LP (vinyl/CD). 1982/1986
Rough Trade Records.
UK/France. RT 20.

The vinyl sleeve comes in two versions. Standard printed version and an embossed version which has a colorless embossed cricket insignia on the front in lower right corner. One scholar claims to have a third version where the embossing is colored gold. No proof given.

12" single. 1981.
Rough Trade Records.
US. TRADE 2/12.
UK. RT091-12

7" single. 1981.
Rough Trade Records.
UK. RT 091.

The "Sweetest Girl " sounds pretty much the same as the version on the album. For a slightly different and a very lovely version of the song you would need to get hold of Rough Trade/NME C81 cassette which was released before these Scritti singles. The versions of Lions After Slumber here are like -- pardon the free association :-) -- jungle lions moving swiftly through a the lush wild forest noting its surrounding; where as the version on the album is more like a lion king comfortably settled and guarding and counting it's vast territories. Confidence on the French release is from Scritti phase I, 12"EP 4 A-sides

7" single. 1981.
Rough Trade Records/Barclay
France. 100 162.

7" single. 1982.
Rough Trade Records.
UK. RT 101.

Faithless Part II is basically A-side instrumental with a trumpet replacing Green as the lead. The 7" hilariously breaks the 12" version into two parts, one on each side with no attempt to make each work alone.

12" single. 1982.
Rough Trade Records.
UK. RT 101

7" single picture disc. 1982.
Rough Trade Records.
UK. RT 111P.

12" single. 1982.
Rough Trade Records.
UK. RT 11T.
3,000 with signed poster.

These versions are a bit like works in progress -- a bit confused and lacking the elegant and rhythmic elocution of the version on the LP; but the end of the 12" version is rather hilarious with what sound like either record scratching (like in rap sampling) or metal sheets flining. The poster that came with some of the 12" is a print by Tom, the drummer, with the same cricket insignia as on embossed copies of the LP.