout, etched, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B5 D C (Side B, runout, etched, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-A5 4 ƱTOPIA 5A ⋀ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B6 1 U ⋀ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-A5 ƱTOPIA 5A ⋀ (Side A, runout, etched, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B5 Λ :〕 (Side B, runout, etched, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-A5 ƱTOPIA 5A I ) (Side A, runout, etched, variant 13)
Matrix / Runout: V-2209-B4 ƱTOPIA Λ (Side B, runout, etched, variant 13)