Produced by Clive Gregson for 11^th Hour management and Productions;
Recorded by Gavin Sutherland at Sweet Sixteen Studios, Stoke-on-Trent, in April 1986;
Photography by Dave Gower and Mike Billington;
Artwork by Chris Groom

Musicians

Keith Hancock: vocals [1-6, 8-10], B^♭/E^♭/A^♭ melodeon [1, 3-4, 7], A/D/G melodeon [2], C/F melodeon [5-6, 8], D/G melodeon [10];
Christine Collister: vocals [10], backing vocals [1-4, 6, 8];
Clive Gregson: acoustic guitar [5, 10], electric guitar [10], rhythm guitar [1], banjo [8], mandolin [10], bass [1, 6, 10], organ [4], DX7 [4], piano [9], backing vocals [1-4, 6, 8];
John Hobson: electric guitar [1, 6];
Martin Hughes: drums [1, 6], tambourine [10];
Ed Korolyk: viola [2, 4], violin [3, 8, 10];
Jeff Wood: acoustic guitar [2-3, 8, 10];
John Lewis: clarinet [3, 5, 8];
Alan Rawlinson: sousaphone [5, 8], trombone [10], trumpets [10];
Howard Lees: rhythm guitar [6];
Ash Latham: washboard [8, 10];
Gavin Sutherland: backing vocals [8];

Tracks

Side 1

1. South Africa
2. Absent Friends
3. Le Petoname
4. The Eyes of a Child
5. This World We Live In

Side 2

6. Chase the Dragon
7. Dancing Jack
8. Ee When I Were a Lad
9. War Games
10. Fruit of the Loom / The Shuttle

All tracks written by Keith Hancock

Produced by Keith Hancock;
Recorded by Dave Swan at Amberlight Studios, Surrey, England;
Digitally edited by Martin Nichols at The White House, Avon, England;
Photography by Studio 3000, Stalybridge, Cheshire, England;
Cover by Andreas Wittig

Musicians

Keith Hancock: melodeon, vocals, percussion;
Lee Collinson: acoustic and slide guitars, vocals;
Brian Doran: backing vocals;
Terry Mann: bass and acoustic guitar;
Dave Swan: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Funerals Today, Skips Tomorrow (3.48)
2. I Believe in Magic (4.27)
3. Dear Angie (3.32)
4. The Man Who Pulls the Trigger (4.51)
5. Half Measures Won’t Do It (4.12)
6. Panacea (5.46)
7. The Purple Pas De Deux (3.21)
8. Out of Fashion (2.38)
9. Child of Tomorrow (5.42)
10. These Weary Days (3.12)

All tracks written by Keith Hancock

Recorded live at Kendal Brewery Arts Centre and Southport Arts Centre on 22-23 February 1991;
Edited by Keith Hancock, Mike Billington and John Constantine;
Digital transfer by John Constantine;
Front cover artwork by Lee Collinson;
Sleeve layout by Dean Stuart Ali

Musicians

Keith Hancock: melodeon [1-8, 10-15], vocals [1-3, 5-15];
Martin Carthy: guitar [1-2, 4-6, 9-11, 15], mandolin [3, 12-13], vocals [2, 5-6, 12, 15];
Dave Swarbrick: fiddle [1-2, 4-6, 9-13, 15], mandolin [3], vocals [2, 5-6, 12, 15];
Ruari McFarlane: bass [1-7, 8-13, 15], vocals [2, 5-6, 12, 15]

Tracks

1. The Bloodletting Game (8.14)
2. Loust Timing (3.31)
3. Chase the Dragon (5.21)
4. Second Wednesday / Coventry Caper (4.05)
5. Waltzing’s for Dreamers (4.46)
6. Lad’s Night (5.55)
7. Out of Fashion (4.16)
8. The Strangest of Lands (4.16)
9. Porton Down (4.16)
10. Panacea (6.10)
11. The Purple Pas De Deux (3.31)
12. Boomtown (3.42)
13. Headline News (4.57)
14. Helter Skelter (2.56)
15. Absent Friends (7.30)

All tracks written by Keith Hancock except
Track 5 Richard Thompson