arranged by [string arrangements] Mick Harvey
tracks a1, a3, a4, b4 backing vocals [back. vocal] Barry Adamson
tracks a1, a3, a4, b4 backing vocals [back. vocal] Mick Harvey
tracks a1, a3, a4, a6 to b6 bass Barry Adamson
tracks a2, a5 drums Mick Harvey
tracks a1, a3, a6 to b6 drums Thomas Wydler
engineer [all backing tracks] Tony Cohen
tracks a1, a2, b1, b3, b6 guitar Blixa Bargeld
tracks a2, a4, a5, b5 guitar Hugo Race
tracks a1 to a6 lacquer cut by Tim Young
tracks b1 to b6 lacquer cut by Tim Young
mixed by [assistant] Sven Taits
mixed by [assistant] Tom Frederikse
mixed by [engineer] Flood
mixed by [with] Blixa Bargeld
mixed by [with] Mick Harvey
mixed by [with] Nick Cave
mixed by [with] Thomas Wydler
photography by [blixa & thomas, inner sleeve photo] Petra Gall
photography by [front cover photo] Peter Milne
photography by [mick & barry] Chris Nash
tracks a1, a3, a5, b1, b2, b4, b6 piano Mick Harvey
producer Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
sleeve Assorted iMaGes
sleeve Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
strings [string arrangements played by] Berliner Kaffeehausmusik Ensemble
tracks a1 to a6, b2 to b4 vocals Nick Cave
Record Company Mute Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Mute Records
Copyright (c) Mute Records
Pressed By MPO
Published By Cayman Music Inc.
Published By Boogie One Music
Published By Acuff Rose Music Ltd.
Published By Southern Music Co. Ltd.
Published By Carlin Music Corp.
Published By RCA Music Ltd.
Published By Chrysalis Music
Published By Dick James Music
Published By Copyright Control
Published By Chappell Music Ltd.
Engineered At AAV
Mixed At Hansa Tonstudios
Title is intentionally written on the front and back covers as Kicking Against The Pricks, as it is a quote from the bible (Acts 26:14).

Released with a full-colour, dual-sided inner-sleeve credit listing and photo display. Track A3 is written as Sleeping Anleah.

℗ and © 1986 Mute Records.

All backing tracks engineered at AAV Studios, Melbourne, Australia, Nov/Dec 1985.
Mixes engineered at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin in March 1986.
Time & money wasted at Richmond Recorders, Melbourne.

Track A1 published by Cayman Music Inc.
Track A2 published by Boogie One Music.
Track A3 published by Acuff Rose Music Ltd.
Track A4 published by Southern Music Co. Ltd.
Tracks A5, A6, B2 published by Carlin Music Corp.
Track B1 published by RCA Music Ltd.
Track B3 published by Chrysalis Music.
Track B4 published by Dick James Music.
Track B5 Cop. Con.
Track B6 published by Chapell Music Ltd.

The label incorrectly attributes John Bundrick of the band Free as the writer of Muddy Water, which was in fact written by Phil Rosenthal.
Matrix / Runout: timtom MPO STUMM 28 A2 (Side A Runout - Etched)
Matrix / Runout: MPO ty STUMM 28 B2 (Side B Runout - Etched)
Rights Society: GEMA (B6)