artwork [lettering for the front cover of the candidate was conceived and performed by] Gary Marks artwork [reprographics - the candidate] CLE Print tracks 2-1 to 2-9 bass John Giblin design [hobo with a grin] John Kosh design [original inner sleeve and album back jacket graphics; the candidate] Billyee design [original inner sleeve and album back jacket graphics; the candidate] Biné Graphic Designs Inc. design [the candidate], art direction [the candidate] Ernest Thormahlen design [the candidate], art direction [the candidate] Mick Rock tracks 1-6, 2-1 to 2-9 drums Stuart Elliott tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 2-9 engineer Tony Clark tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 2-9 engineer [assistant] Haydn Bendall tracks 2-1 to 2-9 guitar Jo Partridge tracks 2-1 to 2-9 guitar Nico Ramsden tracks 2-1 to 2-9 guitar Phil Palmer tracks 2-1 to 2-9 keyboards Joey Carbone liner notes Michael Heatley tracks 2-1 to 2-9 mastered by Chris Blair photography by [front - the candidate] Mick Rock photography by [hobo with a grin] Jim Shea photography by [original inner sleeve - the candidate] Richard Young tracks 2-1 to 2-9 producer Jimmy Horowitz tracks 1-2 to 2-9 producer Steve Harley tracks 1-2 to 1-9 producer [additional], mixed by Michael James Jackson remastered by Andrew Thompson tracks 1-2 to 1-9 remix, recorded by [additional] Jim Isaacson saxophone, arranged by [saxophone] Steve Gregory vocals Steve Harley tracks 1-2, 1-5, 1-8 to 2-2, 2-4 to 2-9 written-by Steve Harley Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Abbey Road Studios Recorded At Morgan Studios Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At Sunset Sound Recorders Mixed At Abbey Road Studios Mixed At Morgan Studios Mastered At Abbey Road Studios Manufactured By BGO Records Remastered At Sound Performance Licensed From EMI Records Ltd. Distributed By Universal Music Operations Ltd. Hobo With A Grin (DISC ONE) recorded at Sunset Sound, EMI Studio/Abbey Road and Record Plant (L.A.). Remix and additional recording in L.A. Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.
The Candidate (DISC TWO) recorded and mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road and Morgan Studios, London, February 1979 Mastered at EMI Studios
Remastered in 2011 at Sound Performance, London
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd Digitally remastered from the original tapes MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Hobo With A Grin - Ⓟ&ⓒ 1978 EMI Records Ltd The Candidate - Ⓟ&ⓒ 1979 EMI Records Ltd This Compilation - Ⓟ&ⓒ 2011 EMI Records Ltd Manufactured by BGO Records