Fans could learn quite a lot from this interview where an unusually verbose Chris Lowe gives us details on the recording of the album and some of the instruments used. We learn that J. J. Jeczalik of the Art of Noise was the Fairlight programmer on "Shopping" and that the mix of "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" on the album was the second version created.
Everyone becomes a little coy when discussing the vocal samples on "Heart" as the interview is going to be published in Italy and nobody was ready to risk being sued (years later they would reveal that Pavarotti was one of the voices sampled). Further on Neil talks at great length about the inspiration for the songs "Rent" and "Kings Cross" and there is a brief mention of the then current litigation regarding "It's a Sin" which finds the journalist firmly on the boys side.
The interviewer mentions a reprise of "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" being listed on his promo cassette that didn't seem to play. This comes as a relief to the boys as they had decided to remove it from the finished record. The interviewer also asks if the drums on "Hit Music" are 'real' only to be told they are from a Fairlight III. As the discussion moves to the writing process and how the songs were demoed, the record ends abruptly with Neil mid sentence.
This item is strictly for collectors and I almost considered not including it here; but it didn't feel right to miss anything out. I have two copies of this record as one was a casualty of my poor record handling in the eighties. I haven't listened to either for over twenty years so it was good to spin one of them today. 1/5
