A Black Box

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Golden Promises	2:55
A2	Losing Faith In Words	3:37
A3	The Jargon King	2:40
A4	Fogwalking	4:05
A5	The Spirit	2:35
A6	In Slow Time Written By – Hammill/Ferguson	3:23
A7	The Wipe	1:41
Flight	19:38
Ba	Flying Blind
Bb	The White Cane Fandango
Bc	Control
Bd	Cockpit
Be	Silk Worm Wings
Bf	Nothing Is Nothing
Bg	A Black Box

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram International B.V.
• Distributed By – PolyGram Dischi S.p.A.
• Mixed At – Crescent Studios
• Pressed By – PolyGram, Tribiano

Credits

• Arranged By, Performer, Producer – Peter Hammill
• Lyrics By – Peter Hammill
• Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – David Lord
• Music By – David Ferguson (tracks: A6), Peter Hammill (tracks: A1 to A5, A7, B)
• Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson (tracks: A4, Bc, Bd)
• Synthesizer, Tambourine – David Ferguson (tracks: A4, A6, A7)
• Typography [Calligraphy] – Jet

Notes

Recorded at Sofa Sound, Wiltshire Nov.'79-Apr.'80.
Mixed at Crescent Studios, Bath Apr. 6-13, '80.

(P) 1980 Phonogram Int. B.V.
Distribuzione PolyGram dischi S.p.A. - Made In Italy

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (side A): 6302 067 A 520 1310 80
• Matrix / Runout (side B): 6302 067 B 520
• Rights Society: S.I.A.E.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PHS 1	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(LP, Album)	S-Type Records	PHS 1	UK	1980
VJCP-68799	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Virgin	VJCP-68799	Japan	2007
PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP)	Charisma, Virgin, Virgin	PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5	Europe	Unknown
CDOVED 140	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, Ude)	Virgin	CDOVED 140	Europe	Unknown
PHCD 1980	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Peter Hammill)	PHCD 1980	Russia	2000

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