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Label: Capitol Records – ST-12343, EMI – ST-12343
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal
A1 I Wanna Be Somebody
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:42
A2 L.O.V.E. Machine
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:54
A3 The Flame
Written-By – B. Lawless*, C. Holmes*, J. Marquez (3), J. Marquez (4)
3:40
A4 B.A.D.
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:56
A5 School Daze
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:35
B1 Hellion
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:36
B2 Sleeping (In The Fire)
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:58
B3 On Your Knees
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:48
B4 Tormentor
Written-By – B. Lawless*, C. Holmes*
4:16
B5 The Torture Never Stops
Written-By – B. Lawless*
3:55
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Sanctuary Productions, Inc.
Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Crew [Tour Personnel] – John Pritchard (9), Kirk Stites, Larry Haimoff, Neil Schaefer (2)
Design – Larry Vigon
Directed By [Additional Direction] – Bob Lefsetz
Drums, Vocals – Tony Richards (4)
Engineer – Duane Baron (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5), Duane Baron (tracks: A3, B3, B4), Stephen M. Fontano* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Hanspeter Huber*, Jim Scott
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Chris Holmes (2)
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Randy Piper
Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar – Blackie Lawless
Management [By] – Andy Taylor (16), Rod Smallwood
Management [For] – Sanctuary Music
Mixed By – Duane Baron
Photography By – Moshe Hollywood Brakha*
Photography By [Live] – Ross Halfin
Producer – Blackie Lawless (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5), Blackie Lawless (tracks: A3, B3, B4), Mike Varney (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5)
Producer [Pre-Production] – David Tarling*
Inner sleeve with photos, thanks and credits.

1-page fan club membership & merchandise insert.

Some occasional copies may have come with a 6-page insert with photos and 6 different earliest articles/partial articles of them from early to mid 1984, before recording of this first album (from before and just after their "Animal....." first single, with 1 of the 6 articles also including info. about their new major label signing and this album's first release being planned for the UK market first, followed by the USA)

Some copies may include a gold promo stamp on the cover.

Pressing plant info "────◁" and Lacquer Cut "Precision" taken from the Matrix / Runout area.
Manufactured by Capitol Records,Inc, a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

℗ 1984 Capitol Records, Inc.
© 1984 Sanctuary Productions Inc.

"The gods you worship are steel,
at the altar of rock and roll you kneel."
Barcode (Text): 0 7777-12343-1
Barcode (Scanned): 077771234316
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched v1): ST-1-12343-Z6 We Are Sexual Perverts Precision ────◁
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched v1): ST-2-12343-Z5 Precision ────◁
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched v2): ST-1-12343-Z6 We Are Sexual Perverts Precision ────◁
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched v2): ST-2-12343-Z6 Precision ────◁
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST 1-12343
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST 2-12343