▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁while ▁the ▁two ▁ 1 2 " ▁versions ▁were ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁disc ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁anni versary ▁re issue ▁of ▁Soul ▁M ining ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁them es ▁Having ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁songs , ▁CBS ▁asked ▁Johnson ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁other ▁material ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁used . ▁In ▁response , ▁Johnson ▁began ▁to ▁re - record ▁his ▁un fin ished ▁album ▁The ▁P orn ography ▁of ▁Desp air , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁songs , ▁feeling ▁that ▁they ▁lack ed ▁impact . ▁He ▁abandoned ▁the ▁album ▁entirely , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁new ▁album ▁from ▁scratch ▁instead . ▁The ▁only ▁song ▁that ▁was ▁retained ▁from ▁The ▁P orn ography ▁of ▁Desp air ▁was ▁" The ▁S inking ▁Fe eling ", ▁along ▁with ▁" Un certain ▁Sm ile " ▁and ▁" Per fect ". ▁ ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁for ▁Soul ▁M ining ▁were ▁written ▁during ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁either ▁in ▁Johnson ' s ▁b eds it ▁in ▁High bury ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁flat ▁of ▁his ▁girl friend ▁F iona ▁Sk inner , ▁in ▁Bra ith wa ite ▁House ▁in ▁F ins bury . ▁Johnson ' s ▁preferred ▁method ▁of ▁writing ▁was ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁with ▁a ▁p enc il ▁and ▁not ep ad , ▁sp ending ▁hours ▁writing ▁and ▁re writing ▁the ▁songs , ▁and ▁his ▁dem