Tracklist

1	Man Dance	4:32
2	Iola	5:24
3	Spanking	3:07
4	Catman	6:42
5	The Art Of Levitation	1:24
6	Belly Button	4:45
7	Giraffe	3:09
8	When Souls Speak	5:48
9	Alice In The Congo	6:09

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Polystar Co.,Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Island Records
• Distributed By – Island Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Record Company – Polystar Co.,Ltd.

Credits

• Arranged By – RSJ And Decoding Society*
• Composed By – Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Design [Album] – Eiko Ishioka
• Directed By [Executive Director] – Ron Goldstein*
• Drums – Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Electric Bass – Melvin Gibbs
• Electric Bass [Fretless], Electric Bass – Reverend Bruce Johnson
• Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Synthesizer [Roland Guitar Synthesizer], Banjo – Vernon Reid
• Engineer [Decoded] – Ron Saint Germain*
• Illustration – Katsu Yoshida
• Photography By – Deborah Feingold
• Producer – David Breskin, Ronald Shannon Jackson
• Recorded By – Akili Walker, Neal Teeman
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Zane Massey (tracks: 3 to 7, 9)
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Lee Rozie (tracks: 1, 2, 8)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – David Gordon (tracks: 1, 2, 8), Henry Scott (tracks: 3 to 7, 9)

Notes

Recorded live in the studio
Decoded at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C., June, 1982.

Polystar Records and Tapes
Antilles TM, a division of Island Records, Inc.
TM owned by Antilles Communications, Ltd.
Used under license.
¥3,300

Ⓟ 1982 Island Records, Inc.
Polystar Co.,Ltd.
Made in Japan

Originally released in 1982 on vinyl by Antilles

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): T4988 023 00051 0
• Barcode (String): 4988023000510
• Matrix / Runout: J33D-20007-T1EII
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AN1008, AN 1008	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album)	Antilles, Antilles	AN1008, AN 1008	UK	1982
I-205106, I-205.106	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Antilles, Antilles	I-205106, I-205.106	Spain	1983
422-846 397-2	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(CD, Album)	Antilles	422-846 397-2	US	1991
25S-3007	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album)	Antilles	25S-3007	Japan	1982
AN 1008	Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society	Mandance ‎(LP, Album)	Antilles, Antilles	AN 1008	US	1982

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