On 7th September 1992, Mike Peters led his new band The Poets Of Justice into the famous Studio 2 at London’s Abbey Road. An all-day 24-hour session had been booked, of which the morning and afternoon sessions were spent setting levels and recording a first initial run through of the songs. The second half and evening session allowed Mike and the Poets to record the songs again, only this time before a specially invited audience of 250 fans

An album of these recordings was released in March 1997 on Twenty First Recording Company catalogue number 21C003. These recordings are the only ones that feature Ethan Johns on any releases

Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Ethan Johns – Electric Guitar
Jules Jones Peters – Piano, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Martyn Barker – Drums
Steve Bell – Percussion

Interview with Mike Peters by Ceidog Hughes

Produced by Michael Peters
Engineered by Mike Jaratt
Assistant Engineer – Darren Godwin
Mixed by Andy Taylor
Studio sound by Kevin “Spike” Maloney and Rob Storm
Guitar technician – Gwyn Davies
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio, London NW8, England
Design and Art Direction – Karl “The Design Doctor” Parsons

Track Listing
1. Introduction Interview

Afternoon Session (Closed)
2. Poetic Justice
3. Unstoppable
4. Train a Comin’
5. What The World Can’t Give Me
6. Beautiful Thing

Evening Session (with Audience)
7. This Is War
8. One World Exodus
9. All I Wanted
10. 21st Century
11. No Better Than This
12. Spiritual
13. Refugees In The Westworld
14. Can’t Get Through
15. A New Chapter

Visual and Audio resources

Click image for video footage and interview from Abbey Road Sessions

(Page updated 22/03/2023)