Written by:
Mark E Smith, Craig Scanlon, Karl Burns, Steve Hanley
Initial release:
Cerebral Caustic, Cog Sinister/Permanent PERMLP30 LP; PERMMC30 Cassette ; CPERMCD30 CD
[Released in Japan in 1995 on Permanent distributed through Zero Corporation CD: XRCN-7001]
Date:
27 February 1995
Subsequent reissues:
Cerebral Caustic, Artful ARTFULCD24; 5 July 1999
Cerebral Caustic, Sanctuary CMQDD1299; 13 March 2006
Group on initial recording:
Mark E Smith – vocals; Brix Smith – guitar, vocals; Craig Scanlon – guitar; Steve Hanley – bass; Simon Wolstencroft – drums; Dave Bush – keyboards; Karl Burns – drums
Commentary:
Daryl Easlea in his notes accompanying the 2006 reissue of the album: “Pine Leaves, with its found voices about concentration camps and acoustic guitar again echoes Hotel Bloedel, but once the processed horns come in, we’re back to Service from The Infotainment Scan all over again. “