I had been writing music for a few years. Here's the recording gear I was using.

The cassette 4-track was quite limiting but gives a nice soft compression. I did all of Fifth Column on this machine, so all the songs are quite lean.

JVC HA600 headphones are basic but I'm really used to them. I buy them whenever I see them. If you've sold any on ebay this last decade, it's probably me who bought them.

My musical friends were sending lots of demos to London and said my latest songs were better than before and that we should send them south for the record companies to hear.

They put me in touch with Domino Records, who liked the songs and said they'd like to help me get them heard by more people. That sounded fine to me.

Have a look at the records next.