'you're my little fab one, you're the only one that smiles'

Pelican West. One of the first digital recordings made in the UK at the Roundhouse Studios once situated in Chalk Farm, London. A forerunner in the recording world and opening the way for new technologies in later years like Pro Tools and home  recording software like Logic and Cubase. All these technologies are now used by most professional and home studios alike.

Digital recording allowed for many musical instrument overdubs without the loss of signal and without the added hiss or background noise which could mask some of the subtleties added by musicians.

This was particularly useful when percussion and brass were being recorded. The band could layer tracks almost endlessly while still retaining the clarity. One careful listen to Pelican West and you will realise the the amount of tracks used but notice how clean and bright it is.

The engineer Mark Dearnley put up with the childish antics of the band and still managed to capture the performances of each character. Some of his previous work included AC/DC!!

Producer Bob Sargeant with his ear for tuning and arrangements added his parts to the picture. As well as supervising the backing tracks and overdubs, he contributed with vocal harmonies(with Barbara), played Fender Rhodes organ and Harpsichord.

The L.P sold copies around the world as this Japanese version shows.