tracks b3 arranged by Agnes Bernelle
arranged by, score, conductor, keyboards Charles Barber
backing vocals Captain King
backing vocals Philip Odgers
backing vocals Stefan Cush
bassoon Steven Kingham
cello Dominic O'Dell
tracks a1 to b2, b4, b5 composed by Michael Dress
design Chimp Carver
double bass Roy Chilton
engineer Nick Robbins
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], accordion Niaveti Mustapha 3
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], bouzouki Uncle Patrel Mustapha
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], cello Oussack Mustapha
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], drums Houzam Mustapha
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], percussion Isfa'ani Mustapha
guest [featured, 3 mustaphas 3], violin Hijaz Mustapha
tracks b1 guest [featured], cornet Dick Cuthell
guest [featured], ensemble 3 Mustaphas 3
tracks b3 guest [featured], guitar Adrian Legg
tracks b3 lyrics by Frank Wedekind
tracks b4 lyrics by Jacques Prévert
tracks a1 to a3, a5 to b2, b5 lyrics by Joachim Ringelnatz
tracks a4 lyrics by Klabund
mandolin, backing vocals Ron Kavana
mastered by tim young
mixed by Robb-o-Chev
percussion Dominic Hackett
photography by Dee O'Mahony
photography by Nick Knight
post production Adam Skeaping
producer Philip Chevron
producer Philip Chevron
production manager Frankie Murray
tracks a1 to b2, b5 translated by Agnes Bernelle
tracks b2 translated by Dorothea Gotfurt
tracks b3 translated by Paul Dehn
viola Jeremy Thompson
violin Ann Morfee
violin Martin Reed
vocals Agnes Bernelle
Recorded At Elephant Studios
Record Company Demon Records
Released with printed inner sleeve.

Recorded summer 1984.