The ▁Lost ▁only ▁recorded ▁three ▁singles ▁in ▁its ▁existence , ▁although ▁they ▁did ▁record ▁an ▁album ' s - worth ▁of ▁material ), ▁My ers ▁signed ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁record ▁producer ▁Alan ▁Lor ber , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁M GM ▁Records . ▁My ers ▁proceeded ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁Tony ▁Sch eur en ▁( gu it ars , ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁key boards , ▁lead ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ), ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lost ▁K yle ▁Gar ra han ▁( gu it ars , ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁drums , ▁piano , ▁lead ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ), ▁and ▁Che vy ▁Ch ase ▁( d rum s , ▁piano , ▁vocals ). ▁The ▁band — named ▁Ch ama ele on ▁Church ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Sch eur en ' s ▁song ▁" Cam ill ia ▁Is ▁Ch anging " — t oured ▁briefly ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁before ▁comm uting ▁to ▁various ▁stud ios , ▁re he ars ing ▁for ▁their ▁debut ▁album . ▁ ▁The ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁over ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁two ▁weeks ▁at ▁May f air ▁Studios , ▁the ▁only ▁studio ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁professional ▁eight - track ▁recording ▁equipment . ▁Spe aking ▁on ▁the ▁recording ▁process , ▁My ers ▁re called ▁" M ost ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁I ▁wrote ▁back ▁then ▁were ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁spiritual ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁revel ations ▁I ▁experienced ▁on ▁psych ed el ics ". ▁However , ▁the ▁sessions ▁were ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁disag re ements