Upstairs at Eric's

The Eric’s in the title refers to Eric Radcliffe, the recording engineer who produced the album with Alison and Vince, and the first floor of Blackwing Studios where the album who recorded.

Alison on meeting Vince: “I met Vince for the first time when I was 11. We went to the same Saturday morning music school. It was a council run thing, where I believe he was playing violin and I was playing oboe.”

Vince on the album in a 30th anniversary interview with The Quietus: “There really wasn’t a profound concept that was running through the recording. I didn’t really know what I was doing in the studio and Alison hadn’t much experience of being in a recording studio, so everything was new. We’d make one sound and we’d think it was great and just stop there and wouldn’t make any more sounds. It wasn’t like we were continually honing or over producing songs because everything at the time sounded fresh. That’s why a lot of the tracks only have eight or nine elements to them.”