Tracklist

A1	That Was Then But This Is Now	3:32
A2	Love's A Dangerous Language	3:41
A3	If I Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely	3:54
A4	The Power Of Persuasion	3:32
A5	Beauty Stab	2:07
A6	By Default By Design	4:06
B1	Hey Citizen!	3:56
B2	King Money	4:01
B3	Bite The Hand	3:07
B4	Unzip	2:50
B5	S.O.S.	4:47
B6	United Kingdom	3:18

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sarm West Studios
• Recorded At – Sarm East Studios
• Recorded At – The Town House
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Published By – Neutron Music
• Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Stephen Singleton
• Arranged By [Strings] – ABC, David Bedford
• Bass – Alan Spenner
• Design [Album Sleeve] – ABC, Keith Breeden
• Drums – Andy Newmark
• Engineer [Abbey Road Studios] – John Kurlander
• Engineer [Sarm Studios East And West] – Bob Kraushaar
• Engineer [Townhouse Studios] – Keith Nixon
• Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Mark White
• Liner Notes – Tsuneo O'Mori
• Management [For Partisan Management Ltd.] – Robert Warr
• Management [North America, For Lookout Management, Inc.] – Bill Gerber
• Oboe – David Theodore
• Percussion – Louis Jardim*
• Photography By – Gered Mankowitz
• Producer – ABC, Gary Langan
• Recorder – Adrian Brett
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Howie Casey
• Vocals – Martin Fry
• Written-By, Arranged By – White*, Fry*, Singleton*

Notes

Japan pressing with obi & fold out lyric / picture insert in English & Japanese.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): V 〄Ⓑ 8146611A 121 ✻ L
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 8146611B 111 ✻✢
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (Price): ¥2,500

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NTRL 2, 814 661-1	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Neutron Records, Phonogram	NTRL 2, 814 661-1	UK	1983
25PP-103	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Mercury	25PP-103	Japan	1983
VOG-1-3332	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	VOG-1-3332	Canada	1983
536 397-2	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury, Spectrum Music	536 397-2	UK	Unknown
814 661-4	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(Cass, Album)	Mercury	814 661-4	Netherlands	1983

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