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 by The Twenty First Recording Company catalogue number 21C003. These recordings are the only ones that feature Ethan Johns.
Track Listing
Introduction Interview
Afternoon Session (Closed)
Poetic Justice
Unstoppable
Train A Comin’
What The World Can’t Give Me
Beautiful Thing
Evening Session (with Audience)
This Is War
One World Exodus
All I Wanted
21st Century
No Better Than This
Spiritual
Refugees In The Westworld
Can’t Get Through
A New Chapter
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Ethan Johns – Electric Guitar
Jules Jones – 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 Jarratt
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
Visual and Audio resources
Click image for video footage and interview from Abbey Road Sessions
(Page updated 14/05/2024)