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A1	Ship Of Fools Written-By – Peter Hammill
A2	Still Life Written-By – Peter Hammill
A3	Last Frame Written-By – Peter Hammill
B1	Mirror Images Written-By – Peter Hammill
B2	Medley
B2.1	Plague of Lighthousekeepers Written-By – Peter Hammill
B2.2	The Sleepwalkers Written-By – Peter Hammill
C1	Pioneers Over C Written-By – David Jackson, Peter Hammill
C2	Sci-Finance Written-By – Peter Hammill
D1	Door Written-By – Peter Hammill
D2	Urban/Killer/Urban Written-By – Hugh Banton, Judge Smith, Peter Hammill
D3	Nadir's Big Chance Written-By – Peter Hammill

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Phonogram Ltd.
• Distributed By – Phonogram Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Phonogram Ltd.
• Manufactured By – GRT Of Canada Ltd.
• Distributed By – GRT Of Canada Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Nic Potter
• Cello, Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Charles Dickie*
• Drums – Guy Evans
• Engineer – Dave Anderson
• Engineer [Recording] – Mike Dunne
• Lyrics By – Peter Hammill
• Mastered By [Cut By] – Allen Landau
• Photography By [Back Photo], Lighting [Stage], Other [Model] – Rod Illingworth
• Photography By [Center Photos] – Guy Evans, Peter Hammill, Ria Granneman
• Photography By [Front Photo] – Gordian Troeller
• Producer – Guy Evans
• Saxophone [Saxes], Flute – David Jackson (tracks: B1 to D3)
• Violin – Graham Smith
• Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Producer [Existential] – Peter Hammill
• Written-By – Jackson* (tracks: C1), Hammill*
• Written-By [Urban (Section)] – Smith* (tracks: D2), Banton* (tracks: D2)

Notes

Recorded live at the Marquee Club, London, January 16th 1978.
Mixed at Foel Studio, Llanfaircaereinion, Powys.

No overdubs have been employed in this recording.

℗ 1978 Charisma Records Ltd.
© 1978 Charisma Records Ltd.

No track durations are stated on this edition of the release.

Gatefold sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): CVL 1 A//1 C L1 1 ALLEN
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): CVL 1 B//1 C L2 6 ALLEN
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): CVL 2 A//1C L1 4 ALLEN
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): CVL 2 B//1 C L2 2 ALLEN

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CVLD 101	Van Der Graaf*	Vital ‎(2xLP, Album)	Charisma	CVLD 101	UK	1978
0946 3 32981 2 5, CVLCDR 101	Van Der Graaf*	Vital ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Unofficial, Har)	Virgin , Charisma	0946 3 32981 2 5, CVLCDR 101	Russia	2005
SFX-10067~8	Van Der Graaf*	Vital ‎(2xLP, Album)	Philips	SFX-10067~8	Japan	1978
0 0777 7 87545 2 7, CVLCD101	Van Der Graaf*	Vital ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	0 0777 7 87545 2 7, CVLCD101	Italy	1989
SFX-10067~8	Van Der Graaf	Vital ‎(LP, Promo)	Philips	SFX-10067~8	Japan	Unknown