coordinator [project co-ordination] Anna Zuchara
design, artwork Ian Ross
tracks 1-1 engineer Ted De Bono
tracks 1-2 engineer Ted Sharp
executive-producer Dermot James
legal Charles Law
liner notes [additional sections] Anthony Thistlethwaite
liner notes [additional sections] Max Edie
liner notes, research, editor, art direction Mike Scott
management Danny Goldberg
management Jesse Bauer
tracks 5-13 to 5-15 mixed by Mick Glossop
tracks 5-13 to 5-16 mixed by Mike Scott
tracks 1-15 producer Anthony Thistlethwaite
tracks 1-3 producer Harry Parker
tracks 1-10, 2-1 to 3-15, 4-5, 4-6, 4-9, 4-12, 5-5, 5-16, 6-3, 6-4 producer John Brand
tracks 5-13 to 5-15 producer John Williams
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-12, 1-14, 1-16 to 1-19, 4-8, 4-10 to 4-12, 5-2, 5-7, 6-3 producer Karl Wallinger
tracks 1-1 producer Mark Radcliffe
tracks 3-1, 4-1 to 4-4, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9, 5-3 to 5-5, 6-4 to 6-7, 6-9 producer Mick Glossop
tracks 1-2, 1-4 to 1-14, 1-16 to 5-8, 5-11 to 6-9 producer Mike Scott
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Limited Edition, numbered Box Set, limited to 3000 copies worldwide.

Contents of the Box Set: An outer cardboard slipcase housing a gatefold cover with inserts for the 6 CDs, a 220 page hardcover book 1985 - How The Waterboys made This Is The Sea and saw The Whole Of The Moon and a 4 page folder with tracklisting and credits.
Also have a hype sticker.

CD 1-5 are demos, alternate versions, outtakes, live recordings and TV / radio sessions.
CD 6 is the 2004 remaster of [m=60514]

Track 3-1 was originally released as the B-side of [m=60498] single (1985).
Track 3-10 was originally released on The Whole Of The Moon 12 (1985).
Track 5-2 was originally released on [m=158881] (CD and 12, 1991).
Tracks 1-3, 5-13 and 5-14 were originally released on [m=187037] (1994)
Tracks 1-6, 1-12, 3-8, 3-11, 4-4, 5-4, 5-6 and 5-8 were originally released on This Is The Sea (2004 2CD Collectors Edition).
Tracks 1-5, 2-1 to 2-4, 2-7, 2-9 to 2-12, 2-14, 2-16 and 2-18 originally released on [m=474458] (2011)

Track 3-8 is missing 10 seconds of (studio/tape/record player) noise at the end compared to the 2004-version. The noise is present in the streaming version of this box set.

Mistaken credits:
Track 1-4 (The Waves #1), 1-18 (Theme) and 4-12 (Beverly Penn) are erroneously listed as being previously released on This Is The Sea (2004 Collector's Edition), but are presented here in different versions. (Differences: 1-4 is instrumental only and is 2m30s shorter than the 2004-version. 1-18 is not a separate track on the 2004-version at all, but parts of it were used as an intro to Be My Enemy. 4-12 has a 30 seconds longer intro than the 2004-version).
Track 2-20 is erroneously listed as being previously released on [m=474458] (2011), but comes here in a 30 seconds longer version.
Track 3-10 isn't listed as previously released, but was released on 12 in 1985

No track durations printed on the release. Submitted durations are collected from digital files ripped with EAC.

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Info from Superdeluxeedition.com:
1985 is a new 6CD box set that tells the story of the making of The Waterboys' third studio album This Is The Sea.

Curated by the band's leader Mike Scott, 1985 takes the listener through 95 tracks including a staggering 64 previously unreleased recordings of home recordings, early demos, alternate versions, outtakes, live recordings, and tv/radio sessions. It covers the recording process of the album and the sixth and final disc is a remastered version of the This Is The Sea album.

The box set comes with a massive book 220-page hard cover book containing a first-hand account of the creation of the album with deep recording details, background, cultural context, photographs (many previously unseen), songwriting pages, lyrics and previously unseen writings. Text is by Waterboys' singer and songwriter Mike Scot with additional sections by Anthony Thistlethwaite and Max Edie.

This large format presentation (288mm x 255mm) is a limited edition of only 3,000 units worldwide.
Barcode: 0 810098 504638
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD1 0818A (Disc 1)
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD2 0818A (Disc 2)
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD3 0818A (Disc 3)
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD4 0818A (Disc 4)
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD5 0818A (Disc 5)
Matrix / Runout: ENCLB5/0810098504638 CD6 0818A (Disc 6)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LQ20 (all discs)