▁provided ▁a ▁recording ▁budget ▁of ▁£ 2 0 0 0 ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁two ▁albums . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny , ▁band ▁members ▁restricted ▁themselves ▁to ▁one ▁me al ▁a ▁day , ▁and ▁several ▁took ▁on ▁part - time ▁work : ▁Ti pton ▁as ▁a ▁gard ener , ▁Down ing ▁in ▁a ▁factory , ▁and ▁Hill ▁driving ▁a ▁delivery ▁van . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁studio ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁making ▁an ▁album ▁that ▁mixed ▁straight - a head ▁rock ▁with ▁a ▁progress ive ▁edge . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁at ▁Rock field ▁Studios ▁in ▁Wales ▁with ▁produ cers ▁Jeff rey ▁Cal vert ▁and ▁G ere int ▁" Max ▁West " ▁Hugh es , ▁and ▁Chris ▁Ts ang ar ides ▁as ▁co - engine er . ▁ ▁Cal vert ▁and ▁Hugh es ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁pop ▁group ▁Typ ically ▁Trop ical ▁who ▁to pped ▁the ▁UK ▁charts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁with ▁" Bar b ados ", ▁G ull ' s ▁first ▁hit . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁stayed ▁so ber ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁sessions , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 3 : 0 0   pm ▁until ▁ 3 : 0 0   am . ▁ ▁Mix ing ▁took ▁a ▁week ▁at ▁Morgan ▁Studios ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁David ▁How ells ▁of ▁G ull ▁records ▁commission ed ▁Patrick ▁Wood