Who Needs Information
~ Recording by Roger Waters
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 40795 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. (made in UK) | Roger Waters | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD KAOS 1, CDP 7 46865 2 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 32DP 781 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. (made in Holland) | Roger Waters | Album | EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46865 2 | |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 450518 2 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | VCK-40795 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDANIC 038 |
| 1.7 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Volume I | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 507906 2 |
| 1.7 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Volume I | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 507906 2, 5079062000, COL 507906 2 |
| 1.7 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Volume I | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 507906 9 | |
| 1.7 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Volume I | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDCOL 6391 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 509591 2 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | MHCP 692 |
| 2.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | The Collection | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 88697763332 |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:58 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. (mastered for iTunes) | Roger Waters | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:58 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S. | Roger Waters | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.2 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Radio K.A.O.S | Roger Waters | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD KAOS 1, CDP 7 46865 2 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Who Needs Information | 5:55 | Roger Waters | Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Volume I | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (fake Columbia label, for bootlegs only) | 507906 2 |
| 2.5 | Who Needs Information | 5:56 | Roger Waters | Greatest Hits | Roger Waters | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy Records (UK label) | 4607147923276 |
Relationships
| drum machine programming and sampler [fairlight] programming: | Ian Ritchie |
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| assistant engineer: | Colin Lyon (engineer) Paul Batchelor Kevin Whyte |
| engineer: | Chris Sheldon (mixer, producer) |
| producer: | Ian Ritchie Roger Waters |
| bass guitar and guitar: | Roger Waters |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Graham Broad |
| electric guitar: | Andy Fairweather‐Low |
| keyboard: | Ian Ritchie Roger Waters |
| piano: | Ian Ritchie |
| tenor saxophone: | Ian Ritchie (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
| trombone: | Peter Thoms (trombone) (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
| trumpet: | John Phirkell (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
| background vocals: | Madeline Bell (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) Doreen Chanter (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) Katie Kissoon (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) Steve Langer (backing vocalist/studio singer, aka Stevie Lange) (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) Vicky Brown (English pop, rock & contemporary classical singer) (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
| vocals: | Roger Waters (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
| performer: | The Bleeding Heart Band |
| brass [horns] arranger: | Ian Ritchie |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1987) |
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| recorded at: | The Billiard Room in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
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| mixed at: | Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02 until 1987-03) |
| recording of: | Who Needs Information (from 1986-10 until 1986-12) |
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Related works
Who Needs Information
| lyricist and composer: | Roger Waters |
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| publisher: | Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd. Roger Waters Music Limited |
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