ðə ɡɹˈuːp hæd wˈɔntᵻd tə wˈɜːk wɪð pɹədˈuːsɚ sˈɛsəl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hˌuːz ɹˈiːsənt wˈɜːk wɪð nˈoʊ mˈiːnz nˈoʊ ðeɪ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɐdmˈaɪɚd sˈɪns mˈiːɾɪŋ hˌɪm ˌɔn tˈʊɹ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
The group had wanted to work with producer Cecil English – whose recent work with NoMeansNo they particularly admired – since meeting him on tour in March 1987.