- 1249 downloads at 29 mb/s
MP3 version
- 1841 downloads at 15 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist
| 1 | Golden Promises | 2:55 |
| 2 | Losing Faith In Words | 3:38 |
| 3 | Jargon King | 2:43 |
| 4 | Fogwalking | 4:06 |
| 5 | The Spirit | 2:37 |
| 6 | In Slow Time | 3:26 |
| 7 | The Wipe | 1:51 |
| Flight | (19:37) | |
| 8.1 | Flying Blind | |
| 8.2 | The White Cave Fandango | |
| 8.3 | Control | |
| 8.4 | Cockpit | |
| 8.5 | Silk Worm Wings | |
| 8.6 | Nothing Is Nothing | |
| 8.7 | A Black Box |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Marketed By – EMI
- Distributed By – EMI
- Recorded At – Sofa Sound
- Mixed At – Crescent Studios
- Remastered At – Sofa Sound
- Designed At – Waldo's Design & Dream Emporium
Credits
- Arranged By, Performer, Producer – Peter Hammill
- Artwork [Calligraphy] – Jet
- Artwork By [CD Packaging] – Phil Smee
- Coordinator [Reissue], Research [Tape] – Mark Powell
- Engineer [Mixing] – David Lord
- Reissue Producer, Compilation Producer – Mark Powell, Peter Hammill
- Remastered By – Peter Hammill
- Saxophone, Flute – David Jackson (tracks: 4)
- Synthesizer, Tambourine – David Ferguson (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
- Transferred By – Kathy Bryan, Mark Powell
Notes
Original album released as S-Type Records PHS 1 in October 1980.Recorded at Sofa Sound, Wiltshire, UK, November 1979 - April 1980.
Mixed at Cresent Studios, Bath, UK, April 6 - 13 1980.
Digital remastering at Sofa Sound.
Analogue to digital transfers at Abbey Road Studios, London.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 94637 05182 5
- Barcode (Scanned): 094637051825
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): (logo) WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3705182 @ 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LW03
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI AAHE2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): (logo) WWW.MEDIAMOTION.COM 3705182 @ 2
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LW03
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI AAHY5
- Rights Society: bel/BIEM
- Label Code: LC 3098
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHS 1 | Peter Hammill | A Black Box (LP, Album) | S-Type Records | PHS 1 | UK | 1980 |
| VJCP-68799 | Peter Hammill | A Black Box (CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap) | Virgin | VJCP-68799 | Japan | 2007 |
| PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5 | Peter Hammill | A Black Box (CD, Album, RE, RM, RP) | Charisma, Virgin, Virgin | PHSCDR 1, 0946 3 70518 2 5, 00946 3 70518 2 5 | Europe | Unknown |
| CDOVED 140 | Peter Hammill | A Black Box (CD, Album, RE, Ude) | Virgin | CDOVED 140 | Europe | Unknown |
| PHCD 1980 | Peter Hammill | A Black Box (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Not On Label (Peter Hammill) | PHCD 1980 | Russia | 2000 |
