The band signed to Virgin in January 1987, and embarked on a nationwide UK tour. They recorded a Janice Long session comprising “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Noise”, “Hold On” and “Bible of the Motorcity Beats”. They began recording their first single for Virgin with producer Howard Gray: “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Noise/Big Bad Rap” and then started their first Virgin album, One Thousand Years of Trouble . A second single, “Don’t Get Mad, Get Even” was released in October, followed by the album. In 1988, Channel 4 began using “Don’t Get Mad…” as the music for the American Football programme, which ran over the next three years. The band began recording their second Virgin album in the summer at Rockfield in Wales.
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