cello David Newby
cover, sleeve, layout [layout & mechanical] M K Johnston
creative director [directors] Bertis Downs IV
creative director [directors] Bill Berry
creative director [directors] E.M. Hammond
creative director [directors] G.P. Trump
creative director [directors] Jefferson Holt
creative director [directors] Michael Stipe
creative director [directors] Mike Mills
creative director [directors] Peter Buck
creative director [directors] Sandra Lee Phipps
engineer Barry Clempson
engineer Jerry Boys
engineer Tony Harris
mastered by Jack Skinner
producer Joe Boyd
tracks a5 songwriter Jeremy Ayers
songwriter [all songs by] Bill Berry
songwriter [all songs by] Michael Stipe
songwriter [all songs by] Mike Mills
songwriter [all songs by] Peter Buck
songwriter [all songs by] R.E.M.
tenor saxophone Pete Thomas
tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Dave Bitelli
trumpet Jim Dvorak
violin Camilla Brunt
violin Philippa Ibbotson
Manufactured By MCA Records, Inc.
Distributed By MCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Copyright (c) International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) I.R.S., Inc.
Recorded At Livingston Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Pressed By MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Published By Night Garden Music
Published By Unichappell Music, Inc.
⧈-G-⧈ stamped in runouts denotes MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville, pressing. Remainder of runouts etched, Sterling stamped.

Issued on gold labels, with I.R.S. logo at 3 o'clock. Typesetting differences compared to Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables, with a space under label matrices.
Other Gloversville pressings:
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables with I.R.S. logo at 6 o'clock.
Fables Of The Reconstruction / Reconstruction Of The Fables with grey labels.

The way the sleeve is laid out, the cover is upside down if it is held the traditional way with the spine to the left and the opening is to the right.

Includes printed and photo-illustrated inner sleeve with credits.

Recorded March 1985 at Livingston Studios London N22.

Published by Night Garden Music, administered in the real world by Unichappell Music, Inc. - BMI

℗ 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
© 1985 International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Spine: ℗ 1985 I.R.S., Inc.

Track B3 title incorrectly listed on inner sleeve as Kahoetek.
Barcode: 0 76732-5592-1 (Printed)
Barcode: 076732559215 (Scanned)
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID: ⧈-G-⧈ (Stamped in runouts)
Matrix / Runout: IRS4535 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: IRS4462 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535-SS3 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462-SS3 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side B runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ (Side A runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1 (Side B runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: IRS- 4535 SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 2 (Side A runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: IRS- 4462 SS1 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1 (Side B runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 3 (Side A runout, variant 6 (⧈-G-⧈ stamped on top of STERLING))
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1 (Side B runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4535 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1 (Side A runout, variant 7 (⧈-G-⧈ stamped on top of STERLING))
Matrix / Runout: IRS-4462 SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈ 1 (Side B runout, variant 7)