tracks b1, b6 baritone saxophone Bud Beadle tracks a1, a2, b1 to b4, b6 bass Herbie Flowers tracks a3, a5, a6 bass Steve Currie design EMI Design tracks a3, a5, a6 drums David Lutton tracks a1, a2, b1 to b6 drums Tony Newman engineer Mike Stavrou guitar, vocals Marc Bolan tracks a1 to a3, a5, a6, b1 to b6 keyboards, synthesizer Dino Dines lacquer cut by Melvyn Abrahams photography by Allan Ballard producer [produced by] Marc Bolan tracks a3, b1, b6 tenor saxophone Chris Mercer tracks a2, b3 vocals Alfalpha tracks a3, a4 vocals Gloria Jones written-by Marc Bolan Record Company EMI Records Ltd. Published By Wizard Publishing Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) Wizard (Delaware) Ltd. Copyright (c) Wizard Publishing Ltd. Lacquer Cut At I.B.C. Studios Pressed By EMI Records Printed By Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Die cut sleeve with circular hole on front showing Marc Bolan portrait on inner sleeve. Card inner sleeve with lyrics on one side, portrait of Bolan, thanks and dedications on the other side. First Cat.# on cover and labels, 2nd on cover back, 3rd on inner sleeve.
Plate markings are stamped in runouts at approximately 3:00 and 9:00 relative to the matrix number at 6:00. Promotional copies are marked with red-on-white FACTORY SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE sticker on one label and on the back sleeve.
Made and printed in Great Britain. Release date confirmed by UK tour programme March 10-20 1977.
Runouts are stamped, except for the 'MELYS' etchings. Matrix# on labels in parentheses. Matrix / Runout: BLN.5005A (Side A label) Matrix / Runout: BLN.5005B (Side B label) Other: 7704 GL (Printer date code) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 A-1U MELYS (Side A runout variant 1) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 B-1U MWLYS (Side B runout variant 1) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 A-1U P G 1 MWLYS (Side A runout variant 2) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 B-1U P G MWLYS 1 (Side B runout variant 2) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 A-1U G 1 MELYS. (Side A runout variant 3) Matrix / Runout: BLN 5005 B-1U P 1 MELYS (Side B runout variant 3)