editorials
 
"To make a 12" involved running off differently mixed sections onto 2-track tape until we had enough pieces to edit the new version together. The tape editing process was much more limiting and took longer than current digital methods. The mere fact that it was much harder to create a totally different and new version of a song probably contributed to the style of those earlier mixes and accounts for a lot of their charm. They were usually thrown together fairly quickly with time running out at the end of a mixing session.

Around this time, it became the thing to do, to farm remixes out to other people who might have a fresher approach to the job in hand. We were always very drained by the end of a record so it actually suited us. However, having witnessed the attempts of some of the remixers over the last 20 years, I'm now of the opinion that we were right the first time and it's probably better to do it yourself."


The promo was the last to be directed by Peter Care (who had previously directed 'Shake The Disease' and 'It's Called A Heart') and was shot in Berlin just around the corner from Hansa Studios where the album was being mixed.