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Sly & Robbie Language Barrier
1985 Vinyl Blue Labels, SP - Specialty Pressing
Dub
Electro

Main image
Island Records, Island Records
administrator [administration] Material
administrator [administration] Roger Trilling
art direction Tony Wright
costume designer [glasses] Issey Miyake
engineer Robert Musso
engineer Soldgie
engineer Steven Stanley
lacquer cut by Howie Weinberg
mastered by Howie Weinberg
mixed by Jason Corsaro
performer Afrika Bambaataa
performer Barry Reynolds
performer Bernard Fowler
performer Bernie Worrell
performer Bob Dylan
performer Daniel Ponce
performer Doug E. Fresh
performer Eddie Martinez
performer Herbie Hancock
performer Manu Dibango
performer Michael Hampton
performer Mikey Chung
performer Pat Thrall
performer Robbie Lyn
performer Robbie Shakespeare
performer Sly Dunbar
performer Wally Badarou
photography by Chris Garnham
producer [produced by] Bill Laswell
producer [produced by] Material
programmed by [fairlight cmi programming] Clive Smith
programmed by [fairlight cmi programming] The Professor
recorded by [assistant] Mike Krowiak
Record Company Warner Communications
Record Company Atlantic Recording Corporation
Record Company Antilles Communications Ltd.
Record Company Island Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Island Records Inc.
Distributed By Atlantic Recording Corporation
Distributed By ATCO Records
Record Company Material (3)
Record Company OAO
Mixed At Power Station
Recorded At RPM Studios
Recorded At Compass Point Studios
Recorded At Dynamic Sounds Studios
Recorded At Channel One Recording Studio
Mastered At Masterdisk
Lacquer Cut At Masterdisk
Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation
Published By Island Music, Inc.
Published By Ixat Music
Published By Chuteh Music
Published By B'Zerk Malformation Inc.
Published By Bambaataa Music
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishing Corp.
Published By Jazz Horn Music Corporation
Published By Dezbee Music
Issued on light blue Island labels, with orange i palm tree/sun logo on side A, blue i palm tree/sun logo on side B.

SP plant code in label matrices, E A S T embossed around center hole, and SRC logo stamped in runouts denote Specialty Records Corporation pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly etched, Masterdisk logo stamped.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with credits.

Some copies with hype sticker affixed to front cover:
Includes Bass & Trouble
No Name On The Bullet
Miles (Black Satin)

Some copies with gold promo stamp on jacket back.
Some copies with press kit.

First catalog number (90286-1) on jacket back, labels, inner sleeve, hype sticker.
Second catalog number (7 90286-1) on spine, with Island Records, Inc.

Mixed at The Power Station.
Recorded at: RPM Recording Studio, NYC,
Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
Dynamic Sound Studio, Channel One Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
Mastered at Masterdisc, NYC.

℗ 1985 Island Records, Inc.

On labels: Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp.
On jacket back: Distributed by Atco Records, division of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
TM Owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.

A Material OAO Production target logo appears on jacket back, after production credits.

Artists as Sly & Robbie on spine.
Fairlight CMI Programming credit on inner sleeve as: Clive Smith A/K/A The Professor

Track publishers:
A1: Island Music Inc./Ixat Music/Chuteh Music/B'Zerk Malformation Inc./Bambaataa's Music/Administered by Island Music Inc., BMI.
A2: Island Music Inc./Ixat Music/Administered by Island Music Inc., BMI.
A3: Warner-Tamerlane Music Pub. Corp./* Jazz Horn Music Corp./Island Music Inc./+Ixat Music/+Chuteh Music/All rights on behalf of * admin. by Warner-Tamerlande Music Corp., BMI, all rights on behalf of + admin. by Island Music Inc., BMI.
B1: Island Music Inc./Ixat Music/Chuteh Music/Admin. by Island Music Inc., BMI.
B2: Island Music Inc./Ixat Music/Admin. by Island Music Inc., BMI.
B3: Island Music Inc./Ixat Music/Dezbee Music/B'Zerk Malformation Inc./Admin. by Island Music Inc., BMI.
Barcode: 0 7567-90286-1 (Text)
Barcode: 075679028617 (Scanned)
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID: SP (On labels)
Pressing Plant ID: SRC logo (In runouts)
Pressing Plant ID: E A S T (Side B, embossed around center spindle hole)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-855711-SP (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-855712-SP (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-855 711-B MASTERDISK HW 1-1 [SRC logo] (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: ST-IL-855712- B MASTERDISK 1-1 [SRC logo] (Side B runout)



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