bass, vocals John Wetton
design [cover design] Tantra Designs
drums Bill Bruford
engineer Nick Ryan
guitar, mellotron, electronics [devices] Robert Fripp
percussion [& allsorts] Jamie Muir
producer King Crimson
violin, viola, mellotron David Cross
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Records Ltd.
Produced For E.G. Records Ltd.
Pressed By The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Copyright (c) United Artists Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) Rondor Music
Copyright (c) Yes Songs Ltd
Copyright (c) E.G. Music Ltd.
Recorded At Command Studios
Designed At Tantra Designs
Published By E.G. Music Ltd.
Published By United Artists Music Ltd.
Published By Rondor Music
Published By Yes Songs Ltd
First UK issue without publishing credit at the bottom of the rear sleeve; an All songs published by E.G. Music Ltd © 1973 declaration was later added under the David & Mark credit.

This version has the following distinguishing attributes:

Pink-rimmed Island labels.
Rear sleeve has no All songs published by E.G. Music Ltd © 1973 at bottom.
Rear sleeve has 'basing street london w11' beneath Island logo.
Rear sleeve has no printer credit at bottom.
Spine is pinched at both ends.

Original inner sleeve of this first issue may be either:
A) a generic white inner with slightly rounded corners and PATENT Nos.11255 55 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN, or
B) a printed inner with lyrics and graphics overprinted on one side of a generic white inner, with die-cut corners, flipback construction, and blue MADE IN ENGLAND and Patent number text.

Some copies had an oval 'King Crimson' sticker on either their front sleeve or their shrinkwrap.

Rear sleeve:
Recorded at Command Studios, London - Jan & Feb 1973
A King Crimson Production for E.G. Records (David & Mark)

Labels: ℗ 1973 Island Records Ltd
Printed inner sleeve: ℗ 1973 by Island Records Ltd.
Printed inner sleeve: © 1973 Richard W. Palmer-James / E.G. Music Ltd.

Publishing:
• EG Music Ltd./United Artists Music Ltd/Rondor Music/Yes Songs Ltd - A1, B2.
• EG Music Ltd./United Artists Music Ltd - A2, B1.
• EG Music Ltd. - A3, B3.

Runouts are stamped, except 'SARK.' on side A which is etched.
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230-A (Side A, label)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230-B (Side B, label)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U SARK. (Side A, var. 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U RR (Side B, var. 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U GT SARK. (Side A, var. 2)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U AD (Side B, var. 2)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9230 A-2U RR SARK. (Side A, var. 3)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9230 B-2U GO (Side B, var. 3)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9230 A-2U L SARK. (Side A, var. 4)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9230 B-2U GR (Side B, var. 4)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 A-2U GL 1 SARK. (Side A, var. 5)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 B-2U GO 1 (Side B, var. 5)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 A-2U MM 1 SARK. (Side A, var. 6)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 B-2U AP 2 (Side B, var. 6)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U OR SARK. (Side A, var. 7)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U WT (Side B, var. 7)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U OO SARK. (Side A, var. 8)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U HO (Side B, var. 8)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U AP 1 SARK (Side A, var. 9)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U MG 1 (Side B, var. 9)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U CC SARK. (Side A, var. 10)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 B-2U V 1 (Side B, var. 10)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U G1 SARK. (Side A, var. 11)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 -2U G1 (Side B, var. 11)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 A-2U TR 1 SARK. (Side A, var. 12)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230B -2U RO (Side B, var. 12)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 A-2U M O 1 SARK. (Side A, var. 13)
Matrix / Runout: 1LPS 9230 B-2U A L 1 (Side B, var. 13)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 A-2U SARK. (Side A, var. 14)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS-9230 -2U GM (Side B, var. 14)