Tracklist

Alien
A1	Part 1	11:16
A2	Part 2	6:58
B1	Part 3	9:10
B2	Part 4	8:15

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Grog Kill Studio
• Mixed At – Grog Kill Studio
• Published By – WATT Works, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – WATT Works, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WATT Works, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ECM Records GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Manufactured By – Polygram Records
• Distributed By – Polygram Records

Credits

• Art Direction – Paul McDonough
• Composed By, Orchestrated By – Michael Mantler
• Design [Album Design] – WATT*
• Photography By – Paul M. Young
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Mantler
• Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Don Preston
• Trumpet – Michael Mantler

Notes

Recorded and mixed March through July, 1985
Korg synthesizers courtesy Unicord
Third ear: Carla Bley

©℗ 1985 ("℗ 1987" on labels)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI
• Other (Back cover, bottom-right): 0704

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WATT/15, 827639-1	Michael Mantler With Don Preston	Michael Mantler With Don Preston - Alien ‎(LP, Album)	WATT Works, ECM Records	WATT/15, 827639-1	Germany	1985
827 639-4	Michael Mantler With Don Preston	Michael Mantler With Don Preston - Alien ‎(Cass, Album)	WATT Works	827 639-4	Germany	1985
WATT/15, 827639-1	Michael Mantler With Don Preston	Michael Mantler With Don Preston - Alien ‎(LP, Album, RE)	WATT Works, ECM Records	WATT/15, 827639-1	Germany	2016
WATT/15, 827 639-2	Michael Mantler	Alien ‎(CD, Album)	WATT Works, ECM Records	WATT/15, 827 639-2	Germany	1985
WATT/15, 827 639-2	Michael Mantler	Alien ‎(CD, Album, RP)	WATT Works, ECM Records	WATT/15, 827 639-2	Germany	Unknown