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F-Beat, F-Beat
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet Geoff Blythe
arranged by [string] David Bedford
backing vocals Caron Wheeler
backing vocals Claudia Fontaine
bass guitar [electric wal] Bruce Thomas
tracks a1 to a5, b1 to b7 composed by Elvis Costello
drums [gretsch], cymbal [sabian] Pete Thomas
guitar [epiphone, gretsch, fender], synthesizer [synclavier], keyboards [casiotone] Elvis Costello
lacquer cut by BilBo
mixed by [assistant] Jim Russell
percussion Morris Pert
photography by Nick Knight
piano [bosendorfer], synthesizer [emulator, fairlight cmi, synclavier], organ [vox, hammond] Steve Nieve
tracks a1 to b5, b7 producer Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
recorded by [assistant] Colin Fairley
recorded by [assistant] Gavin Greenaway
sleeve Phil Smee
tenor saxophone, flute Paul Speare
trombone Jim Paterson
trumpet Dave Plews
Pressed By EMI Records
Lacquer Cut At Tape One
Marketed By RCA Ltd.
Distributed By RCA Ltd.
Recorded At Air Studios
Mixed At Genetic Studios
Designed At Waldo's Design
Phonographic Copyright (p) F-Beat Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) F-Beat Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
Published By Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
Published By Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Recorded at Air Studios, London. Mixed at Genetic Studios, Reading.

Issued with heavy stock printed inner sleeve with lyrics. (inner sleeve has rounded corners, for copy with square corners see elsewhere)

[Publishers]
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. except
Shipbuilding Plangent Visions Music Ltd. / Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

[Rear sleeve]:
℗ & © 1983 F-Beat Records. Marketed and distributed by
RCA Ltd. Record Division.

[Labels]:
℗ 1983 Riviera Global Records Productions Ltd.
© 1983 F-Beat Records Ltd.

Variant 4 Last character of Side A matrix/runout is after A-1U-1-1- where only a small round bottom is visible, like a shallow u or the bottom part of a 8. The upper part is not visible at all.
Matrix / Runout: BILBO TAPE ONE (Sides A&B, Etched)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-1U-1-1 (Side A, Stamped, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-1U-1-1 (Side B, Stamped, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-1U-1-1 (Side A, Stamped, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-2U-1-2 (Side B, Stamped, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-2U-1-1-1 (Side A, Stamped, Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-1U-1-1-8 (Side B, Stamped, Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-2U-1-2-1 (Side A, Stamped, Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-2U-1-1- (Side B, Stamped, Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-1U-1-1- (Side A, Stamped, Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-2U-1-1-1 (Side B, Stamped, Variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 A-2U-1-1- (Side A, Stamped, Variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: XXLP 19 B-1U-1-2-1 (Side B, Stamped, Variant 6)