25 Songs: Winter Songs / The World As It Is Today

Tracklist

Winter Songs
1	The Bath Of Stars	1:45
2	First Things First	2:50
3	Gold	1:40
4	The Summer Wheel	2:46
5	The Slave	3:37
6	The Hermit	2:58
7	Rats And Monkeys	3:14
8	The Skeleton	3:11
9	The Winter Wheel	3:06
10	Man And Boy	3:21
11	Winter/War / Force / Three Figures	5:51
12	Three Wheels	3:38
The World As It Is Today
13	The Song Of Investment Capital Overseas	2:37
14	Truth	2:56
15	Freedom	3:24
16	(Armed) Peace	2:30
17	Civilisation	4:39
18	Democracy	2:22
19	The Song Of The Martyrs	4:08
20	Law	0:50
21	The Song Of The Monopolists	1:48
22	The Song Of The Dignity Of Labour Under Capital	2:27
23	Albion, Awake!	4:01

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Arcades Music
• Pressed By – Disctronics
• Recorded At – Sunrise Studios
• Engineered At – Sunrise Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Chris Cutler (tracks: 13 to 23), Fred Frith (tracks: 13 to 23)
• Artwork [All Pictures Except Booklet Page 18 By] – EM Thomas*
• Artwork [Drawn Wheel, Lower Picture Booklet Page 18 By] – Graham Keatley
• Artwork [Engravings] – E.M.Thomas*
• Composed By – Chris Cutler, Fred Frith
• Drums [Electric Drums] – Chris Cutler (tracks: 13 to 23)
• Drums, Noises [Noise], Design [Booklet] – Chris Cutler
• Engineer [Engineered (& Much More) By] – Etienne Conod (tracks: 13 to 23), Robel Vogel* (tracks: 13 to 23)
• Engineer [Engineering Assistance] – Ronnie Kürz (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Guitar [Guitars], Violin, Keyboards, Xylophone – Fred Frith (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Guitar, Keyboards, Violin, Viola – Fred Frith (tracks: 13 to 23)
• Loops, Recorded By [Live Recording Of Pigs & Bells] – Graham Keatley
• Photography By [Photos From Amiens Etc] – E.M.Thomas*
• Producer [Produced By] – Art Bears, Etienne Conod
• Recorded By – Art Bears (tracks: 1 to 12), Etienne Conod (tracks: 1 to 12)
• Vocals [Singing] – Dagmar Krause

Notes

Winter Songs recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, 22nd November to 5th December 1979.
The World As It Is Today engineered (& much more) at Sunrise Studio CH 9533 Kirchberg between August 24 & September 7, 1980.

On tray card:
©Arcades Music
Made in England

In booklet:
Pressed at Disctronics
Manufactured in England

On CD:
Made in England
©Arcades Music 1979/80

Packaged in a standard jewel case with 20-page booklet (this includes artwork, lyrics, musician details, etc).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: RER-ABCD 01

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	Art Bears	25 Songs: Winter Songs / The World As It Is Today ‎(CD, Comp, RP)	ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp	RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	UK	Unknown
RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	Art Bears	25 Songs: Winter Songs / The World As It Is Today ‎(CD, Comp, RP)	ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp	RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	US	Unknown
RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	Art Bears	25 Songs: Winter Songs / The World As It Is Today ‎(CD, Comp, RP)	ReR Megacorp, ReR Megacorp	RēR åbCD1, RēR åbCD	US	1993
HCWFCD 140802	Art Bears	25 Songs: Winter Songs / The World As It Is Today ‎(CD, Comp, Unofficial)	ArsNova	HCWFCD 140802	Russia	2001

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