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Frank Tovey Snakes & Ladders
1986 Vinyl, Vinyl
Synth-pop

Mute, Mute
artwork [backround & montage] Man With No Name
backing vocals Barbara Frost
backing vocals Frank Tovey
backing vocals Nigel Hine
bass guitar, backing vocals Dave Rogers
design [sleeve design] Paul White
drums, backing vocals Nick Cash
keyboards, backing vocals David Simmonds
lacquer cut by Tim Young
lacquer cut by Tim Young
lead guitar, rhythm guitar, engineer Eric Radcliffe
photography by [of frank tovey & and his band] Monica Curtin
producer Eric Radcliffe
producer Frank Tovey
rhythm guitar, backing vocals David Rhodes
vocals Frank Tovey
Phonographic Copyright (p) Mute
Copyright (c) Mute
Published By Dying Art Ltd.
Published By Sonet Publishing
Recorded At Splendid Studios
Pressed By MPO
All members of Frank Toveys band here credited as John. Backing vocals credited as Frank Tovey & His Band plus B.J. Frost and N.K. Hine.

EP catalog number 12 Stumm 23. Limited edition of the LP ’Snakes & Ladders’ including 4-track EP featuring Tovey´s alter ego Fad Gadget. Not for re-Sale.

C1: Coitus Interuptus from the album Fireside Favourites (1980 Stumm 3)
C2: Innocent Bystander from the album Incontinent 1981 Stumm 6)
D1: Sheep Look Up - from the album Under The Flag (1982 Stumm 8)
D2: Ideal World - from the album Gag 1984 Stumm 15)

LP:
All tracks published by Sonet except A1, A3 published by Dying Art/Sonet.
℗ + © 1986 Mute Records Ltd.

EP:
C1: ℗ 1981 Mute Records
C2: ℗ 1981 Mute Records
D1: ℗ 1982 Mute Records
D2: ℗ 1984 Mute Records
All tracks published by Sonet.
℗ + © 1986 Mute Records Ltd.

Track duration taken from cd release of this album.

Includes printed insert with portrait & lyrics. Some copies have a info-sticker on front cover.
Matrix / Runout: MPO - TimTom STUMM-23-A1- (Side A, Runout)
Matrix / Runout: MPO - TY STUMM-23-B1- (Side B, Runout)
Matrix / Runout: MPO - 12-STUMM 23-A1 TimTom (Side C, Runout)
Matrix / Runout: MPO - 12-STUMM 23-B1 (Side D, Runout)


TRACKS


A1The Cutting Edge Frank Tovey Written by Daniel Miller, Written by Frank Tovey3:54
A2Snakes And Ladders Frank Tovey Written by Frank Tovey3:12
A3The Cutting Edge (Reprise) Frank Tovey Written by Daniel Miller, Written by Frank Tovey1:00
A4Shot In The Dark Frank Tovey Written by Frank Tovey5:51
A5Concrete Frank Tovey Written by Frank Tovey4:38
B1Luxury Frank Tovey Flood Engineer, Daniel Miller Producer, Frank Tovey Producer, Written by David Simmonds, Written by Frank Tovey, Written by Nick Cash4:03
B2Small World Frank Tovey Written by Frank Tovey5:19
B3Luddite Joe Frank Tovey Written by Frank Tovey3:34
B4Megalomaniac Frank Tovey Guy Evans Performer [Batphone, Fibrephone], Written by Frank Tovey4:22
C1Coitus Interuptus Fad Gadget Written by Fad Gadget4:40
C2Innocent Bystander Fad Gadget Written by Fad Gadget6:29
D1Sheep Look Up Fad Gadget Frank Tovey Producer, John Fryer Producer, Written by Fad Gadget3:40
D2Ideal World Fad Gadget Frank Tovey Producer, Gareth Jones Producer, Written by Barbara Frost, Written by Frank Tovey, Written by Nick Cash5:40

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