Creation Records wanted Slowdive to produce a commercial-sounding album. Halstead agreed: “We wanted to make a ‘pop’ record but it took a while to record”. At one point, Halstead suddenly left in summer 1992, seeking seclusion in a Welsh cottage. Savill, Chaplin and Scott were left in a recording studio in Weston-super-Mare , and while waiting for Halstead’s return, recorded some “joke songs”. To their misfortune, McGee acquired them and became despondent, by which time Halstead had arrived with new music, including “Dagger” and “40 Days”. The band named their second studio album Souvlaki after a skit performed by the Jerky Boys , an American comedy duo that recorded prank phone calls .
Halstead leaves
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