Tracklist

A1	Activate
A2	Work Song
A3	Hindsight
A4	Uprising
B1	Barricade
B2	Upright Man
B3	Moving Target
B4	Lawlands
B5	Conservation

Credits

• Art Direction – Peter Corriston
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Felipe Orrego
• Bass [Steinberber, Fender Fretless Precision, Music Man Sting Ray, Fender Six String, Ibanez Eight String] – Bill Laswell
• Congas – Daniel Ponce (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B4)
• Drums – Phillip Wilson (tracks: A2), Ronald Shannon Jackson (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B4, B5)
• Drums, Percussion – Martin Bisi (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
• Guitar, Violin – Fred Frith (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B5)
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Photography By – Thi-Linh Le
• Producer – Material
• Recorded By – Martin Bisi
• Saxophone [Bass], Clarinet [Contrabass] – Ralph Carney (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Synthesizer [Prophet 5], Tape – Michael Beinhorn (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)
• Trombone – George Lewis (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
• Vocals, Percussion [Non-metric], Steel Drums – David Moss (tracks: A3, B5)
• Written-By – Bill Laswell, David Moss (tracks: B5), Fred Frith (tracks: A4, B5), George Lewis (tracks: A2, B1), Martin Bisi (tracks: A3, B3), Michael Beinhorn (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2, B4), Ronald Shannon Jackson (tracks: A4, B5)

Notes

Japanese pressing with obi strip.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
60221-1	Bill Laswell	Baselines ‎(LP, Album)	Elektra Musician	60221-1	US	1983
9 60221-4, SR 60221	Bill Laswell	Baselines ‎(Cass, Album, Dol)	Elektra Musician, Elektra Musician	9 60221-4, SR 60221	US	1983
CPCD 8284	Bill Laswell	Baselines ‎(CD, Album)	Charly Records	CPCD 8284	Portugal	1997
60221-1, 60221	Bill Laswell	Baselines ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra, Elektra	60221-1, 60221	US	1983
25AP 2752	Bill Laswell	Baselines ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	CBS/Sony, Celluloid	25AP 2752	Japan	1983

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