▁chose ▁the ▁studio ▁having ▁recorded ▁four ▁albums ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁wanting ▁a ▁change ; ▁bass ist ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁Ged dy ▁Lee ▁said ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁did ▁not ▁appeal ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁many ▁English ▁bands , ▁recording ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁became ▁a ▁" natural " ▁option . ▁Before ▁entering ▁the ▁studio , ▁the ▁band ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁int ensive ▁re he ars al , ▁which ▁spark ed ▁wor ries ▁from ▁the ▁band ▁regarding ▁the ▁direction ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁to ▁take . ▁The ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁studio , ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁farm , ▁lack ed ▁the ▁standard ▁facilities , ▁including ▁a ▁so fa ; ▁Lee ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" re ally ▁fun ky ". ▁In ▁one ▁incident , ▁a ▁l atch ▁that ▁failed ▁to ▁shut ▁the ▁studio ▁doors ▁fr ustr ated ▁L if es on ▁who , ▁in ▁a ▁fit , ▁took ▁it ▁off , ▁installed ▁a ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁door ▁op ener , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁handle ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁R ush ▁recorded ▁Hem is pher es ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁at ▁Rock field ▁Studios ▁with ▁long time ▁producer ▁Terry ▁Brown , ▁also ▁cred ited ▁as ▁co - arr anger , ▁and ▁engineer ▁Pat ▁Mor an . ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁longest ▁studio ▁time ▁book ed ▁for ▁the ▁band . ▁In ▁comparison , ▁ 2 1 1 2 ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁five ▁weeks ▁and ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Kings ▁was ▁complete ▁in ▁four