▁psych ed el ic ▁bands ▁with ▁similar ▁t ast es , ▁The ▁Char lat ans ▁and ▁Qu icks il ver ▁M essen ger ▁Service ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁No ▁singles ▁were ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁although ▁a ▁video ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁Tony ▁Mah ony ▁for ▁" Ro bert ▁Ford ▁on ▁the ▁Stage ". ▁Sav age ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁Nick ▁C ave ▁and ▁the ▁Bad ▁Se eds ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁on ▁ped al ▁steel ▁guitar ▁by ▁Graham ▁Lee ▁( The ▁Tr iff ids ). ▁This ▁line - up ▁recorded , ▁C od ine , ▁a ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁four - track ▁extended ▁play , ▁which ▁was ▁issued ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁CD ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁I ▁was ▁the ▁Hunter ... ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁The ▁Pre y ▁album . ▁" C od ine " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Sainte - Marie ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁performed ▁by ▁The ▁Char lat ans ▁in ▁sw agger ing ▁space ▁cow boy ▁style ▁while ▁the ▁Dave ▁Gran ey ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁Buff alo es ▁cover ▁version ▁was ▁" rom antic , ▁country - f lav oured ▁R & B ". ▁The ▁EP ▁sle e ve ▁was ▁another ▁Dave ▁Western ▁illustr ation . ▁ ▁During ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Gran ey , ▁Hay ward ▁and ▁Moore ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁recorded ▁I ▁Was ▁the ▁Hunter ... ▁and ▁I ▁Was ▁the ▁Pre y ▁with ▁Bla ir ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁Ross ▁on ▁guitar , ▁and ▁V ause ▁on ▁piano