Title is intentionally written on the front and back covers as "Kicking Against The Pricks", as it is a quote from the bible (Acts 26:14).

Released with a full-colour, dual-sided inner-sleeve credit listing and photo display. Track A3 is written as Sleeping Anleah.

℗ and © 1986 Mute Records.

All backing tracks engineered at AAV Studios, Melbourne, Australia, Nov/Dec 1985.
Mixes engineered at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin in March 1986.
Time & money wasted at Richmond Recorders, Melbourne.

Track A1 published by Cayman Music Inc.
Track A2 published by Boogie One Music.
Track A3 published by Acuff Rose Music Ltd.
Track A4 published by Southern Music Co. Ltd.
Tracks A5, A6, B2 published by Carlin Music Corp.
Track B1 published by RCA Music Ltd.
Track B3 published by Chrysalis Music.
Track B4 published by Dick James Music.
Track B5 Cop. Con.
Track B6 published by Chapell Music Ltd.

The label incorrectly attributes John Bundrick of the band Free as the writer of Muddy Water, which was in fact written by Phil Rosenthal.