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This time together also allowed David Bascombe to observe the individual contributions of the band members:
‘Dave was buzzing, always full of ideas, and Martin made it clear he didn’t want to be there. Alan was in the studio all the time and I think he was really growing in confidence. As for Fletch, I don’t know why but I’d always had this image of him as an incredibly literary, studious guy — maybe it’s because he wore glasses! Instead he has this most brilliant Essex voice and he’s not bookish at all! Fletch has an odd role really. He had an overview of the whole thing. He was also very close to Martin and I might be wrong but I always had the impression that Fletch would sometimes act as Martin’s mouthpiece if he wasn’t around.’
Alan Wilder: ‘I enjoyed Puk. It’s a well-equipped, well-run studio with a vast control room, nice accommodation, good recreational facilities and top breakfasts (Lars the chef). The problem was that there wasn’t much to do around there — probably a good thing actually. Luckily, I’d just passed my driving test and as we’d hired a car, when things got tense in the studio, I’d go off for long drives in the Danish countryside. As for nightlife, | remember one occasion when we ventured out to the local town (having been climbing the walls for a few days) and returned, rat-arsed, in the middle of the night. In our desperation for food, we crow-barred open the huge industrial fridge that was securely locked. Lars’ breakfasts were never quite the same after that.’

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