art direction [reissue], design [reissue] Maria Villar
booking Frank Riley
booking High Road Touring
coordinator [project assistance] April Milek
coordinator [project assistance] Randy Perry
coordinator [project assistance] Robin Hurley
cover [cover model] Billie Jo Campbell
design [back cover design] Geoff Worman
design [back cover design] Laurie Lindblom
design [package design] Jeff Price
drums [snare drum & tranceaphone, drum set, scotch marching bass drum], vocals Victor DeLorenzo
electric bass, acoustic bass, xylophone, flute [nose], vocals Brian Ritchie
tracks 2-9 to 2-13 engineer Edward Haber
tracks 1-1 to 1-10 engineer Glenn Lorbiecki
tracks 2-9 to 2-13 engineer Ilana Pelzig Cellum
tracks 1-1 to 1-10 engineer John Tanner
tracks 1-11 to 1-19 engineer Mark Van Hecke
tracks 2-14, 2-15 engineer Michael De Mark
tracks 2-1 to 2-8 engineer Victor DeLorenzo
executive-producer Marc Salata
guitar, violin, lead vocals Gordon Gano
liner notes Marc Salata
liner notes Michael Azerrad
liner notes [discographical annotation] Reggie Collins
liner notes [liner notes coordination] Tim Scanlin
management Jamie Lincoln Kitman
management The Hornblow Group USA
management [business manager] Howard Comart
photography by [front photo] Ron Hugo
photography by [group photos] George Lange
tracks 1-1 to 1-10, 1-20, 1-21 producer Mark Van Hecke
tracks 1-11 to 1-19, 2-1 to 2-15 producer Violent Femmes
reissue producer Brian Ritchie
reissue producer Victor DeLorenzo
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
research [editorial research] Steven Chean
supervised by [editorial supervision] Sheryl Farber
technician [analog to digital transfers] Malachi De Lorenzo
tracks 2-5, 2-8 written-by Brian Ritchie
tracks 1-1 to 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9 to 2-13, 2-15 written-by Gordon Gano
tracks 2-5 written-by Victor DeLorenzo
tracks 1-9, 2-10 written-by Willie Dixon
Record Company Time Warner
Phonographic Copyright (p) Slash Records
Copyright (c) Slash Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Made By Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
Published By Hoochie Coochie Music
Published By Gorno Music
Published By Bug (2)
Published By Humidor Music
Published By Defendimusics
Recorded At Castle Recording Company
Recorded At Music Works
Recorded At Beneath-It-All Café
Recorded At Jazz Gallery Center For The Arts, Milwaukee
Recorded At Radio Station WHA
Recorded At Gerde's Folk City
Remastered At DigiPrep
Pressed By WMME Alsdorf
20th anniversary reissue double CD.
Issued in slip-case

CD1 - Tracks 1 to 10: From the original release of Violent Femmes Slash #23845 (January 1983). Recorded at Castle Recording Company, Lake Geneva, WI (July 1982).
CD1 - Tracks 11 to 19: Track 13 first issued on the album Add It Up (1981-1993), Slash/Reprise #45403 (September 1993). All other demos previously unissued. Recorded at Mark Van Hecke's Home Studio, Milwaukee, WI (Fall 1981).
CD1 - Tracks 20 to 21: Rough Trade [UK] single #147 (December 1983). Recorded at Music Works, London, England (31st August-1st September 1983).
CD2 - Tracks 1 to 4: Track 1 first issued as a flexi-disc in Alternative Press magazine. All other selections previously unissued. Recorded live at the Beneath-It-All Café, Milwaukee, WI (12th September 1981)
CD2 - Tracks 2 to 8: Previously Unissued. Recorded live at The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (8th December 1981).
CD2 - Tracks 9 to 13: Previously unissued. Recorded live at Folk City, New York, NY (26th January 1983).
CD2 - Tracks 14 & 15: Previously unissued. Recorded live on the program High Noon, WHA Radio, Madison, WI (6th February 1982).

All songs Gorno Music - ASCAP, except Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want To Make Love To You Gorno music ASCAP/Hoochie Coochie Music Administered by Bug - BMI, Break Song Humidor Music/Defendimusics - BMI, Theme And Variations Humidor Music - BMI.

Analog to digital transfers at jOeS' real recording, Milwaukee, WI. Remastering at Digiprep.

This reissue/compilation ℗ 1982 Slash Records, ℗ 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company.

Barcode: 0 8122-78242-2 8
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Label Code: LC 02982
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812278242-2/1 06/02 (CD1 Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD1 Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0502 (CD1 Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812278242-2/2 06/02 (CD2 Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD2 Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812278242-2/1 06/02 (CD1 Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD1 Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0581 (CD1 Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812278242-2/2 06/02 (CD2 Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD2 Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0581 (CD2 Variant 2)