Impressed by Steve Lillywhite's work on Siouxsie and the Banshees' "The Scream" (1978), XTC contacted him to produce their third album with a drum sound that would "knock your head off".
Impressed by Steve Lillywhite's work on Siouxsie and the Banshees' "The Scream" (1978), XTC contacted him to produce their third album. With Hugh Padgham as engineer, the band asked for a drum sound that would "knock your head off".