Tracklist
| A1 | Activate | 3:22 |
| A2 | Work Song | 7:14 |
| A3 | Hindsight | 3:57 |
| A4 | Uprising | 1:05 |
| B1 | Barricade | 4:07 |
| B2 | Upright Man | 3:52 |
| B3 | Moving Target | 1:52 |
| B4 | Lowlands | 4:22 |
| B5 | Conservation | 3:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – OAO Studios
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Copyright (c) – OAO Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade
- Distributed By – The Cartel
Credits
- Art Direction – Peter Corriston
- Bass [Music Man Sting Ray, Fender Six String, Ibanez Eight String, Steinberger, Fender Fretless Precision] – Bill Laswell
- Congas – Daniel Ponce (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B4)
- Design [Cover Art] – Felipe Orrego
- Drums – Phillip Wilson (tracks: A2), Ronald Shannon Jackson (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B4, B5)
- Drums, Percussion – Martin Bisi (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
- Executive Producer – Celluloid
- Executive-Producer – Karakos*
- Guitar, Violin, Instruments [Steinberger String Console] – Fred Frith (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B5)
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Other [Administration] – Roger Trilling
- Photography By – Thi-Linh Le
- Producer – Material
- Recorded By – Martin Bisi
- Saxophone [Bass], Clarinet [Contrabass] – Ralph Carney (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
- Synthesizer [Profet 5], Instruments [Shortwave], Tape – Michael Beinhorn (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B5)
- Trombone – George Lewis (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4)
- Voice, Percussion [Non Metric], Steel Drums – David Moss (tracks: A3, B5)
Notes
Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn. Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched): ROUGH 51 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched): ROUGH 51 B1
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60221-1 | Bill Laswell | Baselines (LP, Album) | Elektra Musician | 60221-1 | US | 1983 |
| CEL NY 6005 | Bill Laswell | Baselines (LP, Album) | Celluloid New York | CEL NY 6005 | US | 1983 |
| 9 60221-4, SR 60221 | Bill Laswell | Baselines (Cass, Album, Dol) | Elektra Musician, Elektra Musician | 9 60221-4, SR 60221 | US | 1983 |
| JICK-89048 | Bill Laswell | Baselines (CD, Album, RE, SHM) | Jimco Records | JICK-89048 | Japan | 1992 |
| CPCD 8284 | Bill Laswell | Baselines (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Charly Records | CPCD 8284 | UK | 1997 |
