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1	Forward March Glockenspiel – Pedro*	2:47
2	Yolanda, You Learn Bells – Pedro*Composed By – Lyle*Sitar – Pat*	4:43
3	The First Circle Acoustic Guitar [Nylon] – Pedro*	9:10
4	If I Could Synthesizer [Oberheim] – Lyle*	6:54
5	Tell It All Bells [Agogo] – Lyle*	7:55
6	End Of The Game Bells, Other [Whistle] – Pedro*Guitar [Synthesizer] – Pat*	7:57
7	Mas Alla (Beyond) Lyrics By, Guitar – Pedro*	5:37
8	Praise Acoustic Guitar [12 String] – Pedro*	4:19

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Universal Classics & Jazz
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Recorded At – Power Station

Credits

• Acoustic Bass – Steve* (tracks: 3 to 5, 7)
• Acoustic Guitar – Pat* (tracks: 3, 4, 8)
• Bass Guitar – Steve* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Composed By – Pat* (tracks: 1, 3 to 8)
• Design [Cover Design] – Barbara Wojirsch
• Drums – Paul*
• Engineer – Jan Erik Kongshaug
• Engineer [Assistant] – Rob Eaton
• Guitar [Synclavier] – Pat* (tracks: 1, 2, 8)
• Percussion – Pedro* (tracks: 5 to 7)
• Photography By – William Clift
• Piano – Lyle* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8)
• Producer – Pat Metheny
• Synthesizer – Lyle* (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 8)
• Voice – Pedro* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8)

Notes

Recorded February 15-19, 1984 at Power Station, New York

Comes in mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert.

Made in Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 382566
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ECM 1278, 823 342-1	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1278, 823 342-1	Germany	1984
ECM 1278, 78118-21278-2	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle ‎(CD, Album)	ECM Records, BMG Classics	ECM 1278, 78118-21278-2	US	1984
ECM 1278	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records	ECM 1278	US	1984
ECM 1278, 823 342-1	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records, Polygram	ECM 1278, 823 342-1	Brazil	1985
823 342-1, SEL-RG 045	Pat Metheny Group	First Circle ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor, Sung Eum Limited	823 342-1, SEL-RG 045	South Korea	1987

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