Recording and conception
Only two songs were written before entering Sawmills Studio,so most of the tracks were penned during recording itself. [5]
Recording was often disrupted by the drummer Danny Goffey going back to London unplanned to record with his and Pearl Lowe's band Lodger. He was told by management that this was unacceptable behaviour. This,along with Gaz Coombes and Goffey's bickering in the music press about the underlying meaning of lyrics to "Going Out",put strain on the recording process. [6]
It is speculated that Parlophone,the record label Supergrass were on,offered the band a sum of money to decide on a final name for the album,because they were taking too long to deliberate. [7] [8] However,the band themselves claim that they never received any of this money in return. [9] Other suggestions considered for the title of the album included Hold on to the Handrail and Children of the Monkey Basket (which is now the name of the band's self-run website). [6]
"Richard III" and "Sun Hits the Sky" appear to end with snippets of other,unreleased songs,that play until fade out.
The guitar solo in "Sometimes I Make You Sad" was written during the recording of In It for the Money;it was recorded at half speed then sped up to achieve the mandolin-like sound. [5] The only use of percussion in the song is a cymbal,the drum noises were instead simulated by members of the band making 'grunting' noises. These were then put on a loop.
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