. ▁The ▁band ▁all ▁stayed ▁in ▁a ▁r ented ▁house ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁studio , ▁in ▁Co con ut ▁Gro ve . ▁This ▁allowed ▁St ills ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁album ▁around ▁the ▁clock , ▁w aking ▁up ▁band ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁when ▁an ▁idea ▁struck . ▁St ills ▁would ▁also ▁record ▁in ▁m amm oth ▁sessions ▁often ▁going ▁on ▁for ▁days , ▁until ▁Chris ▁Hill man ▁and ▁St ills ▁got ▁into ▁a ▁fight , ▁and ▁they ▁started ▁to ▁record ▁at ▁regular ▁hours . ▁Al ▁Per kins ▁and ▁Dallas ▁Taylor ▁had ▁a ▁rule ▁where ▁they ▁wouldn ' t ▁do ▁any ▁more ▁than ▁seven ▁takes ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁track , ▁so ▁often ▁St ills ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁till ▁morning ▁time ▁editing ▁after ▁re le asing ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁ 4 ▁or ▁ 5 ▁am . ▁The ▁band ▁then ▁fle w ▁to ▁St ills ' ▁house ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁finish ▁recording , ▁mix , ▁and ▁re he arse ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁tour ▁starting ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁Bill ▁W yman ▁of ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁played ▁bass ▁on ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁" The ▁Love ▁Gang ster " ▁and ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁left ▁the ▁St ones ▁to ▁join ▁Man ass as . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁St ills ▁put ▁in ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁ 1 0 6 ▁hour ▁st int