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James: Tim Booth (vocals); Saul Davies (guitar, violin); Larry Gott (guitar, background vocals); Mark Hunter (keyboards); Jim Glennie (bass); David Baynton-Power (drums). Additional personnel: Brian Eno, Martine McDonagh, The Kitchenettes (background vocals). Engineers: Benedict Fenner, Steve "Doc" Williams. Recorded at Real World, Box, England and The Windings, Wrexham, Wales. This Manchester-based band had already been around for 10 years by the time this seminal release hit stores. The band h

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James: Tim Booth (vocals); Saul Davies (guitar, violin); Larry Gott (guitar, background vocals); Mark Hunter (keyboards); Jim Glennie (bass); David Baynton-Power (drums). Additional personnel: Brian Eno, Martine Mc Donagh, The Kitchenettes (background vocals). Engineers: Benedict Fenner, Steve " Doc" Williams. Recorded at Real World, Box, England & The Windings, Wrexham, Wales. This Manchester-based band had already been around for 10 years by the time this seminal release hit stores. The band h

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