drums, percussion, piccolo flute, soprano saxophone, guitar Paul Sears electric bass, guitar, piccolo flute, alto saxophone, vocals Billy Swann tracks b1 to b4 engineer Colleen Scott flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet [b flat], oboe Tom Scott lacquer cut by Pete Helffrich organ, piccolo flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet [b flat], percussion Dave Newhouse tracks a1 to a2 performer [augmented by] Higher Primate Chorus And Ensemble photography by Shawn Pruitt Pressed By Allentown Record Co. Inc. Plain black cover, with insert. Limited edition of 1000.
This was a band-produced limited pressing of 1000 copies sold at gigs and by mail. Cover is an unprinted all-black marbled cardboard sleeve.
Description found online: In mid 1979 they recorded and released their second LP, Air Fiction featuring all improvisations: one side live, one side home studio recordings.
Augmented by the Higher Primate Chorus and Ensemble on Exotic Woods and Optics: Colleen, Mary, Shawn, Dean, Denise, Rachel, Steve K.
Side A is titled AIR and is studio recordings.
Side B is titled FICTION with smaller font below:
The Muffins Live at Psychedelly March 3, 1979
Made in U.S.A.
Runouts are etched. On side A 'FIRST' & 'STEP' are each written diagonally across the rings, a character or two between each set of grooves. Matrix / Runout: 00A ALt 7-20-79 Pete Helffrich F I R S T S T E P (Side A) Matrix / Runout: SML 00B-1 ALt 7-20-79 Pete Helffrich Light Waves (Side B)