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A1	Hotel Hobbies	3:37
A2	Warm Wet Circles Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	4:23
A3	That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw)	5:56
A4	Just For The Record	3:08
A5	White Russian	6:26
B1	Incommunicado Backing Vocals – Chris Kimsey	5:14
B2	Torch Song Voice [Dr. Finlay] – John Cavanagh	4:05
B3	Slàinte Mhath	4:40
B4	Sugar Mice	5:44
B5	The Last Straw: Happy Ending Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	5:48

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Made By – EMI Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Westside Studios
• Mixed At – Advision Studios
• Printed By – 4P Nicolaus GmbH
• Marketed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Published By – Marillion Music
• Published By – Charisma
• Published By – Chappell

Credits

• Bass – Pete Trewavas
• Crew – Andy Field , Smick Hardgrave, Steve Robinson
• Drums, Percussion – Ian Mosley
• Guitar – Steve Rothery
• Keyboards – Mark Kelly
• Management – John Arnison
• Mixed By – David Jacob
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – Avril Macintosh
• Other [Sec.] – Ann Lawler
• Producer – Chris Kimsey
• Recorded By – Nick Davis
• Recorded By [Assisted By] – Richard Sullivan
• Vocals – Fish
• Written-By – Marillion

Notes

Direct Metal Mastering

℗ 1987 Original sound recording made by EMI Records Ltd. © 1987 EMI Records Ltd.

Made in EEC
Printed in Germany

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 099924 078511
• Label Code: LC 0542
• Rights Society: GEMA / STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 1C 064-24 0785 1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 1C 064-24 0785 1 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, variant 1): 2407851-A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, variant 1): 2407851-B1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 2): 2407851-A2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 2): 2407851.B1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A + B, etched, variant 2): 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1C 064 2407851, 1C 064-24 0785 1, 24 0785 1	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI, EMI	1C 064 2407851, 1C 064-24 0785 1, 24 0785 1	Europe	1987
EMS-91230	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album + 7", Maxi)	EMI	EMS-91230	Japan	1987
31C 068 240785	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	31C 068 240785	Brazil	1987
35430 8	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(CD, Album, Club)	EMI	35430 8	Germany	1987
825646413492, VEMD 1002	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album, RE, W/Lbl, 180)	Parlophone, Parlophone	825646413492, VEMD 1002	UK	2013