art direction, design Larry Vigon art direction, photography by Jayme Odgers baritone saxophone, alto saxophone Leon Schneiderman bass, vocals John Avila drums, percussion Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez engineer [mix second engineer] Charlie Paakkari engineer [mix second engineer] Judy Clapp engineer [recording second engineer] Mike Kloster engineer [recording second engineer] Paul Levy engineer [recording second engineer] Stuart Farusho guitar Steve Bartek keyboards Mike Bacich management Mike Gormley mastered by Wally Traugott tracks 1 to 8 mixed by Michael Frondelli producer Danny Elfman producer Steve Bartek producer [assistant] Laura Engel tracks 1 to 8 recorded by Bill Jackson tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Sam Phipps trumpet, trombone Dale Turner vocals, rhythm guitar, words by, music by Danny Elfman Phonographic Copyright (p) MCA Records, Inc. Copyright (c) MCA Records, Inc. Copyright (c) Little Maestro Music Copyright (c) Music Corporation Of America, Inc. Recorded At The Sound Factory Mixed At Capitol Studios Manufactured By JVC This JVC release states Manufactured in the U.S.A. on disc. Dead Man's Party states Manufactured in U.S.A. on disc. Note the tiny difference!
Booklet is a fold-out insert with lyrics and credits.
Info on disc face: Manufactured in the U.S.A. for MCA Records, Inc., 70 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California—U.S.A. ℗ 1985 MCA Records, Inc.