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A1	The Big Heat Drums – Bruce ZelesnikKeyboards – Bill Noland, Hugh Jones, John DentinoMixed By – Hugh JonesViolin, Cello – Mr. Christopher	4:33
A2	Pick It Up (And Put It In Your Pocket) Keyboards – Mitchell FroomPercussion – Hugo BurnhamPiano – Bill NolandViolin – Richard Greene	4:29
A3	Can't Stop The Show Bass – Mark Terlizzi, Mike WattKeyboards – Louis Van Den Berg	3:43
A4	Pile Driver Guitar, Drum Programming – Joe RamirezKeyboards – Louis Van Den BergVocals [Additional] – Joe Ramirez, Pietra Wexstun	4:44
A5	Walkin' Home Alone Drums – Joe Berardi*Keyboards – Louis Van Den BergTrombone – Bruce Fowler	4:52
B1	Drive She Said Drums – KK Barett*Keyboards – Bill NolandPercussion – Tom Rechoin	4:25
B2	Salesman Bass – Louis Cabasa*Guitar [Feedback] – Eric Williams Keyboards – Bill NolandMixed By – Joe ChiccarelliPercussion – Steve Reid Sampler [Emulator] – Richard Gibbs	5:28
B3	Twisted Keyboards – Louis Van Den Berg	3:34
B4	Camouflage Banjo, Mandolin – Mark Cohen Drums – Chris BecerraKeyboards – Louis Van Den BergVocals [Ghost Platoon] – Mark Lewis , Mark Morris	7:16

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – CBS/Sony
• Recorded At – J.C. Studios
• Recorded At – The Lighthouse
• Recorded At – Fiddler Studio
• Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
• Published By – Mondo Spartacus Music
• Published By – Illegal Songs
• Published By – Criterion Music Corp.

Credits

• Art Direction – Carl Grasso
• Booking – Frontier Booking International
• Cover [Concept], Photography By – Scott Lindgren
• Engineer – Hugh Jones (tracks: A1, B1), Jim Hill, Joe Chiccarelli (tracks: B2), Louis Van Den Berg (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B4), Stan Ridgway (tracks: A3 to A5, B3, B4)
• Engineer [Assistance], Technician [Studio], Other [Interesting Facts] – Mark Lewis
• Management – Chris Lamson, Los Angeles Personal Direction, Miles Copeland
• Mastered By – Frank DeLuna, Marv Bornstein
• Mixed By – Andy Watermann*, Andy Waterman (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B4), Hugh Jones (tracks: A1), Joe Chiccarelli (tracks: B2)
• Producer – Bill Noland (tracks: B2), Joe Chiccarelli (tracks: B2), Louis Van Den Berg (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3, B4), Mitchell Froom (tracks: A2), Stan Ridgway (tracks: A3 to A5, B2 to B4)
• Technician [General Assistance, Construction, Smoke Signals] – Mark Morris
• Vocals, Harmonica, Keyboards, Banjo, Guitar, Bass – Stan Ridgway
• Written-By – Stanard Ridgway*

Notes

released with hype sticker on shrink, and insert (not released with OBI officially)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
IRS-5637	Stan Ridgway	The Big Heat ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	IRS-5637	US	1986
DMIRG 1008	Stan Ridgway	The Big Heat ‎(CD, Album)	I.R.S. Records	DMIRG 1008	UK	1986
ILP 26874	Stan Ridgway	The Big Heat ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	ILP 26874	Greece	1986
IRS-5637	Stan Ridgway	The Big Heat ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	IRS-5637	US	1986
ILP 26874, 26874	Stan Ridgway	The Big Heat ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	ILP 26874, 26874	Europe	1985

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