▁since ▁stated ▁in ▁several ▁inter views ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁studio ▁in ▁Sh ored itch , ▁east ▁London . ▁ ▁Through out ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁ ▁held ▁a ▁week ly ▁residence ▁of ▁concert s ▁at ▁the ▁Mar que e ▁club ▁in ▁central ▁London , ▁featuring ▁many ▁of ▁Johnson ' s ▁music ian ▁friends ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁post - p unk ▁scene . ▁Johnson ▁used ▁these ▁concert s ▁to ▁decide ▁which ▁mus icians ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁forth coming ▁ ▁album . ▁These ▁included ▁Orange ▁Ju ice ▁drum mer ▁Ze ke ▁Many ika , ▁do - it - your self ▁synth es izer ▁pione er ▁Thomas ▁Le er , ▁and ▁the ▁experimental ▁Australian ▁music ian ▁Jim ▁Th irl well , ▁cred ited ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁ali ases ▁" Fran k ▁W ant ", ▁and ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁achieve ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁recognition ▁recording ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Fo et us . ▁ ▁" Un certain ▁Sm ile " ▁was ▁re - record ed ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁keeping ▁the ▁x y lim ba ▁intro ▁but ▁replacing ▁Cris pin ▁C io e ' s ▁sa x oph one ▁solo ▁with ▁a ▁length y ▁piano ▁solo ▁by ▁J ools ▁Holland . ▁The ▁idea ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁piano ▁solo ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁Garden ▁studio ▁having ▁a ▁Yam aha ▁C 3 ▁baby ▁grand ▁piano , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁to ▁Johnson ▁that ▁Holland ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁choice ▁to ▁play