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WHICH of these albums best captures the aesthetic and craft you and Grant sought?

The three are surprisingly different and varied given they were recorded within two-and-a-half years. It seems like the albums and their differences would still make sense over a five- or seven-year period. We were going through many quick changes from 1985 to 1989: every year a new mood, new clothes, a new way of walking and talking, with the songs fitting to the flow. So each of the records catches a time well.

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