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A1	Dark Lady Written-By – Brown*	5:21
A2	The Old Man Written-By – Brown*	5:26
A3	Station Song Written-By – Spedding*, Brown*	3:22
A4	The Politician Written-By – Bruce*, Brown*	12:14
B1	Rainy Taxi Girl Written-By – Laydon*, Brown*	4:46
B2	Morning Call Written-By – Spedding*, Brown*	2:48
B3	Sandcastle Written-By – Brown*	9:22
B4	Travelling Blues (Or The New Used Jew's Dues Blues) Written-By – Brown*	12:07

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Nisar Ahmed Khan* (tracks: A1 to A4, B2)
• Banjo – Butch Potter (tracks: A2)
• Bass – Butch Potter
• Congas, Percussion [African] – Pete Bailey
• Design – Mal Dean
• Drums – Rob Tait
• Flute – Nisar Ahmed Khan* (tracks: B1, B3)
• Guitar [Portuguese Chittarra] – Chris Spedding (tracks: A3)
• Harmonica [Mouth Organ] – Charlie Hart (tracks: B2)
• Lead Guitar – Chris Spedding (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B4)
• Organ – Charlie Hart (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B4)
• Piano [Prepared] – Chris Spedding (tracks: B1)
• Producer – Andrew King , Dick Heckstall-Smith
• Slide Guitar – Chris Spedding (tracks: A2, A4, B3)
• Talking Drum – Pete Brown (tracks: B3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith (tracks: A1, B4)
• Trumpet – Pete Brown (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Vocals – Pete Brown
• Whistle – Pete Brown (tracks: B4)

Notes

Limited edition of 500.
℗1969 ©1986
Made in E.U.

Category appears as "Time" on spine, "Timeless" on center label.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SHVL 752	Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark ‎(LP, Album)	Harvest	SHVL 752	UK	1969
REP 4406-WY	Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Repertoire Records	REP 4406-WY	Germany	1994
ADASD 07222	Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	ADA Sound Ltd.	ADASD 07222	Russia	2000
EMS-80728	Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark ‎(LP, Album)	EMI, Harvest	EMS-80728	Japan	1976
EMS-80728	Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments	A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	EMI, Harvest	EMS-80728	Japan	1976