Green told NME, 'He was the producer I most wanted to work with.
Following the signing of the new record deals, the band remained in New York and recorded three songs with producer Arif Mardin: 'Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)', 'Absolute' and 'Hypnotize', all of which would later become singles from the new album. He also used the time to set up meetings with musicians and producers that he wanted to work with, later recalling, 'I seemed to get put in touch with anybody I wanted to meet and they were all very enthusiastic'. Green remained in New York with his new musical partners, and with the help of his new manager Bob Last he finally resolved his problems with Rough Trade and signed major label deals with Virgin Records in the UK and with Warner Bros.
