Tracklist
| A1 | The Song Of Investment Capital Overseas | 2:37 | |
| A2 | Truth | 2:56 | |
| A3 | Freedom | 3:24 | |
| A4 | (Armed) Peace | 2:30 | |
| A5 | Civilisation | 4:39 | |
| B1 | Democracy | 2:22 | |
| B2 | The Song Of The Martyrs | 4:08 | |
| B3 | Law | 0:50 | |
| B4 | The Song Of The Monopolists | 1:48 | |
| B5 | The Song Of The Dignity Of Labour Under Capital | 2:27 | |
| B6 | Albion, Awake! | 4:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rē Records
- Copyright © – Arcades Music
- Pressed By – Nimbus
- Printed By – Westerham Press
- Engineered At – Sunrise Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Nimbus
Credits
- Composed By, Arranged By – Fred Frith
- Cover – Art Bear IV
- Design [Booklet] – Chris Cutler
- Drums, Electronic Drums, Noises – Chris Cutler
- Engineer – Robert Vogel
- Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Viola – Fred Frith
- Illustration [Illustrations] – E. M. Thomas*
- Lacquer Cut By – GR*
- Vocals [Singing] – Dagmar Krause
- Written-By [All Titles] – Frith*
Notes
Engineered (& much more) at Sunrise Studio CH 9533 Kirchberg between August 24 & September 7, 1980.
Printed by Westerham Press, Sevenoaks
Cut & pressed by Nimbus, Wyastone Leys Monmouth NPS 25R.
© Arcades 1981
℗ Rē 1981
Includes a small 20-page booklet with lyrics and artwork.
"the words in this pamphlet are
not set out in the order in which
they appear on the record, instead
I have laid them out in the 3 groups
in which I conceived them" ... CC, ab 1981
A few copies came with a silk-screened bonus 7", Art Bears - Coda To "Man & Boy"
Durations are not mentioned on release.
Month of release information from Record Collector Magazine April 1994 p.69
Printed by Westerham Press, Sevenoaks
Cut & pressed by Nimbus, Wyastone Leys Monmouth NPS 25R.
© Arcades 1981
℗ Rē 1981
Includes a small 20-page booklet with lyrics and artwork.
"the words in this pamphlet are
not set out in the order in which
they appear on the record, instead
I have laid them out in the 3 groups
in which I conceived them" ... CC, ab 1981
A few copies came with a silk-screened bonus 7", Art Bears - Coda To "Man & Boy"
Durations are not mentioned on release.
Month of release information from Record Collector Magazine April 1994 p.69
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A, Variant 1): Rē 6622-A₂ NRL GR 1 MPKT V SL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B, Variant 1): Rē 6622-B₁ NRL GR 1 MPKT V SL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp both sides, Variant 1 & 2): NIMBUS ENGLAND
- Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A, Variant 2): Rē 6622-A₂ NRL GR 1 MPKT V SL 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B, Variant 2): Rē 6622-B₁ NRL GR 1 MPKT V SL 1-1
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The World As It Is Today (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak) | ReR Megacorp | ReR ab3 | UK | 2003 | ||
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