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A1	Nadir's Big Chance	3:27
A2	The Institute Of Mental Health, Burning Backing Vocals – David Jackson, Guy Evans, Hugh Banton, Peter HammillElectric Piano – Hugh BantonWritten-By – Judge Smith, Peter Hammill	3:50
A3	Open Your Eyes Electric Piano – Peter Hammill	5:10
A4	Nobody's Business	4:15
A5	Been Alone So Long Written-By – Judge Smith	4:20
A6	Pompeii Electric Piano – Hugh Banton	4:50
B1	Shingle Song	4:10
B2	Airport	3:02
B3	People You Were Going To Electric Piano – Peter Hammill	5:10
B4	Birthday Special Backing Vocals – David Jackson, Guy Evans, Hugh Banton, Peter Hammill	3:40
B5	Two Or Three Spectres Bass – Peter HammillElectric Piano – Hugh Banton	6:20

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – B&C Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – B&C Records Ltd.
• Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
• Published By – Static Music Ltd.
• Published By – Mooncrest Music Ltd.
• Published By – Jiving Brothers Music Ltd.
• Published By – Feldman & Co. Ltd.
• Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
• Mixed At – Trident Studios
• Mastered At – Master Room

Credits

• Artwork By [Cover Design] – Dinu M'Brela
• Bass, Keyboards – Hugh Banton
• Drums, Tambourine – Guy Evans
• Engineer – Pat Moran
• Flute, Saxophone – David Jaxon*
• Mastered By – George Peckham
• Mixed By – Mike Stone
• Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Peter Hammill
• Written-By – Peter Hammill (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B1 to B5)

Notes

All published 1975 except B3, 1968
Artist Credits on sleeve read Peter Hammill/Rikki Nadir. Cover by Dinu M'Brela (this is also an alias of Peter Hammill)
Recorded at Rockfield 1-7 Dec 1974 At the desk The Merangue (Pat Moran)
Mixed at Trident 10-13 Dec 1974 At the desk The Stone (Mike Stone)
Cut in The Master Room.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): PORKY CAS 1099 A-2U
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): PECKO CAS 1099 B-1U

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CHC 19	Peter Hammill	Nadir's Big Chance ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Charisma	CHC 19	UK	1983
CHCMC 19	Peter Hammill	Nadir's Big Chance ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Charisma, Charisma Classics	CHCMC 19	UK	1983
00946 370513 2 0, CASCDR 1099	Peter Hammill	Nadir's Big Chance ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Charisma	00946 370513 2 0, CASCDR 1099	UK	2006
VJD-28076	Peter Hammill	Nadir's Big Chance ‎(CD, Album)	Charisma, Virgin Japan	VJD-28076	Japan	1988
CAROL 1630-2	Peter Hammill	Nadir's Big Chance ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Caroline Blue Plate	CAROL 1630-2	US	Unknown