Tracklist

A1	The Start Of Something Similar	6:57
A2	Four Or Less	5:05
A3	Dance: Blue	7:15
B1	To Lady Mac: In Memory	5:58
B2	Family Joy, Oh Boy	6:10
B3	In The Public Interest	7:35
B4	To Lady Mac: In Sympathy	2:10

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.

Credits

• Bass – Steve Swallow
• Bass Trombone – Paul Falise*
• Bass Trombone, Tuba – Dave Taylor*
• Cello – Alan Schulam* (tracks: B1 to B4), George Ricci (tracks: A1 to A3)
• Drums – Bob Moses (tracks: B1 to B4), Harry Blazer (tracks: A1 to A3)
• Electric Piano, Organ – Pat Rebillot
• Engineer – Dave Palmer
• Guitar – Mick Goodrick
• Horns – Jeff Stout, Marvin Stamm, Pat Stout, Randy Brecker
• Mixed By – Kurt Rapp, Martin Wieland
• Percussion – Warren Smith
• Piano, Electric Piano – Al Zavod*
• Producer, Vibraphone – Gary Burton
• Producer, Written-By, Leader – Michael Gibbs
• Saxophone – Harvey Wainapel, Mike Brecker*
• Saxophone, Flute – Paul Moen
• Trombone – Bill Watrous, Wayne Andre

Notes

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, NYC 25/26th June, 1973.
Mixed at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany 20/21st August, 1973.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2383 252	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton - In The Public Interest ‎(LP)	Polydor	2383 252	UK	1974
2383 252	Michael Gibbs & Gary Burton	Michael Gibbs & Gary Burton - In The Public Interest ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor	2383 252	Germany	1974
PD 6503, 2383 252	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton - In The Public Interest ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor, Polydor	PD 6503, 2383 252	US	1974
2383 252	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton - "In The Public Interest" ‎(LP)	Polydor	2383 252	France	1974
2383 252	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton	Mike Gibbs* & Gary Burton - In The Public Interest ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Polydor	2383 252	Germany	1974

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