Both Ian and Greg had played with Carbone in high school as Catherine Wheel (before the British band of the same name) and as Chelsea Hotel.
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They group did some pre-production at Applehead Studio (then in Woodstock, New York) before moving into the infamous Chelsea Hotel and joining their friend and producer Will Schillinger at his NYC studio, Pilot Recording.