bass guitar, rhythm guitar Floyd Lawson
design [sleeve design] Julian Stapleton
drums, percussion Jah Bunny
drums, percussion Winston Curniffe
engineer, remix Blackbeard
illustration [sleeve drawing] Una Howe
lacquer cut by Porky
percussion Everald Forrest
percussion Linton Kwesi Johnson
tracks a1 to a3, b1 to b4 producer Linton Kwesi Johnson
written-by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Recorded At Gooseberry Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications Ltd
Published By Race Today
Pressed By EMI Records
Printed By James Upton Ltd.
1981 UK reissue
On spine: Vital Selection
Sticker on rear: 802 206-928

Abbreviations referred to on Free Man:
B.P.M. Black Parents Movement
B.S.M. Black Students Movement
C.D.C. Carnival Development Committee
R.T.C. Race Today Collective

Side A and tracks 2 and 4 from the book 'Dread Beat An' Blood
Published by Bogle-L'Ouverture

℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited.
Printed by James Upton Ltd., England.

Labels:
A1 to A4, B2, B4: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Bogle-L'ouverture Publications
B1, B3: Race Today/Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

℗ 1981 Virgin Records Ltd
Made in England
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 A-2U-1-2 (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: A PORKY PRIME CUT [Scratched] VX 1002 B1 (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 A-2U-1-1- (Runout side A, stamped, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT [scratching] (Runout side B, stamped/etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: PORKY VX 1002 A1 [Scratching] (Runout side A, stamped/etched, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 B2 [Scratching] (Runout side B, stamped, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 A1 \: 5 C %̶1̶ ̶1̶0̶1̶7̶ ̶A̶%̶ (Runout side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: VX 1002 B2 5 C D %̶1̶ ̶1̶0̶1̶7̶ ̶B̶2̶%̶ (Runout side B, variant 4)