Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | A Matter Of Gender | 4:30 |
| 2 | Message Oblique Speech | 4:25 |
| 3 | The Affectionate Punch | 5:03 |
| 4 | KitesWritten-By – Hackady*, Pockriss* |
3:57 |
| 5 | The Crying GameWritten-By – Stephens* |
4:16 |
| 6 | Even Dogs In The Wild | 4:05 |
| 7 | Gloomy SundayWritten-By – Javor*, Seress*, Lewis* |
3:58 |
| 8 | Heart Of GlassProducer – Barry Anthony AndrewsWritten-By – Stein*, Harry* |
4:44 |
| 9 | Obsession Magnificent | 4:14 |
| 10 | Take Me To The Girl | 4:11 |
| 11 | Give | 5:00 |
| 12 | Helicopter Helicopter | 4:09 |
| 13 | Breakfast | 4:23 |
| 14 | Perhaps | 6:34 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed Through – BBC Worldwide Ltd.
- Distributed By – Pinnacle
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Strange Fruit
- Copyright (c) – Strange Fruit
Credits
- Bass – Roberto Soave (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7)
- Drums – Jim Russell (tracks: 6, 7), Mority von Oswald* (tracks: 8 to 11), Steve Golding (tracks: 1 to 4)
- Engineer – Barry Andrews (tracks: 8 to 11), Graham Puddifoot (tracks: 1 to 4), Peter Watts (tracks: 8 to 11)
- Guitar – Ian McIntosh (tracks: 1 to 4, 8 to 11), Martin Lowe (tracks: 1 to 4)
- Keyboards – Howard Hughes* (tracks: 1 to 11)
- Liner Notes – Paul Lester
- Photography By [Cover] – Sheila Rock
- Producer – Dale Griffin (tracks: 1 to 4), Harry Parker (tracks: 8 to 11)
- Vocals – Billy MacKenzie
- Written-By – Rankine* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5), MacKenzie* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9 to 14), Hutchison* (tracks: 11), Reid* (tracks: 12)
Notes
Tracks 1-4: Richard Skinner session, 15th July 1984Tracks 5-7: Saturday Live session, 26th January 1985
Tracks 8-11: Janice Long session, 8th September, 1985
Tracks 12-14: recorded for Phil Kennedy, BBC Manchester
Jewel Case with 4 page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 605563611825
- Matrix / Runout: SFRSCD118 STRANGE FRUIT 42815
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD12
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 5018
