After the breakthrough success of their second album, "Love", the Cult began working on a follow-up with producer Steve Brown. In the summer of 1986, they recorded twelve tracks at the Manor Studio in Oxfordshire. These recordings, which came to be known as the Manor Sessions, were to make up a new album, tentatively entitled "Peace". However upon completion of the recording sessions, the band decided that they were unhappy with the sound, and began to look for a new producer.