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A1	Suyafhu Skin... Snapping The Hollow Reed	8:15
A2	The Mercury Grid	6:32
A3	3 Minutes Of Pure Entertainment	7:05
B1	Previous Man Written-By – Bruford*, Torn*, Isham*, Levin*	7:52
The Network Of Sparks
B2	a) The Delicate Code	4:50
B3	b) Egg Learns To Walk ...Suyafhu Seal Written-By – Bruford*, Torn*, Isham*, Levin*	10:22

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Pressed By – PRS Hannover
• Published By – ECM Verlag
• Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Audio International Studios
• Mixed At – Rainbow Studio

Credits

• Chapman Stick, Bass [Synthesizer] – Tony Levin
• Design [Cover Design] – Dieter Rehm
• Drums [Simmons, Synthesizer], Percussion – Bill Bruford
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – David Torn
• Engineer [Assistant, Audio International] – Nick O'Donnell
• Engineer [Audio International] – Andy Jackson
• Engineer [Rainbow Studio] – Jan Erik Kongshaug
• Producer – Manfred Eicher
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet – Mark Isham
• Written-By – David Torn

Notes

Recorded March 1986 at Audio International, London
Mixed At Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Bill Bruford courtesy EG Records

Gear support: Steinberger Guitars, Pearce Amps, Simmons, ADA Signal Processors, Bob Gatzen/Creative Music, Gary Hall

An ECM Production
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
Made and printed in W.Germany

The side A label indicates a duration of 1:11 for "Suyafhu Skin..." and a duration of 7:04 for "Snapping The Hollow Reed"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 2516
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 831 108 - 1 S 1 = 3 ECM 1322 320
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 831 108 - 1 S 2 ECM 1322 320
• Matrix / Runout (On both sides ): F [lying] 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CJFCD 003	David Torn	Cloud About Mercury ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Limited Edition	CJFCD 003	Russia	1999
831 108-4	David Torn	Cloud About Mercury ‎(Cass, Album)	ECM Records	831 108-4	Canada	1987
ECM 1322, 831 108-2	David Torn	Cloud About Mercury ‎(CD, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1322, 831 108-2	Europe	Unknown
831 108-4	David Torn	Cloud About Mercury ‎(Cass, Album)	ECM Records	831 108-4	US	1987
ECM 1322, 831 108-1	David Torn	Cloud About Mercury ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1322, 831 108-1	US	1987

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