Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Golden Promises	2:56
2	Losing Faith In Words	3:40
3	The Jargon King	2:43
4	Fogwalking Saxophone, Flute – David JacksonSynthesizer, Tambourine – David Ferguson	4:04
5	The Spirit	2:38
6	In Slow Time Synthesizer, Tambourine – David Ferguson	3:24
7	The Wipe Synthesizer, Tambourine – David Ferguson	1:45
Flight	(19:38)
8a	Flying Blind
8b	The White Cane Fandango
8c	Control Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson
8d	Cockpit Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson
8e	Silk Worm Wings
8f	Nothing Is Nothing
8g	A Black Box

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Static Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Static Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sofa Sound
• Mixed At – Crescent Studios
• Published By – Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd.
• Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon
• Pressed By – EMI Uden

Credits

• Arranged By, Performer, Producer – Peter Hammill
• Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – David Lord
• Written-By – David Ferguson (tracks: 6), Peter Hammill (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 8), Hammill* (tracks: 6)

Notes

Originally released in 1980.

Recorded at Sofa Sound, Wiltshire, Nov. '79 - Apr. '80.
Mixed at Crescent Studio, Bath, April 6 - 13, '80.

℗ 1980 Static Music Ltd.
© 1980 Static Music Ltd.

Manufactured in the EU on disc.

CDOVED 140 appears on booklet, back cover and disc.
European barcode only a factory printed sticker on rear box.

Issued in standard jewel case, black tray, with a 4-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 77778 72492 6
• Matrix / Runout: 7872492 . 1 EMI SWINDON 1-1-2-NL

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PHS 1	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(LP, Album)	S-Type Records	PHS 1	UK	1980
VJCP-68799	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Virgin	VJCP-68799	Japan	2007
PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP)	Charisma, Virgin, Virgin	PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5	Europe	Unknown
PHCD 1980	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Peter Hammill)	PHCD 1980	Russia	2000
PHSCDR 1	Peter Hammill	A Black Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, Charisma	PHSCDR 1	Europe	2006