tracks a1, a4, a7, b8 arranged by Francis Thumm arranged by Tom Waits art direction [art director] Frank Mulvey coordinator [production coordinator] Michael Solomon design, design concept [album cover concept] Michael Russ design, design concept [album cover concept] Tom Waits engineer [assistant] Bill Jackson engineer [assistant] Peggy McCreary engineer [assistant] Richard McKernan illustration [photo illustration], photography by [inner sleeve photo] Michael Russ lacquer cut by Jeff Sanders management Arlyne Rothberg management Bill Gerber mastered by Jeff Sanders mixed by Biff Dawes tracks a1 to b1, b3 to b8 recorded by Biff Dawes tracks b2 recorded by Tim Boyle written-by, producer [produced by] Tom Waits Record Company Island Records Inc. Record Company Warner Communications Distributed By Atlantic Recording Corporation Distributed By Atco Records Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Records Inc. Copyright (c) Island Records Inc. Published By Jalma Music Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Leeds Instrument Rental Mastered At Kendun Recorders Lacquer Cut At Kendun Recorders Plated At Sheffield Lab Matrix Pressed By Allied Record Company Pressed By Allied Record Company There have been 2 original US pressings, one being this release and the other being the Specialty Records pressing.
No USA promo pressing exists, but some copies have a gold promo stamp and/or radio timing sticker on the cover.
Includes a printed inner sleeve.
Catalog number 7 90095-1 appears on spine. Catalog number 90095-1 appears on labels, back cover and inner sleeve.
All songs recorded at Sunset Sound, August 1982 except: Dave The Butcher' was recorded at Leeds Instrument Rental Mixed at Sunset Sound Mastered at Kendun Recorders
On back cover: Distributed by ATCO Records, Division of Atlantic Recording Corporation. On labels: Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp.
Runouts are etched except for the Allied logo stamp. Rights Society: ASCAP Barcode: 075679009517 (Scanned) Barcode: 0 7567-90095-1 (Text) Pressing Plant ID: AR (On labels) Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-835297-AR (Label side A) Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-835298-AR (Label side B) Matrix / Runout: ST·IL 835297-C JS-KENDUN [Allied logo] B-18561-C FOR KATHLEEN AND KELLESIMONE SLM Δ5273 1-1 (Runout side A) Matrix / Runout: ST·IL 835298-C [Allied logo] B-18562-C JS KENDUN SLM Δ5273-X 1-1 (Runout side B)