China Crisis - Flaunt The Imperfection

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	The Highest High	4:16
A2	Strength Of Character	2:50
A3	You Did Cut Me	4:18
A4	Black Man Ray	3:39
A5	Wall Of God Soloist [Solo Synth] – Nick Magnus	5:32
B1	Gift Of Freedom	4:38
B2	King In A Catholic Style	4:32
B3	Bigger The Punch I'm Feeling Soloist [Solo Flugel Horn] – Roddy Lorrimer*	4:21
B4	The World Spins, I'm Part Of It	4:12
B5	Blue Sea	4:46

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – The Sound Clinic
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Parkgate Studios
• Mixed At – Parkgate Studios
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishing) Ltd.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax], Flute – Simon Clarke
• Arranged By [Arrangers] – China Crisis, Walter Becker
• Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – The Kick Horns, Walter Becker
• Backing Vocals – Colin Campsie, Eddie*, Garry*, Ginny Clee
• Bass, Programmed By [Sequence Programming] – Gary 'Gazza' Johnson*
• Design, Photography By – Icon
• Drums, Percussion – Kevin Wilkinson
• Engineer – Phill Brown
• Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesiser], Programmed By [Keyboard Programming] – Nick Magnus
• Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Tim Renwick
• Mastered By – JONZ*
• Musician [Guest Musicians] – Nick Magnus, Steve Gregory, Tim Renwick
• Other [Instrument And Equipment] – JSG Music (Bingley) Yorks
• Performer [China Crisis] – Eddie Lundon, Garry Daly*, Gary 'Gazza' Johnson*, Kevin Wilkinson, Walter Becker
• Producer – Walter Becker
• Saxophone, Soloist [Saxophone Solos] – Steve Gregory
• Songwriter [Songs] – Eddie*, Garry*, Gazza*
• Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Tim Sanders
• Synthesizer [Synthesiser], Percussion – Walter Becker
• Trombone – Pete Thoms*
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Flugel Horn] – Roddy Lorrimer*
• Vocals, Guitar – Eddie Lundon
• Vocals, Synthesizer [Synthesiser] – Garry Daly*
• Words By – Eddie* (tracks: B1, B3 to B5), Garry*

Notes

This release has a non embossed blue sleeve.
Initially released in embossed blue sleeve (Flaunt The Imperfection), later available in blue, red and green sleeves.

Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
All lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Virgin Music (Publishing) Limited.

℗ 1985 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1985 Virgin Records Ltd
Manufactured in the U.K.
Made in England

Parkgate Studio: Recording and Mixing

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Side One): V 2342 A-1U-1-1 [(horizontal) 1] [(unknown could be) 3]
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side One): SOUND CLINIC
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Side Two): V 2342 B-1U-1-1 [(horizontal) 1] [(unknown could be) 7]
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Side Two): JONZ -
• Other (Catalog #, Sleeve, Label Side Two): V2342
• Other (Catalog #, Label Side One): V 2342

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V2342, V 2342	China Crisis	Flaunt The Imperfection ‎(LP, Album, Emb)	Virgin, Virgin	V2342, V 2342	UK	1985
206 951	China Crisis	Flaunt The Imperfection ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Virgin	206 951	Europe	1985
TCV 2342	China Crisis	Flaunt The Imperfection ‎(Cass, Album, Red)	Virgin	TCV 2342	UK	1985
VJD-28218	China Crisis	Flaunt The Imperfection ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin Japan	VJD-28218	Japan	1989
CAROLR067CD	China Crisis	Flaunt The Imperfection ‎(2xCD, Album, RM)	Caroline Records	CAROLR067CD	UK	2017

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