Tracklist
| A1 | Happy Chappie Polka |
| A2 | TMI |
| A3 | Obvious |
| A4 | The Free World |
| A5 | Escape Clause |
| B1 | Carbon |
| B2 | Irreversibility |
| B3 | Surdification |
| B4 | Transient |
| B5 | Loisaida |
| B6 | Just Like Here |
| B7 | Filter |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – The Sound Clinic
- Recorded At – Sorcerer Sound
- Mixed At – Sorcerer Sound
- Mixed At – Mediasound
- Recorded At – OAO Studios
- Mixed At – OAO Studios
Credits
- Bass – Bill Laswell (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B4, B6)
- Composed By, Arranged By – Elliott Sharp (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to B6)
- Cornet – Olu Dara (tracks: B1, B2, B6)
- Design [Sleeve] – Deborah DeStaffan
- Drums – Philip Wilson* (tracks: A2 to A4)
- Drums, Percussion – Charles K. Noyes (tracks: B2, B6, B7), M.E. Miller* (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to B7)
- Drums, Percussion [Treatments] – Diana Meckley (tracks: B1, B4)
- Engineer [Mastering] – John Dent
- Engineer [Mixing] – Doug Epstein (tracks: A1 to A4)
- Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Al Fierstein* (tracks: A5), Martin Bisi (tracks: B1 to B7)
- Engineer [Recording] – Roddy Hui* (tracks: A1 to A4)
- Guitar, Bass, Reeds, Voice – Elliott Sharp
- Photography By – Felipe Orrego
- Producer – Elliott Sharp (tracks: A5 to B7), Mark Kamins (tracks: A1 to A4)
Notes
Track B3 & B7 are improvisations.Track A1 to A4 recorded 21st May 1980 at Big Apple NYC, mixed 13th October 1980 at Mediasound NYC.
Track A5 recorded and mixed 12th December 1980 at Sorcerer NYC.
Track B1 to B7 recorded and mixed 23rd & 24th July 1981 and 12th & 13th October 1981 at OAO Brooklyn.
Mastered at Sound Clinic, London.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACD 3011 | Elliott Sharp | Nots (CD, Comp) | Atonal Records | ACD 3011 | Germany | 1992 |
| none | Elliott Sharp | Nots (CD, Comp, Unofficial) | G. & P. Essential Music | none | Russia | Unknown |
Tracklist
| 1 | Happy Chappie Polka | 1:37 |
| 2 | TMI | 3:08 |
| 3 | Obvious | 4:24 |
| 4 | The Free World | 2:33 |
| 5 | Escape Clause | 3:33 |
| 6 | Carbon | 3:26 |
| 7 | Surdification | 0:45 |
| 8 | Loisaida | 2:05 |
| 9 | Transient | 5:41 |
| 10 | Irreversibility | 2:36 |
| 11 | Just Like Here | 3:11 |
| 12 | Filter | 4:22 |
| 13 | Sample/Hold | 5:33 |
| 14 | HM3 | 4:00 |
| 15 | SP | 0:44 |
| 16 | T | 2:18 |
| 17 | LOD | 2:50 |
| 18 | SP12/8 | 5:33 |
| 19 | WB? | 1:57 |
| 20 | FSFSF | 2:00 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 4)
- Bass – Bill Laswell (tracks: 2, 3, 11, 12), Elliott Sharp (tracks: 4 to 6, 8 to 10, 13), Michael Brown (tracks: 13 to 16, 18 to 20)
- Bass Clarinet – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 4, 9, 10, 13, 19)
- Composed By – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11, 13 to 20)
- Cornet – Olu Dara (tracks: 6, 10)
- Drums – Robert Previte* (tracks: 13), David Linton (tracks: 13 to 20), Mark Miller* (tracks: 1, 7 to 13), Paul Burwell (tracks: 13), Philip Wilson* (tracks: 2, 3), Scott Jarvis (tracks: 13)
- Guitar – Chris Vine (tracks: 13), Elliott Sharp (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 11 to 18, 20), Felipe Orrego (tracks: 13), Michael Brown (tracks: 17)
- Percussion – Al Diaz (tracks: 13 to 20), Charles K. Noyes (tracks: 7, 11, 12), Diana Meckley (tracks: 6, 9), Gwain Gillespie* (tracks: 13), Mark Miller* (tracks: 3, 8), Neal White (tracks: 13)
- Soprano Saxophone – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 2, 12, 13, 16), Philip Johnston (tracks: 13)
- Synthesizer – Wayne Horvitz (tracks: 13)
- Tenor Saxophone – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
- Trombone – Art Baron (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10), David Sacks (tracks: 13)
- Trumpet – Richard Edson (tracks: 13)
- Violin – Jeanette Riedel (tracks: 13)
- Voice – Elliott Sharp (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10, 15, 17, 18), Mark Miller* (tracks: 7)
Notes
℗&© 1992Для продаж на территории России
Total 62:15
Collection of rare and out-of-print items recorded 1980 - 1982 and previously released on the Zoar and Glass labels.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasslp 020 | Elliott Sharp | Nots (LP, Album) | Glass Records | Glasslp 020 | UK | 1982 |
| ACD 3011 | Elliott Sharp | Nots (CD, Comp) | Atonal Records | ACD 3011 | Germany | 1992 |












