Violent Femmes – The Blind Leading The Naked

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Label:	London American Recordings – SLAP 10
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Feb 1986
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1		Old Mother Reagan
A2		No Killing Organ – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales
A3		Faith Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Vocals – Peter Balestrieri Harmonica – Jim Liban Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Piano – Junior Brantley Soloist [Solos] – Steve* Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Steve MacKay* Trombone – Bill Shaefgen* Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Vocals – Peter Balestrieri Harmonica – Jim Liban Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Piano – Junior Brantley Soloist [Solos] – Steve* Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Steve MacKay* Trombone – Bill Shaefgen*
A4		Breakin' Hearts Percussion – Steve Scales
A5		Special Percussion – Steve Scales
A6		Love And Me Make Three Lead Vocals – Brian Ritchie Piano – Sigmund Snopek III Written-By – Victor DeLorenzo
A7		Candlelight Song Goblet Drum [Arabic Tabla], Frame Drum [Deff] – Abdulhameed Alwan Instruments [Homemade Instruments] – Fred Frith Percussion – Steve Scales Vocals [Vocalizing] – Drake Scott Goblet Drum [Arabic Tabla], Frame Drum [Deff] – Abdulhameed Alwan Instruments [Homemade Instruments] – Fred Frith Percussion – Steve Scales Vocals [Vocalizing] – Drake Scott
B1		I Held Her In My Arms Guitar – Jerry Harrison Mixed By – Daniel Lazerus Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Saxophone [Sax] – Steve MacKay* Guitar – Jerry Harrison Mixed By – Daniel Lazerus Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Saxophone [Sax] – Steve MacKay*
B2		Children Of The Revolution Backing Vocals – Shirley Simms Guitar, Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Fred Frith Keyboards – Junior Brantley Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Mixed By – Eric "ET" Thorngren* Percussion – Steve Scales Written-By – Marc Bolan Backing Vocals – Shirley Simms Guitar, Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Fred Frith Keyboards – Junior Brantley Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Mixed By – Eric "ET" Thorngren* Percussion – Steve Scales Written-By – Marc Bolan
B3		Good Friend Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales
B4		Heartache Guitar, Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales
B5		Cold Canyon Slide Guitar [Acoustic Slide Guitar] – Leo Kottke
B6		Two People

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Slash Records
Copyright © – Slash Records
Copyright © – Gorno Music
Copyright © – Defendimusics
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Wizard Publishing Ltd.
Recorded At – DV's Perversion Room
Lacquer Cut At – Master Room
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Designed At – Abraxas Studio

Credits

Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Ten-String Guitar] – Leo Kottke
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Peter Balestrieri
Art Direction – Karin Preus
Artwork [Back Cover Hallucination] – Victor DeLorenzo
Artwork [Inner Sleeve Collage] – Geoff "Stinky" Worman*
Bass, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Jew's Harp [Jaw Harp], Slide Whistle – Brian Ritchie
Design [Cover Coordination] – Brian Ritchie
Drums, Percussion [Tortoise], Vocals – Victor De Lorenzo*
Engineer – David Vartanian
Goblet Drum [Arabic Tabla], Frame Drum [Deff] – Abdulhameed Alwan
Harmonica – Jim Liban
Horns – The Horns Of Dilemma
Instruments [Homemade Instruments], Guitar – Fred Frith
Keyboards – Sigmund Snopek III
Keyboards, Guitar, Melodica – Jerry Harrison
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Gordon Gano
Painting [Front Cover], Artwork [Phantom Fish] – Dennis Nechvatal
Percussion – Steve Scales
Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Gregory Gaymont
Producer – Jerry Harrison
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Steve MacKay*
Trombone – Bill Schaefgen
Vocals [Vocalizing] – Drake Scott
Written-By – Gordon Gano (tracks: A1 to A5, A7 to B1, B3 to B6)

Notes

Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and images.
All runout details are stamped.
Month of release from Record Collector Magazine August 1994 p.117.

Track publishers:
A1 to B1, B3 to B6: Copyright Control
B2: Wizard Publishing

[Rear sleeve:]
Recorded at DV's Perversion Room Milwaukee, Wisconsin July-September 1985
© 1986 Slash Records. [...] ℗ 1986 Slash Records, London Records Ltd. 15 St. George Street, London W1R 9DE.

[Inner sleeve:]
All songs © 1985 Gorno Music ASCAP except "Love & Me Make Three" © 1985 Defendimusic BMI [...]
Jerry Harrison appears courtesy of Sire Records
© 1986 Slash Records.

[Labels:]
Made in England
Recorded by Slash Records
℗ 1986 Slash Records
Original sound recording made by Slash Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 42282 80061 9
Barcode (Scanned): 042282800619
Other (Catalog number in parantheses on rear sleeve and labels): 828 006-1
Matrix / Runout (Label A): PACLZ 3986
Matrix / Runout (Label B): PACLZ 3987
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): SLAP 10 A//1▽420 R 1 1 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): SLAP 10 B//1▽420 R 1 1 4

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	London Records	828 006-1	Spain	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	Slash	828 006-1	Italy	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	9 25340-2	US	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	1-25340, 9 25340-1	US	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album, Test Pressing)	Polygram	826 006-1		1986