Group
- Mark E Smith – vocals, kazoo, tapes
- Marc Riley – guitar, vocals
- Craig Scanlon – guitar
- Steve Hanley – bass
- Paul Hanley – drums
Recording
Cargo Studios, Rochdale and Street Level Studios, London mid 1980.
Production
The Fall, Grant Showbiz, Mayo Thompson and Geoff Travis (Side 1); Geoff Travis and The Fall (Side 2)
Releases
- 17th November 1980 : UK > Rough Trade : LP Rough18 (tracks 1-10)
- 1980 : Australia & New Zealand > GAP records : LP RTGAP 1001; Cassette TC-RTGAP 1001 (tracks 1-10)
- 1980 : Italy > Base Records : LP ROUGH 18Y5 (tracks 1-10)
- 1980 : Italy > Go International : LP GI LP 18 (tracks 1-10)
- 1980 : Japan > Rough Trade Japan : LP RL-6 (tracks 1-10)
- 1998 : UK > Cog Sinister via Voiceprint : CD COGVP106CD (tracks 1-10.. nb poor vinyl remaster)
- 27th June 1998 UK > Castle/Essential : CD: ESMCD640 (tracks 1-14 in the order 11-15, 1-10)
- October 2002 Italy > Turning Point : LP TPM02210 (tracks 1-10)
- 15 March 2004 UK Castle, Sanctuary Records Group : CD: CMRCD883 (tracks 1-15)
- 13 September 2004 Italy > Earmark : LP: EAR40038LP (tracks 1-14)
Tracks
- Pay Your Rates (Smith) 2:58
- English Scheme (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 2:06
- New Face In Hell (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 5:40
- C’n’C–S Mithering (Smith/Hanley, S/Riley/Scanlon) 7:35
- The Container Drivers (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, S) 3:08
- Impression Of J. Temperance (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 4:19
- In The Park (Smith) 1:43
- W.M.C. – Blob 59 (Smith) 1:19
- Gramme Friday (Smith/Riley/Scanlon) 3:19
- The N.W.R.A. (Smith/Scanlon/Hanley, S) 9:10
- How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man’ (Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith) 4:19
- City Hobgoblins (Riley/Scanlon/Hanley/Smith) 2:20
- Totally Wired (Scanlon/Riley/Smith) 3:25
- Putta Block (Scanlon/Riley/Smith/Hanley, S/Hanley, P) 4:35
- Mark E Smith Self-Interview 1980 (Smith) 7:18
Notes
In a 1980 Radio Dublin interview, MES said: “The third LP is going to be an improvement…it’s going to be called ‘The Grotesque Peasants'”.