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A1	Hotel Hobbies	3:37
A2	Warm Wet Circles Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	6:01
A3	That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw)	4:18
A4	Just For The Record	3:08
A5	White Russian	6:23
B1	Incommunicado Backing Vocals – Christopher "Robbin" Kimsey*	5:14
B2	Torch Song Voice [Dr. Finlay] – John Cavanagh	4:05
B3	Slàinte Mhath	4:41
B4	Sugar Mice	5:45
B5	The Last Straw: Happy Ending Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles	5:56

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Published By – Marillion Music
• Published By – Charisma Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Recorded At – Westside Studios
• Mixed At – Advision Studios
• Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
• Mastered At – Allied Record Company
• Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – Δ16675

Credits

• Artwork [Sleeve Concept] – Fish
• Bass – Pete Trewavas
• Drums, Percussion – Ian Mosley
• Guitar – Steve Rothery
• Illustration, Design – Mark Wilkinson
• Keyboards – Mark Kelly
• Lyrics By – Derek William Dick, Fish
• Mastered By [Runout Etch] – Wally*
• Mixed By – David Jacob
• Mixed By [Assistant] – Avril Macintosh*
• Music By, Arranged By – Marillion
• Photography By – Janus Van Helfteren
• Producer – Chris Kimsey
• Recorded By – Nick Davis
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Richard Sullivan
• Vocals – Fish

Notes

"E A S T" embossed around the center hole indicates it was pressed at Specialty Records Corporation. Note: the "T" is the most visible and sometimes the only really visible letter.

Recorded at Westside Studios, London.
Mixed at Advision Studios, London.
(p) & (c) 1987 EMI Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side One Runout Etched): ST-1-12539 F-2 B-27702-F2 Δ16775 Wally 1-1 SPO1 AL-SP
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two Runout Etched): ST-2-12539 F-2 B-27703-F2 Δ16775-X Wally 1-1 SPO1 AL-SP
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Both Sides): [Allied Logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL
• Other (Embossed Around Center Hole Side 2): E A S T
• Barcode: 0 7777-12539-1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1C 064 2407851, 1C 064-24 0785 1, 24 0785 1	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, EMI, EMI	1C 064 2407851, 1C 064-24 0785 1, 24 0785 1	Europe	1987
EMS-91230	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album + 7", Maxi)	EMI	EMS-91230	Japan	1987
31C 068 240785	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	31C 068 240785	Brazil	1987
35430 8	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(CD, Album, Club)	EMI	35430 8	Germany	1987
825646413492, VEMD 1002	Marillion	Clutching At Straws ‎(LP, Album, RE, W/Lbl, 180)	Parlophone, Parlophone	825646413492, VEMD 1002	UK	2013