For this LP, The Bad Seeds were Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Conway Savage, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.
Recordings engineered by Paul Corkett at Abbey Road, London in July '96. Further recordings at Sarm West, London (Abbey Road recordings assisted by Paul Hicks / Sarm West recordings assisted by Paul Wright). Mixed by Flood at The Church, London in September '96 (Assistant Chris Scard).
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics. The first line on "Green Eyes" is an extract from a sonnet by Louise Labé translated by L. Norman and K. Emck.
This version is an early press with green labels, similar to the DAMONT press, The Boatman's Call , but without the wide groove & depression at the label area. Also absent are any DAMONT features in the runout etching.
Unlike The Boatman's Call , it does not have two rings around the centre hole & has a different finish to the sleeve.
The cover of this version is soft sheen without spot gloss varnish detail to the lettering. The die-cut on the inner sleeve is the longer, more edgy shape.
STUMM142 printed on spine.
Stumm 142 printed on sleeve reverse & labels.
