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The Red Crayola* With Art & LanguageBlack Snakes

Label:RecRec Music – RecRec (Zürich) 02, RecRec Music – RecRec (Zürich) 002, Pure Freude – ALRC 1849
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Pink Label
Country:Switzerland
Released:
Genre:Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Style:Art Rock, Experimental

Tracklist

A1Black Snakes (Version)
A2Ratman, The Weightwatcher
A3The Sloths
A4The Jam
Written-ByAnnesley*, Taylor*, Thompson*
A5Hedges
B1A Portrait Of V.I. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Pollock Part 1
B2Future Pilots
B3A Portrait Of You
B4Words Of Love
B5Cafe Twenty-One
B6Gynaecology In Ancient Greece
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Companies, etc.

  • Published ByLondon Publishing House Ltd.
  • Published BySlezak
  • Recorded AtSunrise Studios
  • Mixed AtBlackwing Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Town House
  • Mastered AtMusitech

Credits

  • BassBen Annesley
  • DrumsChris Taylor
  • Executive-Producer [Executive Producers]Pure Freude, Recommended Records, Switzerland
  • Guitar, VocalsMayo Thompson
  • Management, Coordinator [Organisation]Sue Johnson (2)
  • Mixed ByEric Radcliffe
  • Music By [Songs By]Mayo Thompson (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6), Mel Ramsden (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6), Michael Baldwin (2) (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6)
  • Recorded ByEtienne Conod, Robert Vogel
  • Synthesizer, SaxophoneAllen Ravenstine
  • Written-By [Songs By]Mayo Thompson (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6), Mel Ramsden (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6), Michael Baldwin* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6)

Notes

Includes a single-sided inner sleeve with lyrics

All Songs: London Publishing Hose Ltd. / Slezak Music
Recorded at Sunrise Studio (Switzerland)
Mixed at Blackwing Studio (London)
Cut at Virgin Townhouse (London)
[Add a note: Stamper / metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe]
Acknowledgements: Daniel Miller, Davina Stevenson
[on inner sleeve]

© 1983 London Publishing Hose Limited / Slezak Music
℗ ALRC (GB), Rec Rec (Zürich), Pure Freude (FRG), 1983
[on labels]

A sticker attached to the front cover reads:
Black Snakes
The Red Crayola with Art & Language
ALRC 1849

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, handwritten; "TOWN HOUSE" stamped): 1849 - ALRC - A - 1 MT. 1. TOWN HOUSE
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, handwritten; "TOWN HOUSE" stamped): 1849 - ALRC - B - 1. M.T. 2 TOWN HOUSE

Other Versions (3)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Black Snakes (LP, Album)ALRC, RecRec Music, RecRec Music, Pure FreudeALRC 1849, RecRec (Zürich) 02, RecRec (Zürich) 002, noneSwitzerland1983
Black Snakes (CD, Album, Reissue)Drag CityDC104US1997
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Black Snakes (LP, Album, Reissue)Drag City, Pure FreudeDC - 104, noneUS2015

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