Tracklist

1	Opening Theme (Life, The Unsuspecting Captive)	3:31
2	Dance Between The Raindrops	6:39
3	Ellusive Ragings	5:11
4	Waking Mystery	7:51
5	Hear Me Calling?	4:32
6	Marie's Theme	11:16
7	Closing Theme (Lampost)	9:25

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Peaceful Music Co.

Credits

• Art Direction – Coldy Whitman, Craig Bowen
• Backing Vocals – Don Whaley (tracks: A2), The Aanami Choir (tracks: B2)
• Congas – Chura
• Drums – Roland Rhythm 77*
• Engineer [Recording] – Jim McCormick , Terry Dunavan
• Keyboards – Michael Cohen*
• Mastered By – Richard Sontag
• Producer, Written-By – Michael Nesmith
• Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes
• Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – David Kempton
• Vocals, Guitar – Michael Nesmith

Notes

Subtitled "A Book With A Soundtrack" on the cover, buth the spine has only "The Prison".

This CD comes with a 44 page booklet and it's intended as a multimidia experience.
Recorded September 15-20, 1974, Los Angeles, California

This version has been significantly enhanced and modified from the 1974 original version. There are extensive instrumental overdubs throughout and the drum machine rhythms are essentially mixed out. This 2008 version is reported to be even more updated and modified than the 1990 CD edition.

Jewel case CD & booklet are encased in card paper outer box.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 40155 30023 4
• Matrix / Runout: EDSX3002

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PAC-101	Michael Nesmith	The Prison ‎(LP, Album)	Pacific Arts	PAC-101	US	1974
RIOD2009	Michael Nesmith	The Prison ‎(CD, Album)	Rio Records	RIOD2009	US	1990
D 31305	Michael Nesmith	The Prison ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Exile Records	D 31305	Australia	1995
AWCD 1020	Michael Nesmith	The Prison ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Awareness Records	AWCD 1020	UK	1990
PAC 11-101A	Michael Nesmith	The Prison ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Pacific Arts	PAC 11-101A	1977