tracks 11 to 20 accordion Tom Cora
cello, bass, drums, performer [contraptions], vocals Tom Cora
cover [elements of original covers by] Barbara Hiestand
cover [elements of original covers by] Fred Frith
cover [elements of original covers by] Thomas Newbolt
design [cover design] Peter Bäder
design [original cover design of "learn to talk"] Thomas Newbolt
tracks 1 to 10 engineer Fred Frith
tracks 11 to 20 engineer Hairi Vogel
tracks 1 to 10 engineer Robert Vogel
tracks 11 to 20 engineer Tim Hodgkinson
tracks 11 to 20 engineer [assistant] Katrin Brändli
engineer [cd mastering] Charles Harbutt
guitar, 6-string bass, violin, drums, vocals, photography by [original cover photos for "country of blinds"] Fred Frith
tracks 11 to 20 instruments [home-mades] Fred Frith
layout [cover layout for "country of blinds"] Peter Bäder
liner notes Piet Schaap
liner notes Tom Cora
lithography Busag
tracks 11 to 20 organ, harp [electric], accordion, vocals, drums Zeena Parkins
tracks 1 to 10 producer Robert Vogel
tracks 1 to 10 producer Skeleton Crew
tracks 11 to 20 producer Tim Hodgkinson
tracks 1 to 10 synthesizer [casio], bass [home-made], piano Fred Frith
tracks 1 to 10 synthesizer [casio], drums [home-made] Tom Cora
Copyright (c) RecRec Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) RecRec Music
Recorded At Sunrise Studios
Recorded At Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville
Recorded By WCBN
Distributed By EFA
Distributed By RecRec Genossenschaft
Mastered At New York Digital Recording, Inc.
Glass Mastered At DADC Austria
Manufactured By DADC Austria
Learn To Talk recorded Christmas and New Year 1983-1984 at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, except track 6, recorded live in Victoriaville, Quebec.
The additional material on this song is the result of a malfunctioning tape-recorder which played both sides of the tape at once.
Part of track 7 was recorded by WCBN in Quebec City and is used by courtesy of the station, with thanks.

Missing songs of the original release: Los Colitos and Life At The Top.

The Country Of Blinds recorded December 1985 & January 1986 at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, except track 18 and the last section of track 20, which were recorded 4th November 1985 live in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Missing song of the original release: Money Crack.

Mastered for CD, December 1989.
First Press from 1990. (without barcode and SID-codes)

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24-page booklet with artwork, lyrics and liner notes included.

Release title variations:
Learn To Talk, Country Of Blinds (on front cover)
Learn To Talk / Country Of Blinds (on spines)
Learn To Talk, The Country Of Blinds (on tray card, in booklet)
Learn To Talk / The Country Of Blinds (on disc)

Label Code: LC 7981
Rights Society: SUISA
SPARS Code: AAD
Matrix / Runout: RECDEC-512 11 A2 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA (mirrored, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: RECDEC-512 11 A1 MASTERED BY DADC AUSTRIA (mirrored, variant 2)