Group
Mark E Smith – vocals, violin
Marc Riley – guitar, keyboards
Craig Scanlon – guitar
Steve Hanley – bass
Paul Hanley – drums
Karl Burns – drums, bass, guitar
With:
Arthur Cadman – guitar
Adrian Niman – saxophone
Recording
Recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale June-July 1982.
Production
Produced by: Kay Carroll (tracks 1-3, 5-6); John Brierley (track 4); Mark E Smith (track 7)
Releases
- UK – Vinyl – 27 September 1982 – Kamera KAM011 (tracks 1-7)
- Germany – Vinyl – 1982 – Line Records LLP5263AP (tracks 1-7)
- Germany – Vinyl – 1983 – Line Records LILP4.00109 (tracks 1-9)
- UK – CD – March 1998 – Cog Sinister via Voiceprint CD: COGVP105CD (tracks 1-13) additional tracks recorded at Derby Hall, Bury 27th April 1982
- UK – CD – 9 December 2002 on Cog Sinister via Voiceprint CD: COGVP139CD (tracks 1-9)
- UK – CD – 20 June 2005 on Castle/Sanctuary Records Group, CD: CMRCD1135 (tracks 1-7, 11, 14-18)
- Italy – Vinyl – 12 September 2005 on Earmark (Italy) LP: EAR40041LP (2 LPs) (tracks 1-7, 11, 14-18)
- UK – Vinyl – 25 October 2019 Cherry Red BR EDD781 (tracks 1-7, 11, 14-18)
Tracks
- Joker Hysterical Face (Smith/Hanley, S/Riley) 4:35
- Marquis Cha-Cha (Smith/Burns) 4:15
- Hard Life In Country (Smith/Cadman) 6:12
- Room To Live (Smith/Scanlon) 4:29
- Detective Instinct (Smith/Hanley, S/Burns) 5:50
- Solicitor In Studio (Smith/Burns/Scanlon) 5:13
- Papal Visit (Smith) 5:10
- Dream Of A Casino Soul (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, P) 3:12
- Fantastic Life (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, P) 5:25
- Draygo’s Guilt (Smith/Scanlon) 4:24
- Joker Hysterical Face (Smith/Hanley, S/Riley) 4:51
- Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul (Smith/Riley/Scanlon/Hanley, P) 3:44
- Hexen Strife Knot/ Backdrop (Smith/Burns/Scanlon)/(Smith/Scanlon/Riley/Hanley, S) 7:11
- Town Called Crappy / Solicitor In Studio (Hammersmith Palais, London 25 March 1982) (Smith/Burns/Scanlon) 6:32
- Hard Life In Country (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand 19 August 1982) (Smith/Cadman) 8:33
- Detective Instinct (Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester 22 December 1982) (Smith/Hanley, S/Burns) 7:15
- Room To Live (Arena, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 12 February 1983) (Smith/Scanlon) 4:35
- Words Of Expectation (Larry’s Hideaway, Toronto, Canada 21 April 1983) (Hanley, S/Hanley, P/Smith/Burns) 9:13