Stiff SEEZ 23, 4/1980, UK Arista AL 9517, 5/1980, USA

THE UP ESCALATOR, Stiff SEEZ 23, 4/1980, UK, & Arista AL 9517, 5/1980, USA



Produced by Jimmy Iovine
Engineered by Shelly Yakus
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, N.Y.
Additional Engineering: Dave Thoener, Jon Mathias
Assistant Engineers: James Farber, Steve Marcantonio, Benji Armbrister, Larry Franke, Bernie Yakus
Graham Parker: vocals, rhythm & acoustic guitars
Brinsley Schwarz: lead guitars & backing vocals
Martin Belmont: rhythm & acoustic guitars
Andrew Bodnar: bass
Stephen Goulding: drums & backing vocals
Nicky Hopkins: acoustic piano
Organ: Danny Federici courtesy of The E Street Band
Synthesizer: Peter Wood courtesy Antilles-Island Records
Percussion: Jimmy Maelen courtesy of Pavillion Records, Inc., C.B.S. Records Inc.
Backing vocals on Endless Night: Bruce Springsteen courtesy of Columbia Records

*    *    *    *    *
Cover Painting: Jack Drummond
Photography: Glenn M. Brown
Lettering: Richard Giglio
all songs written by Graham Parker
Special thanks: Ron Wolfe, Mil Rakic, Jolie Drummond, Ruth Rosenberg

"On the up escalator going down all the cracks"

Japanese cover w/ obi


Back to GP album discography