 However, the relaxed atmosphere that had surrounded the recording of the first record was not replicated – Polydor had left the group alone while recording "Rattlesnakes" but now the band were well known and commercially successful, they took a more active interest and soon dismissed Hardiman, after the initial recording sessions did not immediately prove fruitful.Experienced producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley were drafted in to replace him.Unlike Hardiman, who had taken a hands-off approach, Langer and Winstanley made more suggestions during the recording process, which the Commotions didn't always agree with.