Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Surprise Percussion – Geoff CalverWritten-By – Eythor Gunnarsson	1:25
A2	Garden Party Soloist, Flugelhorn – Steve Dawson Written-By – Eythor Gunnarsson	6:00
A3	Gazing At The Clouds Written-By – Kristinn Svavarsson	6:30
A4	Early Autumn Soloist, Brass – Bill Eldridge, Kristinn SvavarssonWritten-By – Fridrik Karlsson	6:17
A5	Action Man Written-By – Eythor Gunnarsson	4:58
B1	Funk Suite No.1 Written-By – E. Gunnarsson*, F. Karlsson*, G. Briem*, J. Ásmundsson*, K. Svavarsson*	5:49
B2	Easy Jack Written-By – Fridrik Karlsson	4:45
B3	Fusion Blues Written-By – Fridrik Karlsson	5:40
B4	The Old Neighborhood Written-By – Fridrik Karlsson	5:32
B5	Surprise, Reprise Written-By – Eythor Gunnarsson	0:50

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.
• Distributed By – Pinnacle
• Mixed At – Red Bus Studios
• Recorded At – PRT Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Chris Hunter
• Arranged By – Mezzoforte
• Arranged By [Brass, Vocals] – Chris Cameron
• Bass – Jóhann Ásmundsson
• Design [Sleeve] – Ernst Backman*
• Drums – Gunnlaugur Briem
• Engineer – Geoff Calver
• Engineer [Assistant] – Dai Reynolds
• Guitar – Fridrik Karlsson
• Keyboards – Eythor Gunnarsson
• Percussion – Eirikur Ingolfsson, Gunnlaugur Briem, Jóhann Ásmundsson, Kristinn Svavarsson, Louis Jardim*
• Producer – Geoff Calver
• Programmed By [O B X - A] – Winston Sela
• Saxophone – Kristinn Svavarsson
• Tenor Saxophone – Chris Hunter, Martin Dobson
• Trumpet – Bill Eldridge, Stuart Brooks
• Vocals – Chris Cameron, Shady Calver

Notes

Recorded at PRT Studios, London 1982
Mixed in Red Bus Studios, London 1982

℗ © 1982 Steinar Records (UK) Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, etched): MEZZO - 04 - A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, etched): MEZZO - 04 - B-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side (Variant 2) ): STELP02A1-A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side (Variant 2) ): STELP 02-B1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BHM 1086-2	Mezzoforte	Surprise Surprise ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	ZYX Music	BHM 1086-2	Germany	2015
Steinar 062	Mezzoforte	4 ‎(LP)	Steinar	Steinar 062	Iceland	1982
NL74131	Mezzoforte	Surprise Surprise ‎(LP, Album, RE)	RCA	NL74131	Europe	1982
CDSTE02	Mezzoforte	Surprise Surprise ‎(CD, Album)	Steinar	CDSTE02	Germany	Unknown
STE LP02	Mezzoforte	Surprise Surprise ‎(LP, Album)	Steinar	STE LP02	Portugal	1983

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