Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – 925 077-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	1984
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Ethereal, Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1	Sharkey's Day Backing Vocals – Brenda Nelson*, Dolette McDonald, Michelle Cobbs Bass – Bill Laswell Bata [Iya], Bata [Ikonkolo], Shekere, Bells [Double Bell From The Cameroon] – Daniel Ponce Drums – Anton Fier Guitar – Adrian Belew Producer – Bill Laswell, Laurie Anderson Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Violin, Whistle – Laurie Anderson	7:41
A2	Langue D'Amour Backing Vocals – Peter Gabriel Producer – Laurie Anderson, Roma Baran Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Conch [Electronic Conches], Vocoder – Laurie Anderson	6:12
A3	Gravity's Angel Backing Vocals – Peter Gabriel Bass – Bill Laswell Guitar – Adrian Belew Mixed By [With The Help Of] – Bill Laswell Percussion [Plywood], Singing Bowls [Bowls], Electronic Drums [Simmons], Drums – David Van Tieghem Producer – Laurie Anderson Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Bells [Bell] – Laurie Anderson	6:02
B1	Kokoku Backing Vocals – Atsuko Yuma, Phoebe Snow Bass – Bill Laswell Chorus [Japanese] – Connie Harvey, Janet Wright Gayageum [Kayagum] – Song Won Park* Producer – Bill Laswell, Laurie Anderson Tom Tom [Toms], Wood Block – Anton Fier Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Percussion – Laurie Anderson	7:03
B2	Excellent Birds Bass – Bill Laswell Guitar – Nile Rodgers Producer – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Laurie Anderson Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Drum Machine [Linn Drum] – Peter Gabriel Written-By – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel	3:12
B3	Blue Lagoon Bass – Bill Laswell Guitar – Adrian Belew Producer – Laurie Anderson, Roma Baran Soprano Saxophone – Bill Blaber Steel Drums, Drum [Gato], Percussion [Bamboo] – David van Tieghem Vocals, Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Laurie Anderson	7:03
B4	Sharkey's Night Producer – Bill Laswell, Laurie Anderson Vocals – William S. Burroughs	2:29

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Recorded At – The Lobby
Recorded At – RCA Recording Studios
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – 39th Street Music Studio
Mixed At – RPM Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – Δ6030
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
Published By – Cliofine Ltd.
Published By – Difficult Music

Credits

Cover, Artwork [Inner-sleeve Art], Graphics – Laurie Anderson
Engineer – Leanne Ungar
Graphics [Synclavier Spectral Displays By] – Bob Bielecki
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig, Howie Weinberg
Mixed By [Assisted By, RPM] – Mike Krowiak
Recorded By [Assisted By, 39th Street] – Tim Cox (2)
Recorded By [Assisted By, A & R] – Larry Franke
Recorded By [Assisted By, RCA] – Joe Lopes, Mike Getlin, Pat Martin
Songwriter – Laurie Anderson
Technician [Technical Consultant And Systems Design] – Bob Bielecki

Notes

© 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
℗ 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH. Alsdorf.
Recorded at The Lobby.
Additional tracks recorded at RCA, A & R, 39th Street Music.
Mixed from analog to two-track digital at RPM.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

Peter Gabriel courtesy of Phonogram records
Adrian Belew courtesy of Island Records
Bill Laswell courtesy of Celluloid/OAO and Elektra Records
Nile Rodgers courtesy of Atlantic Records

Publishing:
A1 to B1, B3, B4 - Difficult Music
B2 - Cliofine Ltd.

Embossed Warner Bros. "W" logo on back cover (bottom right).

Two other price codes known for this release: WE 321 and WE 361.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7599-25077-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, variant 1): 1-25077-A INT-2 MASTERDISK HW SLM Δ6030 1-2 R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, stamped, variant1): MASTERDISK R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, variant 1): 1-25077-B-INTL.-2 S SLM MASTERDISK HW Δ6030-X 1-2 R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 B2 DK
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, stamped, variant 1): MASTERDISK R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 B2
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, variant 2, etched/stamped [MASTERDISK R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 A2]): 1-25077-A INT-2 MASTERDISK HW SLM Δ6030 1-3 R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 A2 \5
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, variant 2, etched/stamped [MASTERDISK R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 B2] [IDK is crossed]): 1-25077-B-INTL.-2 S SLM MASTERDISK HW Δ6030-X 1-3 R/S Alsdorf 925077-1 B2 IDK \2
Label Code: LC 0392
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Price Code (France): WE 331
Price Code (Germany): Ⓤ

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Mister Heartbreak (LP, Album, Allied Pressing)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 25077-1, 1-25077	US	1984
	Mister Heartbreak (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	925 077-1	Europe	1984
Recently Edited	Mister Heartbreak (LP, Album)	General Music Co. Ltd.	BAN 925077-1	Israel	1984
Recently Edited	Mister Heartbreak (Cassette, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 25077-4, 4-25077	US	1984
Recently Edited	Mister Heartbreak (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92 50771	Canada	1984