tracks b1 to b8 alto saxophone Dave Newhouse
alto saxophone, clarinet Marc Hollander
tracks b2, b4, b6, b8 bass Billy Swann
bass, guitar, violin Fred Frith
cover Alfreda Benge
tracks a1 to a6, b1, b5, b7 drums Fred Frith
tracks a1 to a6 drums Hasse Bruniusson
tracks b1, b2, b4, b6, b8 drums Paul Sears
tracks a1 to a6 engineer [sweden] Gabriel Rosen
engineer [switzerland] Etienne Conod
tracks b1 to b8 engineer [usa] Colleen Scott
tracks b1 to b8 engineer [usa] Tom Scott
tracks a1 to a6 guitar, mandolin Eino Haapala
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Catherine Jauniaux
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Chris Cutler
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Denis Van Hecke
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Etienne Conod
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Frank Wuyts
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Michel Berckmans
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Olivia Bruynhooghe
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Tina Curran
tracks a1 to a6 handclaps [clapping] Véronique Vincent
tracks b1 to b8 keyboards Fred Frith
lacquer cut by Jack Hunt
tracks b1 to b8 performer [also heard, backwards] Aksak Maboul
tracks a1 to a6 performer [whirling] Catherine Jauniaux
tracks a1 to a6 performer [whirling] Frank Wuyts
tracks a1 to a6 performer [whirling] Tina Curran
photography by [back cover photo] Tina Curran
tracks a1 to a6 piano, organ, accordion Lars Hollmer
producer Etienne Conod
producer Fred Frith
tracks a1 to a6 tap dance Olivia Bruynhooghe
Manufactured By Ralph Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Cryptic Corporation
Copyright (c) Cryptic Corporation
Published By Arcades Music
Recorded At Sunrise Studios
Recorded At Catch-A-Buzz Studios
Mastered At Greg Lee Processing
Released with printed Official Buy Or Die Innersleeve.

Side A recorded August 1979 in Norrgarden Nyvla, Uppsala, Sweden and Sunrise Studios, Switzerland.
Side B recorded November 1979 at Catch-a-Buzz Studio, Rockville, Maryland, USA and January 1980 at Sunrise Studios, Switzerland.

All songs published by Arcades Music (PRS) - UK
© ℗ 1980, The Cryptic Corporation / Manufactured by Ralph Records / FF 8057-L

Runouts are etched; JG is intertwined in a circle.

Rights Society: PRS
Matrix / Runout: FF-8057-L-A JG L-2729 (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: FF-8057-L-B JG L-2729-X (Side B runout)