ðə sˈɔŋz "ˈæksɪs", "əbˌʌv ðə sˈɔɪl ˈɛdwɚdz vˈɜːʒən", ænd "ðə hˈæŋɪŋ jˈɪɹz" wɜː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn ɹˈæpɪd səksˈɛʃən ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv θɹˈiː wˈiːks ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd.
The songs "Axis", "Above the Soil (Edward's Version)", and "The Hanging Years" were recorded in rapid succession over the period of three weeks after the album was completed.